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Entrapment

Entrapment

Romance · Drama · Mystery · 1999

Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

Movie details

Entrapment

“The trap is set.”

1999 Romance · Drama · Mystery 1h 52m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Entrapment?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jon Amiel

Written by

Ronald Bass · William Broyles Jr. · Michael Hertzberg

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Virginia 'Gin' Baker

Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Robert 'Mac' MacDougal

Will Patton

Will Patton

Hector Cruz

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Conrad Greene

Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

Aaron Thibadeaux

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

Haas

Terry O'Neill

Terry O'Neill

Quinn

Court is in session

Put Entrapment on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.