The art of good business is being a good middleman.
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Layer Cake (2004) is a drama, thriller and crime film directed by Matthew Vaughn, released on September 30, 2004 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy and Colm Meaney. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 2,460 ratings.
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Daniel Craig
as XXXX
Sienna Miller
as Tammy
Tom Hardy
as Clarkie
Colm Meaney
as Gene
George Harris
as Morty
Sally Hawkins
as Slasher
Kenneth Cranham
as Jimmy Price
Jamie Foreman
as Duke
Michael Gambon
as Eddie Temple
Ben Whishaw
as Sidney
Dragan Mićanović
as Dragan
Stephen Walters
as Shanks
Directed by Matthew Vaughn, written by J.J. Connolly and J.J. Connolly, produced by Matthew Vaughn, David Reid and Adam Bohling.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 2,460 ratings.
I'm not a gangster, just a businessman. And my commodity happens to be cocaine. With a considerable amount of cash saved from his, ahem, dealings. A London drug dealer is all set to retire abroad and start a new life. However his mob boss Jimmy Price has two jobs for him to do immediately... Layer Cake is directed by Matthew Vaughn. Vaughn is more well known as Guy Ritchie's producer on his early British gangster…
Reviewed on April 27, 2015
Absolutely tremendous! I haven't got much <em>(edit: five paragraphs later...)</em> to say about <em>'Layer Cake'</em>, but that's only because it's simply one of those movies that is undeniably outstanding, to the point it's plain and simple that it requires little explanation. I had heard this bandied about down the years as being arguably Daniel Craig's best, though that is all that I knew about it. What a film!…
Reviewed on May 25, 2024
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Layer Cake (2004) is available to stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Layer Cake (2004) includes Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney and George Harris. The film was directed by Matthew Vaughn. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Layer Cake was released on September 30, 2004 and runs for 1h 45m.
Layer Cake (2004) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 2,460 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, thriller and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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