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Tower Heist

Tower Heist

It's not just a robbery. It's payback.

20116.11h 44m

Overview

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Directed by Brett Ratner
Written by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, Jeff Nathanson
Produced by Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy, Kim Roth
Box OfficeBudget: $75.0MRevenue: $152.9M

Top Cast

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Josh Kovacs

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Slide

Casey Affleck

Casey Affleck

Charlie Gibbs

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Arthur Shaw

Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Mr. Fitzhugh

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Lester

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Mr. Simon

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Special Agent Claire Denham

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Enrique Dev’Reaux

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Odessa Montero

Themes & Keywords

new york cityskyscraperfbithanksgivingheistbillionaireparadehigh risefemale agentponzi schemecaper comedyplanningsafecrackerrecruitingdeceitlobby

About Tower Heist

Tower Heist is a action, comedy film released in 2011 exploring themes of new york city, skyscraper, fbi, thanksgiving, heist, billionaire. Directed by Brett Ratner, it stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck. A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

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