(L to R) Detective Frazier (DENZEL WASHINGTON) and clever bank robber (CLIVE OWEN) face off

Inside Man

Director: Spike Lee

Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Chiwetel Ejoifor, Willem Dafoe

(Universal, 2006) Rated: R

US DVD release date: 8 August 2006 (Universal)

[24 March 2006]

by Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters Film and TV Editor

Cyclone

New York is everywhere in Spike Lee's sharp, new, genre-bending movie.
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