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Matchstick Men is a film directed by Ridley Scott, released in 2003. Its cast includes Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman and Bruce Altman, with a screenplay by Nick Griffin and Ted Griffin. Ridley Scott produced the film alongside Sean Bailey, Ted Griffin and Steve Starkey through the production company Saturn Films, with John Mathieson as director of photography, Dody Dorn as film editor and Hans Zimmer as composer. Originating in the United States and the United Kingdom, it was filmed in California and set in Los Angeles, running 111 minutes. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment, with a budget of 62,000,000 and a box office of 65,565,672.
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7.0A 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.
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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ridley Scott
- Screenwriter
- Ted Griffin
- Cast member
- Sonya Eddy
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Producer
- Steve Starkey
- Production company
- Saturn Films
- Cinematographer
- John Mathieson
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 704770
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/movies/matchstick-men
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Plot
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