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Also known as The Matchstick Men

2003 film by Ridley Scott

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A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.

Released: 2003-09-12116 minDir: Ridley ScottComedy, Drama, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $62.0MBox office: $65.6M

Cast

  • Nicolas Cage as Roy Waller
  • Sam Rockwell as Frank Mercer
  • Alison Lohman as Angela
  • Bruce Altman as Dr. Klein
  • Bruce McGill as Chuck Frechette
  • Jenny O'Hara as Mrs. Schaffer

Themes

  • daughter
  • based on novel or book
  • parent child relationship
  • con man
  • pole dancer
  • obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
  • criminal
  • bank vault
  • neurotic

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Ratings

IMDb

7.3/10

143,334 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

82%

Metacritic

61/100

Year
2003
Runtime
116 min
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rated
PG-13
Awards
5 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Ridley Scott
Screenplay by
Ted Griffin Nicholas Griffin
Based on
Matchstick Men , by Eric Garcia
Produced by
Ridley Scott Steve Starkey Sean Bailey Jack Rapke Ted Griffin
Starring
Nicolas Cage Sam Rockwell Alison Lohman Bruce McGill
Cinematography
John Mathieson
Edited by
Dody Dorn
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Production companies
ImageMovers Scott Free Productions Rickshaw Productions LivePlanet
Distributed by
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
September 2, 2003 ( 2003-09-02 ) ( Venice Film Festival ) September 12, 2003 ( 2003-09-12 ) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes
Countries
United States, United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
$62 million
Box office
$65.6 million

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Wikidata facts

Duration
111
FilmAffinity ID
704770
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publication date
2003-09-19
title
Matchstick Men
review score
61/100
capital cost
62000000
box office
2235422
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Matchstick Men is a 2003 American black comedy crime film directed by Ridley Scott and based on Eric Garcia's 2002 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman. The film premiered on September 2, 2003, at the 60th Venice International Film Festival and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on September 12. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $65.6 million against its $62 million budget.

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