Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Ulrich Thomsen
An Interpol agent (Owen) attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
DVD Release Date: June 9, 2009
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Stats: 8,786 reviews
Flixster Reviews (8,786)
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October 9, 2009I was initially inclined to dislike The International. Its beginning was hard to follow and uninteresting. Thankfully, the movie quickly became more focused and involving, and continued to get better throughout. I'm glad to say that it ended up being one of the better thrillers t...( read more)
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September 24, 2009A perfect example of what an intelligent thriller should be. An exciting, stylish, pulse-pounding, brilliantly acted and terifficly well-crafted film. A great amount of espinoage and political intrigue that keeps it's smarts intact. It's a great slice of entertainment for anyone ...( read more)
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September 8, 2009This movie was just like Mr. Testes.
Stupid, pretty awesome shoot out, but ultimately stupid. Bingo bango Benny Blanco! -
September 6, 2009This movie has an interesting plot which develops well and is exciting to watch. The ending could have been better, it was kind of weak. Best thing about the movie in my opinion was the gun battle at the Guggenheim museum, so good!
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November 4, 2009complicated, often confusing. not knowing Italian didn't help either. personally, I liked it DESPITE the angry, frustrated, dirty, sweaty, taciturn Clive Owen.
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November 3, 2009wow, what an pleasure to see such an intelligent thriller. Bags of intrigue, tons of action (incredible shootout scene in the Guggenheim) which asked a lot of the viewer - to make connections that were there, but needed to be interacted with. clever script, good cast (Clive Owen ...( read more)
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November 2, 2009Was a little disapointed was hoping for a full on action movie but it was really more drama/thriller. The shoot out in the bank fucking awesome great action scene deffantley worth watching just for that story was very good but did get pretty confusing near the end not to sure of ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
February 27, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
February 18, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Though stylish, it lacks the aesthetic-moral force of such political thrillers as Francesco Rosi's Exquisite Corpses, Peckinpah's The Killer Elite, Spielberg's Munich or DePalma's Blow Out. full review
February 17, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
A slow road to nowhere, less clunky than The Interpreter but bogged down by its own cynicism. full review
February 13, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The International isn't top-form Tykwer, but it's handsome and adamant, and now's as good a time as any for some out-of-control greedy-banker-bashing. full review
February 13, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
A globe-hopping suspense thriller with bankers as the villains. full review
February 13, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The International, a sleek travelogue thriller, at least flirts with timeliness, winking at an angry and anxious public mood. full review
February 12, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The International is so self-assured, so assertive in its devotion to craftsmanship, that it proves Tykwer is continually building on his promise as a filmmaker, not squandering it. full review
February 12, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
OK, it doesn't tell you much about the role of banks in the current economic free-fall. But if you want to know, it's a humdinger of a stimulus package. full review
February 12, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It's a well-made and handsome drama centering on a powerful and corrupt European bank with ties to arms dealers. full review
February 12, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I enjoyed The International. Clive Owen makes a semi-believable hero, not performing too many feats that are physically unlikely. full review
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January 30, 2009Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world's most powerful banks. Uncovering a myriad of reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Berlin to Istanbul. Finding themselves in a high-stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing - even murder - to continue financing terror and war
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