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Layer Cake

Play trailer Poster for Layer Cake R,  2005,  1h 45m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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81% Tomatometer 142 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
An unnamed mid-level cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) in London makes plans to step away from the criminal life. Before he can cut ties, the dealer's supplier Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) draws him into a complicated pair of jobs involving kidnapping the teenage daughter of a rival gangster (Michael Gambon) and brokering the purchase of a large shipment of ecstasy pills from a dealer known as the Duke (Jamie Foreman), leading to a series of elaborate double-crosses from all corners.
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A stylized, electric British crime thriller.

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Will Self London Evening Standard Dec 27, 2017
Layer Cake features all the doublecrosses, grasses and reversals of fortune that come as standard to the genre, but it is lifted by the uniformly excellent cast, the snide intelligence of the script, and the effortless pace of Vaughn's direction. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Variety Jul 29, 2008
There's a proper lived-in believability about Layer Cake's depiction of how the worlds of the rich, the criminal and the criminally rich intersect. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Jun 20, 2005
I like Layer Cake a lot. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Apr 28, 2026
6/10
It carries on for a bit too long, testing the limits of patience for this sort of stylized crime drama. Go to Full Review
Johnny Loftus Decider May 14, 2021
Daniel Craig is cool and compelling. Go to Full Review
James Croot The Post NZ Jan 5, 2021
4.5/5
As well as a marvellous scenario that boasts more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, Vaughn has also assembled a terrific cast. Go to Full Review
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Albus W Mar 11, 2019 To be honest, an excellent film. Watched it many times. Not quite up there with a Lock Stock or Snatch, but very very close.
Kylo S Mar 7, 2019 Layer Cake is quite convoluted and confusing at times, but Matthew Vaughn's direction and Daniel Craig's great performance more than makes up for its flaws, and the result is quite intelligent, even if it is familiar. See more
Luke S Feb 10, 2019 Very very very good with serious points for style and economy
Kylo M Jan 26, 2019 A well pieced together film with a poor soundtrack but ultimately somewhat pointless.
Draco M Jan 17, 2019 Stunning and slick film
Leia R Jan 12, 2019 This is just a drug dealer theme. Some conflicts occur. Some killings and betrayal occurred. Nothing special. With a little "surprise" in some scenes See more
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Matthew Vaughn

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Daniel Craig

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Colm Meaney

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Kenneth Cranham

Jimmy Price

George Harris

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Jamie Foreman

The Duke

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Synopsis An unnamed mid-level cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) in London makes plans to step away from the criminal life. Before he can cut ties, the dealer's supplier Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) draws him into a complicated pair of jobs involving kidnapping the teenage daughter of a rival gangster (Michael Gambon) and brokering the purchase of a large shipment of ecstasy pills from a dealer known as the Duke (Jamie Foreman), leading to a series of elaborate double-crosses from all corners.
Director
Matthew Vaughn
Producer
Adam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn
Screenwriter
J.J Connolly
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Sony Pictures Classics, Falcon Films
Rating
R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Sexuality|Strong Brutal Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 13, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.3M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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