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The International

The International

2009
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 58m
Interpol 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 illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, Salinger and Whitman's investigation takes them from Berlin to Milan to New York and to Istanbul.

Directed by:

Tom Tykwer

Screenwriter:

Eric Warren Singer

Starring:

Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, Ulrich Thomsen, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brían F. O'Byrne, Jay Villiers, Luca Barbareschi, Haluk Bilginer, Michel Voletti, Patrick Baladi, Fabrice Scott, Alessandro Fabrizi

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action

Countries:

Germany, UK, USA

Languages:

English, French, Italian, Danish
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The International

2009
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 58m
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cclzaCCLZA
Rated 03 May 2010
50
23rd
No mistery, no thrills, no suspense. Just an unengaging sleek-looking movie.
Rated 03 May 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 14 Jan 2010
5
42nd
A well made movie that suffers from bad plot/story/screenwriter syndrome. Clive Owen proves again to be a likable hero.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
doctor7doctor7
Rated 13 Jun 2009
73
57th
I really wanted to give this a much higher score than I did. However it is marred with problems. During the major action sequence a character commits the complete opposite of what he should, with plot-driving results and Naomi Watts' character feels like a complete 3rd wheel to the plot. However the cinematography in this is fantastic, the dialog is superb and Clive Owen is fantastic in a great role. Overall it's much better than the average thriller but it's nothing that will below your mind.
Rated 13 Jun 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 27 May 2009
6
55th
It's really well made it's just the story is so meh. The Guggenheim scene is incredible and extremely competent and if the whole movie was like that we would've had one amazing movie. The ending is such bullshit that I just felt robbed. Naomi Watts felt awkward in this but Clive Owen is such a badass you almost forget about it.
Rated 27 May 2009
charlieCharlie
Rated 05 Feb 2009
50
15th
Just saw the premiere at the Berlin film festival, but that's the best for me to say about this film. It's just another thriller with a weak story. Ok, there is a very nice action scene in it but that can't help about the weak plot. Also the actors play just too wooden. Not because they're bad in general but because Tykwer lead them simply too bad.
Rated 05 Feb 2009
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 13 Oct 2009
60
46th
A good thriller, Jason Bourne Style. It has a well written plot, good dialogues and an excellent action sequence. Clive Owen seems to work well in these types of film. Well, it's not an unforgettable film, does not shows something new to the genre, but it's a good entertaining.
Rated 13 Oct 2009
jonnyboyjonny_boy
Rated 01 Jul 2009
60
39th
Alright thriller but nothing special.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
qvtQVT
Rated 23 Jun 2009
5
8th
So cliched and awful.
Rated 23 Jun 2009
mohkoMohko
Rated 24 May 2009
40
27th
Looks good on paper but the movie lacks suspense and is boring.
Rated 24 May 2009
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 21 May 2009
1
9th
Ridiculous, slow, boring and with impressively bad dialogue.
Rated 21 May 2009
bitch_alertBitch Alert
Rated 24 Feb 2009
40
25th
Nice looking and pretty well paced with a nice action scene as it's highlight, but lacks soul. Tykwer could do a lot better.
Rated 24 Feb 2009
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 15 Feb 2009
77
74th
Let's stop slamming this one because it's expository and begs you to not dismiss it as a shoot-em-up actioner. Clive Owen is a solid performer, the thinking man's action star as he brings gravity to a timely, but far-fetched conspiracy thriller. Nonetheless, this one's engaging. The pursuit kept me intrigued throughout, and that breathtaking action sequence everyone's talking about - it's as good as they say and then some. The film feels ultimately anti-climactic, but it's hugely entertaining.
Rated 15 Feb 2009
cetincelikcetincelik
Rated 10 Oct 2021
75
67th
2021'de #IzlediğimFilmler : 276. The International (2009) İçinde Istanbul geçen filmlere her zaman zaafım var. Bluray kopyasından izlemek keyifliydi. Bence başarılı bir gerilim. Tom Tykwer sinemasını çok seviyorum.
Rated 10 Oct 2021
ayazarayazar
Rated 23 Aug 2018
75
0th
