

Deception
“When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.”
Overview
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
Top Cast

Ewan McGregor
Jonathan McQuarry

Hugh Jackman
Wyatt Bose

Michelle Williams
S

Natasha Henstridge
Simone Wilkinson

Charlotte Rampling
Wall Street Belle

Bruce Altman
Lawyer #1
Andrew Ginsburg
Lawyer #2

Stephanie Roth Haberle
Assistant Controller

Dante Spinotti
Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti
Karolina Muller
Waitress
Themes & Keywords
About Deception
Deception is a thriller, mystery film released in 2008 exploring themes of deception, heist, lawyer. Directed by Marcel Langenegger, it stars Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams. As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
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