The International

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Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) joins forces with New York prosecutor Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) to put an end to a powerful bank's funding of terrorism. As they follow the money from Germany to Italy to New York to Turkey, Salinger and Whitman find their own lives are at risk from those who will stop at nothing to protect their interests.

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The International boasts some electric action sequences and picturesque locales, but is undone by its preposterous plot.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Whatever happened to the old fashioned spy sagas which had breakneck chases, busty women and non-stop action? Now it's all brooding fellows with sad back-stories.

Apr 26, 2019

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

The premise might be timely, but the execution is same old, same old.

Aug 29, 2018

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Samuel Wigley

Sight & Sound

A sure-footed and thrilling sidestep into cinema's mainstream.

Jul 6, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The International is an occasionally cartoonish gut shot at the banking industry, its heroes white as white and its villains black as black.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 6, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

This altogether self-serious thriller is a timely piece of conspiratorial intimation and multinational economic power and Tom Tykwer’s direction is both sleekly handsome and efficiently anonymous...

Aug 19, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Assassins are no match for Clive Owen's powerful stare; it's all he ever brings to a gun-toting engagement, and it usually suffices.

Rated: 5/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Zeljko L Fully agree with Daniel Q. Excellent movie and so close to being a documentary Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Daniel Q Rotten tomatoes rated it as a preposterous plot!That's because they are owned by the same people who this film is criticizing. This movie should be on the documentary category, for precision on its plot. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review JSC A Ignore the pretentious critics! This film doesn’t get the credit it deserves and nor does Clive Owen. I don’t know why critics hate him so much generally, I thought he was perfect for this role. The film is genuinely thought provoking, the cinematography is fantastic, the soundtrack is brilliant (zimmer-esc) and the location are some of the best you’ll see outside of a Bond movie. It’s been in my top ten since I saw it and I watch it at least once a year and enjoy every second everytime. I highly recommend! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review John S Could have been great.Any movie in which the villian gets killed by someone other than the protagonist is never going to rate well. It's a let-down.And speaking of letdowns... the Naomi Watts characters, who was side by side with thee Clive Owen character for 90% of the movie... completely disappears in the penultimate act. Bizarre. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review Arturo C Buena puesta en escena, buena trama, buenos actores. Ya no se hacen películas entretenidas como ésta Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review Terry S Well-done acting, plot and execution. The scene in the museum alone is worth the price of admission. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tom Tykwer Director Clive Owen Louis Salinger Naomi Watts Eleanor Whitman Armin Mueller-Stahl Wilhelm Wexler Ulrich Thomsen Jonas Skarssen Brian F. O'Byrne The Consultant

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The International: Official Clip - Can't Fight the Bank