Tower Heist

Theatrical - Wide 2011-11-04

Cast Ben Stiller Eddie Murphy Casey Affleck Alan Alda Matthew Broderick
Directed by Brett Ratner
Written by Jeff Nathanson Ted Griffin

Box Office Gross: $152,930,623

Running Time: 104 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, RAT Entertainment, Eddie Murphy Productions, Imagine Entertainment

Genres: Action Comedy

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A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help... See more of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

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