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: 8,817 reviews
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November 21, 2009I thought this was a good conspiracy action/ thriller with a good cast. It's a very entertaining film with a good plot, it's enjoyable watching all the plot lines unfold and the connections made to take them on to the next lead. The film is shot in many locations including New Yo...( read more)
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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.
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November 17, 2009decent...but you have to really pay attention or you'll miss something and probably get lost
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November 14, 2009Had the potential to be a really great and relevant action movie but falls short due to a few too many plot holes.
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November 12, 2009This was an alright movie but didn't understand last part where they intrgate the guy.
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November 9, 2009A James Bond wanna be.. wasn't too bad. A nice bit of action and a semi good plot. It did keep us thinking on how to put the pieces of the mystery together.
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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