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Smokin' Aces

  • 2006
  • R
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Alicia Keys, and Chris Pine in Smokin' Aces (2006)
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When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no ... Read allWhen a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.When a Las Vegas performer-turned-snitch named Buddy Israel decides to turn state's evidence and testify against the mob, it seems that a whole lot of people would like to make sure he's no longer breathing.

  • Director
    • Joe Carnahan
  • Writer
    • Joe Carnahan
  • Stars
    • Jeremy Piven
    • Ryan Reynolds
    • Ray Liotta
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    149K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,724
    354
    • Director
      • Joe Carnahan
    • Writer
      • Joe Carnahan
    • Stars
      • Jeremy Piven
      • Ryan Reynolds
      • Ray Liotta
    • 536User reviews
    • 184Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins

    Videos18

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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Messner And Carruthers Get Their Assignment
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Sykes And Watters Hear About A New Job
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Messner And Carruthers Hear About The Uniforms
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Ivy Confronts Isreal In The Bathroom
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Meet Buddy Isreal
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Carruthers Confronts Acosta In The Elavator
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    Smokin' Aces Scene: Watters Talks To Sykes While She Gets Ready
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    Ryan Reynolds and Brian Bloom in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Ray Liotta and Ryan Reynolds in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Jeremy Piven in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Taraji P. Henson and Alicia Keys in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Common and Alicia Keys in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Ben Affleck, Peter Berg, and Martin Henderson in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, and Ryan Reynolds in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Alicia Keys in Smokin' Aces (2006)
    Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Peter Berg, and Martin Henderson in Smokin' Aces (2006)
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    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Buddy Israel
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Richard Messner
    Ray Liotta
    Ray Liotta
    • Donald Carruthers
    Joseph Ruskin
    Joseph Ruskin
    • Primo Sparazza
    Alex Rocco
    Alex Rocco
    • Serna
    Wayne Newton
    Wayne Newton
    • Wayne Newton
    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Jack Dupree
    Peter Berg
    Peter Berg
    • "Pistol" Pete Deeks
    Martin Henderson
    Martin Henderson
    • Hollis Elmore
    Common
    Common
    • Sir Ivy
    Christopher Michael Holley
    Christopher Michael Holley
    • Beanie
    • (as Christopher Holley)
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • Stanley Locke
    Mike Falkow
    Mike Falkow
    • Freeman Heller
    Joe Drago
    Joe Drago
    • FBI Aid
    Jeff Habberstad
    Jeff Habberstad
    • Top Coated Gunman
    Alicia Keys
    Alicia Keys
    • Georgia Sykes
    Davenia McFadden
    • Loretta Wyman
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Sharice Watters
    • (as Taraji Henson)
    • Director
      • Joe Carnahan
    • Writer
      • Joe Carnahan
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    • Trivia
      The shot with Ben Affleck in the bar, where he sinks the eight ball, and continues with his monologue, took over twenty shots, mainly because Affleck couldn't make the shot. When he finally did make it, he couldn't say his lines, because he was laughing so hard about finally making it.
    • Goofs
      FBI agents wouldn't randomly open fire in the general direction of the 50 caliber gunfire due to risk of public safety; There would be no telling where their bullets would hit. Even if they knew where to shoot, which they didn't, at that range a Glock (or any handgun) is totally inaccurate, not to mention it probably wouldn't have enough stopping power left to do anything.
    • Quotes

      Buddy 'Aces' Israel: You're looking at me like, like... I just asked you the fucking square root of something.

    • Connections
      Featured in HypaSpace: Episode #6.20 (2007)
    • Soundtracks
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    User reviews536

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    7/10
    Gore and Grins for the Guys
    Here's another addition to anyone's list of definitive "guy flicks". Compared to testosterone treats like Jason Statham's pair of Transporter stints, this one offers a more complicated plot, fewer explosions and chases, but more gruesome killings. Plus some fine touches of grim humor, and a dash of eye candy. It comes from the fertile, if demented, mind of Joe Carnahan, who struck first with the cheapie hit Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane, before upgrading to studio-quality crime drama in Narc. Arguably, he's the US doppelganger for England's Guy Ritchie (Lox, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch - both also featuring Statham), since he's less arty and cinematically historical about showcasing mayhem than Quentin Tarantino.

    Jeremy Piven plays a Las Vegas lounge star and gangster wannabe, who first endears himself to the Mob, runs afoul of the local Capo, then offers his testimony to the FBI in exchange for protection and profit. When the Mafiosi put a $1M price-tag on his head, hordes of hit persons (solos and teams, male and female, foreign and domestic; the EEOC would be more than satisfied with this field's diversity), some hired, others freelance, converge on the casino penthouse in Lake Tahoe where their quarry is "hiding", while his agent (gifted, yet underemployed, Curtis Armstrong) negotiates terms with the Feds.

    The deep cast includes Ben Affleck, Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Jason Bateman, Alicia Keys, and plenty of other familiar faces. Carnahan careens among multiple arenas of plotting, with FBI briefings filling in the audience and their agents on some of the players they're about to face, building to the inevitable chaos of competing factions converging on Piven and his legion of bodyguards, in what promises to be a dazzling display of carnage and comedy. The reality comes pretty close, with a couple of cool surprises along the way.

    Unfortunately, Carnahan, like a certain US President who comes to mind, crafted his superb attack without a viable exit strategy. After the cosmic convergence, there's more exposition and anticlimactic wind-down than anyone needed, or the preceding frenzy deserved.

    Enjoy the movie, fellas. But for those who wait (or double-dip), expect the DVD's extras to include at least one alternate ending, and several bloody and/or sexy deleted scenes that were axed for optimal running time, rather than lack of titillation.
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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Trả Thù Tên Bạc Bịp
    • Filming locations
      • South Lake Tahoe, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $17,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,787,686
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,638,755
      • Jan 28, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $57,232,879
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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