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About this movie

Genres:
Comedy, Action & Adventure
Language:
English
Running time:
1:46:41
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:
Quality:
480 (DVD equivalent)

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Ben Stiller Josh Kovacs
  2. Eddie Murphy Slide
  3. Casey Affleck Charlie
  4. Alan Alda Arthur Shaw
  5. Matthew Broderick Mr. Fitzhugh
  6. Stephen McKinley Henderson Lester
  7. Téa Leoni Special Agent Claire Denham
  8. Michael Peña Enrique Dev'Reaux
  9. Gabourey Sidibe Odessa
  10. Judd Hirsch Mr. Simon
  11. Željko Ivanek
  12. Robert Downey
  13. Sr.
  14. Nina Arianda Miss Iovenko
  15. Marcia Jean Kurtz Rose
  16. Harry O'Reilly Special Agent Dansk
  17. Peter Van Wagner Marty Klein, Esq.
  18. Zeljko Ivanek Director Mazin
  19. Lynne Rossetto Kasper Radio Host
  20. Annika Pergament NASDAQ/News Reporter

Directors

  1. Brett Ratner

Producers

  1. Brian Grazer
  2. Eddie Murphy
  3. Kim Roth

Writers

  1. Ted Griffin
  2. Jeff Nathanson

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The workers at a posh Central Park condominium plot to steal back their pensions from the thieving Wall Street billionaire who's about to get away with the ultimate white-collar crime in this heist comedy starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. Financial giant Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) has just been placed under house arrest in his luxury New York City penthouse for cleaning out his investors to the tune of two billion dollars. Meanwhile, on the ... The workers at a posh Central Park condominium plot to steal back their pensions from the thieving Wall Street billionaire who's about to get away with the ultimate white-collar crime in this heist comedy starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. Financial giant Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) has just been placed under house arrest in his luxury New York City penthouse for cleaning out his investors to the tune of two billion dollars. Meanwhile, on the complete opposite end of the financial spectrum, Josh Kovacs (Ben Stiller) earns a modest living as the manager of The Tower -- the luxurious building where Shaw resides. Upon learning that the building staffers who entrusted Shaw with their retirement funds are about to lose their life savings, and that the thief will likely get off scot-free, Josh convinces a small group of Tower employees and a downtrodden former resident that Shaw has stashed a million-dollar safety net somewhere in his opulent penthouse, and that it's theirs for the taking if they can just slip past security. With dim-witted concierge Charlie (Casey Affleck), under-educated electrical engineer Enrique (Michael Peña), safecracking maid Odessa (Gabourey Sidibe) and downtrodden former resident Mr. Fitzhugh (Matthew Broderick) to back him, Josh recruits crafty swindler Slide (Eddie Murphy) to help get their money back. Although the security in Arthur's condo is unusually tight, between Josh's knowledge of the building and Slide's sleight of hand, this ragtag gang of thieves just might have what it takes to get the job done.

Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

68%Tomatometer score: 68% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Simon Foster, sbs.com.au One can't help but feel there must have been a little more meat on the bones of the script at some point. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile A thoroughly entertaining heist movie with enough ballast to make it real, and also enough comedy to make it a great entertainment Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile Brilliantly executed with hilarious ideas and a first-class cast, Tower Heist is a sparkling and original caper Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Tom Brennan, Dark Horizons The film is armed with an amazing cast, and while not the greatest heist story ever told, the bottom line is that Tower Heist is a lot of fun. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com Cheerfully crappy schlock. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Eric D. Snider, Film.com Made me laugh and held my interest more than it should have, given how sloppy it is. Call it an acceptable bit of B-minus work from a C student. Full review External link
  7. Positive review
    Tom Long, Detroit News So what if it's sheer petty escapist enjoyment? Tower Heist delivers the laughs in desperate times. Full review External link
  8. Negative review
    Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor Alan Alda plays the billionaire, and his oleaginous smarm is so good that you almost wish Alda were starring in a hard-edged movie about Madoff instead of this goofy heist picture that takes way too long getting to the heist. Full review External link

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