The film is a film that tastes like James Bond from the beginning to the end. It has excellent action scenes and even a scene, I felt like I was in a very successful form of the fighting. Pang I stumbled upon the staging scenes like other movies, I even said I watched this movie. My Notes 100/75
Rated 23 Aug 2018
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 07 May 2018
50
22nd
tykwer'ın becerikli görsel dili ve hikaye anlatıcılığı sezgileri kötü yazılmış problemli bir hikayeyle heba oluyor resmen. diyalogların probleminden yüzeysel bir aksiyon filmi gibi kurulmuş arka plana ciddi bir suç/gerilim hikayesi giydirmeye çalışmaya kadar giden süreçte mantıksız yönleri gözardı edince bile ayakta duramayan bir senaryo var. oysa gayet başarılı ve ciddi bir iş çıkarabilecek öz de kadro da mevcutmuş.
Rated 07 May 2018
kito1kito1
Rated 14 Apr 2018
40
10th
Clive Owen doesn't really fit, and there is too much explaining. Everything else is pure standard, except the good first scene and the nice score.
Rated 14 Apr 2018
seenmanyseenmany
Rated 23 Jun 2017
88
78th
super super amazing dialogues, in the last 30% of the movie, good movie, because i very much like the "no way out" kind of movies
Rated 23 Jun 2017
grapeGrape
Rated 24 Jan 2016
67
27th
24 Gener 2016 - M'ha mantingut interessat. Bones actuacions i final no apoteòsic. No una pel·lícula d'acció machacona. M'ha agradat la música, piano percudiu i baix, una mica electrònica.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
martrynmartryn
Rated 17 Dec 2015
42
8th
I had to watch the trailer to literally remember ANYTHING about this movie.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
timon88Timon88
Rated 01 Aug 2015
36
27th
Slick thriller with an overly-complicated plot and stiff-to-terrible acting (not that anyone likely to enjoy this flick gives a shit about acting anyway). It's practically impossible to care what happens, so why watch it?
Rated 01 Aug 2015
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 12 Dec 2014
60
30th
Bit of a tedious thriller with an out of place gun battle in the middle and a crap Assassin's Creed finale. Was alright, but not great.
Rated 12 Dec 2014
ribcageribcage
Rated 16 Nov 2014
65
46th
it's a thriller that lacks a hook. it begins with too much going on, but once you settle in there's actually not much at all going on. clive owen still manages to be engaging...even while watts puts on a dismal performance next to him. the shootout was a nice inclusion and was the one moment of excitement in the entire film.
Rated 16 Nov 2014
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 24 Jun 2014
57
37th
One show stopping action scene wrapped up in a thoroughly mediocre film.
Rated 24 Jun 2014
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 20 Jun 2014
3
73rd
An action/thriller as muddled as the bad-apple/systemic journalistic dithering that inspired it. Some good sequences though.
Rated 20 Jun 2014
chmulcr0nchmul_cr0n
Rated 22 Mar 2014
73
69th
ballsy ending
Rated 22 Mar 2014
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 06 Mar 2014
68
40th
I'm not sure what it was exactly that made me not like this very much. I liked the actors, a lot of individual scenes, the setting, the cinematography. But all together it felt a bit meaningless and emotionally distant.
Rated 06 Mar 2014
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 04 Mar 2014
3
14th
The International was a film I watched purely by chance at the cinema due to the screening of 'Gran Torino' being sold out. In hindsight I wish I'd of just saved my money and gone home. What a bland, drawn out and in every way boring excuse for a thriller. I've never really been a fan of Clive Owen or Naomi Watts and from memory the pair lacked chemistry. However I do recall some attractive cinematography and an impressive shoot out. Otherwise this was a completely forgettable experience.
Rated 04 Mar 2014
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 03 Jan 2014
59
32nd
The International boasts some electric action sequences and picturesque locales, but is undone by its preposterous plot.
Rated 03 Jan 2014
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 13 Sep 2013
40
43rd
Seems like a homage to a particular genre of 1970s spy thrillers. In terms of look and pacing this is very much a tribute to a particular style of 70s film, but it doesn't quite reach the levels of the films it's paying tribute to. Owen is solid, but the rest of the cast just fade into the background. It might copy the style of 70s spy thrillers, but it fails to back it up with interesting characters or any kind of depth of plot. Sorely disappointing considering Tykwer's past work.
Rated 13 Sep 2013
tathieltathiel
Rated 15 Aug 2013
70
29th
