The International (2009)

6	Listal rating
6.5	IMDB rating

Directed by

Tom Tykwer

Starring (View all)

Louis Salinger

Eleanor Whitman

Wilhelm Wexler

Jonas Skarssen

The Consultant

Viktor Haas

Martin White

Francis Ehames

Written by

Eric Singer

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Oh yes, it is bleak

3 years, 6 months ago at Oct 29 9:47

VierasTalo

7 votes

The International is one bleak film. Tom Tykwer is an exceptional director, and this film proves it. The movie's greatest benefactor is it's script and Tykwer himself. First off, the script provides us with two interesting things; the main character is not a regular secret agent who kicks all sorts of arse in any given situation. Instead Clive Owen's agent is essentially a man who's been through t... read more

Could've been the next Michael Clayton...

4 years, 3 months ago at Feb 24 9:55

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"Sometimes you find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it."

A dubious international bank with unethical practises lies at the centre of this cracking action-thriller that draws evident inspiration from such films as Michael Clayton and the Jason Bourne series. Helmed by German director Tom Tykwer (to date probably best known as the man behind the acclaimed high-voltage thril... read more

The wrong kind of Perfume.

4 years, 2 months ago at Mar 17 8:46

AgentLexi

2 votes

''Sometimes you find your destiny on the road you took to avoid it.''

An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.

Clive Owen: Louis Salinger

The plot deals with an agent (Clive Owen) attempting to uncover and possibly prove a bank's involvement in sudden killings as well as ar... read more

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Description: In The International, a gripping thriller, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering myriad and reprehensible illegal activities, Salinger and Whitman follow the money from Be ... (more)

Release date : 13 February 2009

Thriller (13), 2009 (12), Conspiracy (9), Action (9), 2000s (8), Drama (8), Murder (6), Revenge (5), Bank (5), New York (5), Crime (4), Tom Tykwer (4), Naomi Watts (4), Betrayal (4), Clive Owen (4), Berlin (3), Assassination (3), (3), Global Banking (3), Deception (3)

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"November 13 This wasn't bad I guess. The acting was good and it was well-made, but I still thought it felt like your average thriller. The movie wasn't that exciting in my opinion. The shootout scene was the best part in the movie, but when the scene ends then the excitement wears off."