20062h 9mDir. Spike Lee

Inside Man

Name: Inside Man
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2006-03-17
Duration: 2 h 9 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe

“It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.”

CrimeDramaThriller

4.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

Starring:Denzel Washington,Clive Owen,Jodie Foster,Christopher Plummer,Willem Dafoe

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Denzel Washington

Keith Frazier

Clive Owen

Dalton Russell

Jodie Foster

Madeleine White

Christopher Plummer

Arthur Case

Willem Dafoe

John Darius

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Bill Mitchell

Carlos Andrés Gómez

Steve

Kim Director

Stevie

James Ransone

Steve-O

Bernie Rachelle

Chaim

Peter Gerety

Captain Coughlin

Victor Colicchio

Sergeant Collins

Key Production Crew

Director

Spike Lee

Screenplay & Writers

Russell Gewirtz

Cinematography

Matthew Libatique

Original Score

Terence Blanchard

Producers

Brian Grazer

Film Details

Budget$45,000,000

Box Office Revenue$186,003,591

Original Languageen

Production Studios

40 Acres and a Mule FilmworksImagine EntertainmentUniversal Pictures

Keywords & Themes

#new york city#hostage#ultimatum#heist#police detective#bank robbery#hostage situation#nypd#manhattan, new york city#suspenseful

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

“Alright, here’s the deal: Inside Man is like a genius heist wrapped in a riddle, served with a side of Denzel’s swagger and Clive Owen’s poker face of doom. Spike Lee threw in plot twists so sharp they’ll cut you, and—w...

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