I really liked the cinematography and Clive Owen with glasses.
Rated 15 Aug 2013
cianmCianM
Rated 13 Aug 2013
55
7th
Painfully bland
Rated 13 Aug 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 03 Jun 2013
40
19th
Boring cross Europe movie. Yawn.
Rated 03 Jun 2013
icarusIcarus
Rated 15 Jul 2012
50
14th
The Guggenheim sequence was obviously the highlight, well-staged and shot. Everything else was ho-hum or worse. Most notably on the negative ledger: Naomi Watts was terribly miscast--not tough enough to be believable in her job. Worse though was the writing, which throws out more one-line "words of wisdom" than not, a tactic that becomes downright egregious as the film progresses.
Rated 15 Jul 2012
djrossdjross
Rated 02 May 2012
40
26th
Some of the reasons for its poor reputation derive from failing to meet generic expectations: little sense of the character of the protagonists; no grand dramatic finale sequence. But other problems are more severe, such as the uncomfortable mix between its pretensions at being a complex presentation of the dark side of globalised finance and its preoccupation with assassinations and large-scale destruction. Combined with some poor dialogue, the result comes across as always a little silly.
Rated 02 May 2012
overratedoverrated
Rated 02 May 2012
31
23rd
Terrible, but probably fooled some people into thinking it was decent because of the recognizable tourist hotspot locations, a big shootout, and tapping into the general anti-banking sentiment post-2008.
Rated 02 May 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 12 Apr 2012
40
31st
The International suffers from a poor plot that features a great deal of unrelated content, as well as a lack of characters. It has people, but there is no development or depth to them. It's like we're already expected to know all about them and care about their plight. Well, I'm sorry, but I couldn't care. This isn't a poorly made film, and the shootout in the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was actually very thrilling, but for the most part, nothing matters and this isn't a film worth your time.
Rated 12 Apr 2012
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 18 Sep 2011
28
24th
#11#, story, (reviews), Naomi W!, C Owen.
Rated 18 Sep 2011
zayankZayanK
Rated 22 Jul 2011
57
24th
SHOOT 'EM UP - oh wait no oops.
Rated 22 Jul 2011
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 08 Jul 2011
60
14th
The shoot-out in the Guggenheim was kinda cool. But other than that, this is a bad movie.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 19 May 2011
60
20th
Better than I was expecting, although still not brilliant. The writing is so blah it's not even worth mentioning, but Tykwer manages to make an interesting construction in spite of it. The climax comes a little too early at the Guggenheim, and everything after that is perfunctory, didn't really hold my interest and frankly wasn't very logical, but I would say this is worth your time.
Rated 19 May 2011
gillsoloGillSolo
Rated 27 Dec 2010
78
63rd
I enjoy this movie. Not much to it, but i enjoy it.
Rated 27 Dec 2010
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 24 Dec 2010
1
0th
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.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
vdovdo
Rated 17 Dec 2010
74
35th
Truth! And Clive Owen played the role very well.
Rated 17 Dec 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 17 Oct 2010
15
21st
"The International isn't pitching itself at Jack Ryan territory, but weirdly, at The Da Vinci Code." - Ryan Stewart
Rated 17 Oct 2010
helfen419helfen419
Rated 23 Jul 2010
59
15th
The Guggenheim scene was pretty cool.
Rated 23 Jul 2010
paradigmaParadigma
Rated 17 Mar 2010
50
13th
Nice action in Guggenheim, just that.
Rated 17 Mar 2010
davidkahaneDavidKahane
Rated 15 Feb 2010
36
14th
My oh my, is this ever dull. It's stern and serious and focused to a fault, almost entirely absent of any energy as it tightens its jaw and purses it lips and sets about being a highly refined political thriller. Tykwer displays none of the wild, inventive verve that launched him on the scene with Run Lola Run a decade earlier. In its place is a personality-free, professional sheen that looks accomplished enough, but has no inner life whatsoever.
Rated 15 Feb 2010
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 28 Dec 2009
80
74th
The kind of film that usually gets written up in the TV listings as "taut thriller" or "solid thriller". I can't describe it much better than that. Inhabits the same world as the Bourne trilogy and equals their achievements. Clive Owen is convincing as a tough Interpol agent and Ulrich Thomsen is excellent as always. The loose ends of the plot don't all seem to tie up, but isn't that the point of these films sometimes?
