Shade

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Shade

R,

2003,

1h 41m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Crime/

Drama

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67%

15 Reviews

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58%

5,000+ Ratings

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67%

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58%

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Tiffany (Jamie Foxx), Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) and Vernon (Thandie Newton) are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens (Dina Merrill), a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings (Stuart Townsend) to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

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Robert Koehler

Variety

Jun 10, 2008

Card sharks and grifters look like the stuff of an engrossing movie in Shade, but, in the end, under-realized direction and characters deliver less than a full deck.

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

Apr 8, 2004

3/5

Loaded with dizzying cons and betrayals, it pays off with a satisfying and unpredictable finish.

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

Apr 8, 2004

A dramatic thriller with a large cast playing the hell out of some very juicy roles.

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Bill Clark

FromTheBalcony

Jun 26, 2005

B

Shade is the kind of film that makes for a perfect Saturday night rental.

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Luke Y. Thompson

New Times

May 22, 2004

...the plot becomes almost irrelevant -- these guys are just fun to watch, and only Newton seems to be on a vain superstar trip.

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

Apr 30, 2004

1/4

A failure on every conceivable level -- from its trite, pedestrian dialogue to its static, torturous pacing.

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Theodore M

Nov 24, 2017

Mostly slow in its presentation, some of the tricks and set ups were neat. A few twists in plot that you could see coming, and the final game was nicely acted.

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Harry W

Mar 1, 2008

Only saw it as it had Sly in it.

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Damian Nieman

Director

Thandiwe Newton

Tiffany

Gabriel Byrne

Charlie Miller

Jamie Foxx

Larry Jennings

Stuart Townsend

Vernon

Bo Hopkins

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Synopsis

Tiffany (Jamie Foxx), Charlie (Gabriel Byrne) and Vernon (Thandie Newton) are con artists looking to up the ante from their typical scams. They figure a good way of doing this is taking down Dean "The Dean" Stevens (Dina Merrill), a well-known cardsharp, in a rigged game. However, they first need enough money to enter a game with Stevens, so they decide to strike a deal with fellow crook Larry Jennings (Stuart Townsend) to scam a local gangster -- which turns out to be a bad idea.

Director: Damian Nieman
Producer: Chris Hammond, David Schnepp, Ted Hartley, Merv Griffin
Screenwriter: Damian Nieman
Production Co: Omen Pictures, Hammond Entertainment, RKO Pictures, Merv Griffin Entertainment, Cobalt Media Group, Judgement Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.7K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround

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