Thick as Thieves (2009 film)
| The Code aka Thick as Thieves | |
|---|---|
 DVD poster | |
| Directed by | Mimi Leder |
| Written by | Ted Humphrey |
| Produced by | Boaz Davidson Lori McCreary Danny Lerner Les Weldon Randall Emmett |
| Starring | Morgan Freeman Antonio Banderas Radha Mitchell |
Release date | 2009 |
| Country | Template:FilmUS |
| Language | English |
Thick as Thieves (also known as The Code) is a crime/heist film produced for sale in overseas markets directed by Mimi Leder, starring Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas and Radha Mitchell.[1] Released Direct to DVD in February 2009 in the UK, it was released in the US on 17 April, 2009.[2]
Plot
Set in New York City, a veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob. It turns out that the younger crook was actually a Miami cop on loan to the NYPD, and was looking to bring the veteran thief to justice by being an undercover thief. The cop gets involved in a relationship with the veteran thief's goddaughter when he starts to work with him. When they get around to pulling the final job, a Russian mobster kidnaps the goddaughter and demands two Fabergé eggs to be stolen in return. When the duo get into the vaults of the museum with the eggs, the cop takes the eggs and runs to the Russian mobster to get his lover back. In the end though, the mobster was a good friend of the veteran thief and they set up the cop (it turned out they knew he was a cop) to take the eggs from one and give it to the other. The movie ends when the mobster and veteran thief look for a buyer and the cop decides to move to the thief life as his police career is over. The cop also gets back together with his lover, who turns out to be the Russian mobster's daughter.[3]
Cast
- Morgan Freeman - Keith Ripley
- Antonio Banderas - Gabriel Martin
- Radha Mitchell - Alexandra Korolenko
- Robert Forster - Lt. Weber
- Rade Šerbedžija - Nicky / Victor
- Marcel Iureş - Zykov
References these films
Rififi (1955) and Topkapi (1964), both directed by Jules Dassin
References
- ^ Dave McNary (2007-10-07). "Radha Mitchell set for 'Code'". Variety.
- ^ Thick as Thieves (2009) - Release dates
- ^ Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.