Rated 28 Dec 2009
isaacIsaac
Rated 04 Oct 2009
85
40th
Solid and smart, but could use some more action.
Rated 04 Oct 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 27 Sep 2009
72
81st
Good Movie
Rated 27 Sep 2009
gdibgdib
Rated 20 Sep 2009
70
42nd
Devrim arabalarini izledikten sonra izledigim, dunyada ki 2 fuze basligi ureticisi sirketten birinin Turkiye'de oldugu iddiasi ile yuzumde bir tebessume sebep olduklari icin ve Haluk Bilginer'i fuze saticisi rolunde cok basarili buldugum icin puani bol veriyorum. (Istanbul'da gecen sahnelerde tum vatandaslarin kameraya bakmasi ayri bir otantik olmus evet)
Rated 20 Sep 2009
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 04 Sep 2009
80
69th
Good, but the ending was a major letdown.
Rated 04 Sep 2009
torontodogtorontodog
Rated 26 Aug 2009
65
53rd
There is not much special about this thriller. The one action scene is great and director Tykwer avoids many of the typical thriller cliches - that and Clive Owen knows how to play an intense protagonist. Unfortunately there aren't any other thrills to be found.
Rated 26 Aug 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 22 Jul 2009
60
29th
Wants to be a Bond/Bourne-like film, and possibly spawn sequels, but I for one will not see a 2nd. Banks are the bad guy, and that's all well and good, but the plot is a bit weak, things just seem to happen to easy. Plus for great shootout scene in the museum.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
citizenxCitizenX
Rated 17 Jul 2009
40
30th
booooring, besides the guggenheim scenes!
Rated 17 Jul 2009
bharathbharath
Rated 15 Jul 2009
63
35th
This movie built around a very weak storyline. The movie doesnt keep you engrossed at all times. The acting has no life in it, they just seem cold and wooded like Charlie mentioned in his review. There is just one action scene in this movie and it is extremely stupid. This just an average movie.
Rated 15 Jul 2009
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 13 Jul 2009
71
29th
Pretty much a boilerplate with some random topical commentary on banks and their power. Enjoyable but forgettable.
Rated 13 Jul 2009
cruelclowncruelclown
Rated 05 Jul 2009
80
73rd
I can understand why it was generally ill received but it deserves certainly more, there are some really good dialogues, good scenes even if the general structure isn't anyting different. Very good cast, but as a side note I am probably getting bored of Watts emotional responses.
Rated 05 Jul 2009
brandt64brandt64
Rated 20 Jun 2009
70
44th
Plus ten points for the Guggenheim scene, and for Clive Owen being a badass in general.
Rated 20 Jun 2009
05caniffa05caniffa
Rated 11 Jun 2009
81
46th
Drags a bit in some places, but there's some pretty good action when it's not being bogged down by trying to have a plot.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
chouinardChouinard
Rated 11 Jun 2009
65
36th
semi silly premise but the locations were amazing, and last 40 minutes or so were alright
Rated 11 Jun 2009
bartekfmbartekfm
Rated 11 Jun 2009
66
39th
Definition of decent movie. Nothing to blow you in the stars, but you will not be bored either.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
periklesPerikles
Rated 05 Jun 2009
83
33rd
Good action/thriller movie, yet the simplistic end does not honor a good scenario base...
Rated 05 Jun 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 03 Jun 2009
60
62nd
Not bad.
Rated 03 Jun 2009
vatniVatni
Rated 31 May 2009
55
32nd
I had such high hopes for this one and it all started well. From the point they walked into the Guggenheim and on I just wanted to leave the theater. That shoot-out was the dummest thing I've seen in a very long time. And then nothing interresting happened.
Rated 31 May 2009
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 24 May 2009
75
59th
combination of good acting and intrigue helps this movie, not a direct action movie and the ending is a bit flat.
Rated 24 May 2009
bwlfro5bwlfro5
Rated 20 May 2009
65
42nd
The locales filmed are captured brilliantly and worth a watch alone. However there's never enough depth or explanation. Something intriguing happens, then whoosh it's off to the next thing.
Rated 20 May 2009
adambastableAdamBastable
Rated 23 Mar 2009
75
66th
A good crime thriller, similar to Heat in the way that the film builds and builds into a CLASSIC shootout at the Guggenheim. Not everyone will find Clive Owen and his attempts to expose the evil banking fraternity engaging though.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
jkendrickj.kendrick
Rated 21 Mar 2009
25
37th
"...a relatively engaging, if not terribly convincing, variant on the evil corporation thriller."
Rated 21 Mar 2009
mdruskinmdruskin
Rated 20 Mar 2009
62
17th
Very predictable, mostly boring and unintentionally funny.
Rated 20 Mar 2009
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 18 Mar 2009
75
62nd
Reasonably good nuts-n-bolts detective work, reasonably executed. Altogether reasonable.
Rated 18 Mar 2009
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 16 Mar 2009
75
91st
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Rated 16 Mar 2009
bluest_lineBluest Line
Rated 11 Mar 2009
75
46th
One of the best action scenes i've seen in a long time, it can be quite slow though.
Rated 11 Mar 2009
herbert_ederHerbert Eder
Rated 08 Mar 2009
62
41st
The big shootout at the New York Guggenheim Museum is an instantly classic action sequence - long, loud, grim and bloody; the best action scene of the year so far.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 08 Mar 2009
69
22nd
W/ a tricky, yet rarely clever storyline, hard-2-believe contrivances & 1 too many scenes of exposition, the film can't get past neutral. There's a fantastic shootout at the Guggenheim, but little else. Owen, as usual, glowers at every1 & Watts does her best 2 shine as an unnecessary character that seems 2 have been shoehorned in to attract female viewers. So sluggish u spend ur time wondering how real-life bail-out desperate bankers could ever manage 2 pull a conspiracy this labyrinthine off.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
bellamyrbellamyr
Rated 07 Mar 2009
80
60th
If you're looking for an action shoot 'em up you'll probably enjoy the Guggenheim scene but otherwise be disappointed. If you're looking for a more thought provoking film about the grey economy, politics and graft this could be ideal. A cross between Divinci Code, Bond and the Bourne Identity. Not bad, great scenery and will make you think - weak ending though.
Rated 07 Mar 2009
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 03 Mar 2009
60
6th
Except for a pretty good gunfight in the middle... ugh
Rated 03 Mar 2009
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 02 Mar 2009
100
51st
It was really good movie. I like it when whole building get destroy by gun fire. Clive does a great job as gun man and Naomi Watts is great in her part.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
obdurateObdurate
Rated 01 Mar 2009
70
41st
A solid conspiracy thriller with ideas I can sort of get behind. Decent everything, with an inspired shoot out. There's nothing bad about this except for a few wooden lines and the like, but very little that's great. Except for Naomi Watts, and the movie could have used more (any) of her naked since she's my celeb crush but yeah, I digress. Decent flick.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
3names3Names
Rated 26 Feb 2009
81
44th
I literally felt as though Clive Owen walked right out of CHILDREN of MEN, and right into this movie... And that's a good thing, I guess... His conviction to his character's obsession was vital to the ride... A ride that I enjoyed. Both intellectually, AND viscerally... (But, to glean another layer, find ZEITGEIST: The MOVIE on YouTube!)
Rated 26 Feb 2009
mottMott
Rated 22 Feb 2009
82
44th
A rather cliche plot is elevated by tight pacing and taut direction from Tom Tykwer, a man a lot smarter than the traditional action director, and if it were directed by anybody else, it would be absolutely horrid.
Rated 22 Feb 2009
icebloxiceblox
Rated 20 Feb 2009
58
32nd
Pretty dull "thriller", save for a nifty gunfight scene at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NY.
Rated 20 Feb 2009
empiremagempiremag
Rated 18 Feb 2009
2
16th
"...proves to be perilously naff."
Rated 18 Feb 2009
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 16 Feb 2009
50
56th
A conspiracy action thriller that stays surprisingly grounded. Clive Owen isn't a superhero and the villains are slippery, yet vulnerable to the repercussions of their actions.
Rated 16 Feb 2009
dewalldewall
Rated 15 Feb 2009
74
71st
Plus: first murder, Guggenheim, Salinger vs White, resolution Minus: dialogue, plotting, Watts in some scenes
Rated 15 Feb 2009
jebJeb
Rated 13 Feb 2009
63
42nd
The International is a nice thriller with a sensational background setup, staggering photography and an impressive catalogue of dialogue. Aside from the one cool action scene, It completely avoids the boundaries of violence, taking away a driving advantage most movies like this have. Still a solid effort.
Rated 13 Feb 2009
cinematicespCinematicESP
Rated 13 Feb 2009
63
9th
2 hours of expository dialogue does not a good movie make. It has a pretty sweet action sequence, but I will forget everything else instantly.
Rated 13 Feb 2009

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