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Movie ID: 1476
RT slug: inside_man
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/inside_man
Release year: 2006
Runtime: 129 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2016-04-03
Tomatometer final: 86%
Audience score final: 85%
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Directors: Spike Lee
Writers: Russell Gewirtz
Producers: Brian Grazer
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-10-13 23:17:04
Updated: 2026-10-13 23:17:04
A tough detective matches wits with a bank robber, while an enigmatic woman has her own agenda.
Spike Lee's energetic and clever bank-heist thriller is a smart genre film that is not only rewarding on its own terms, but manages to subvert its pulpy trappings with wit and skill.
Canonical reviews: 209
Canonical fresh: 180
Canonical rotten: 29
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 209 (180/29), 86% (86.124% raw)
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-10-13 20:15:00
Snapshot Tomatometer: 86%
Snapshot review count: 209
Snapshot fresh count: 180
Snapshot rotten count: 29
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #4540 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
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| Universal Pictures | distributor |
| 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks | production |
| Imagine Entertainment | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
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| 1 | Denzel Washington | Keith Frazier |
| 2 | Clive Owen | Dalton Russell |
| 3 | Jodie Foster | Madaline White |
| 4 | Willem Dafoe | Capt. Darius |
| 5 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | Det. Bill Mitchell |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289543 | Matthew Simpson | ForReel Movie News And Reviews | Fresh | — | 2025-08-26T20:13:26.000Z | 2025-08-26 20:13:26 | Inside Man remains one of the best-cast and slickest heist films of the 2000s |
| 289544 | Blake Howard | Vague Visages | Fresh | — | 2025-07-16T21:29:42.000Z | 2025-07-16 21:29:42 | Follow your instincts, and don’t forget what makes us human — “money can’t buy love.” Evil deeds stink, game recognises game. The only clean getaway is one you can live with. |
| 289545 | Keith Garlington | Keith & the Movies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-08-22T14:50:12.000Z | 2022-08-22 14:50:12 | A straight-forward but enthralling caper that does right by its characters while offering Lee the wiggle room to poke at a few social issues along the way. |
| 289546 | David Walsh | World Socialist Web Site | Rotten | — | 2021-02-14T19:52:08.000Z | 2021-02-14 19:52:08 | Inside Man is a run-of-the-mill heist film, something that merely fills up time, directed by Spike Lee. |
| 289547 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2020-07-31T19:04:36.000Z | 2020-07-31 19:04:36 | The best of its kind since The Usual Suspects. |
| 289548 | Tom Meek | Cambridge Day | Fresh | 3/4 | 2020-06-29T19:42:24.000Z | 2020-06-29 19:42:24 | The interweaving of backstory and some taut subplots deepen the action, orchestrated with such precision that each scene innately ratchets up the stakes from its previous frame. |
| 289549 | Wilson Morales | IndieWire | Fresh | — | 2020-03-31T21:42:00.000Z | 2020-03-31 21:42:00 | Foster's slick performance as "fixer" Madeleine White adds to the intrigue and suspense, along with the supporting characters... |
| 289550 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | A- | 2019-11-20T20:24:26.000Z | 2019-11-20 20:24:26 | Lee handles the strong cast and Russell Gewirtz's screenplay with precision. This is the director's best work since 1998's He Got Game. |
| 289551 | Michael Kleinschrodt | Times-Picayune | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2019-05-30T23:07:32.000Z | 2019-05-30 23:07:32 | Director Spike Lee's most polished effort in years is a gripping thriller with strong performances. |
| 289552 | Michael Wood | London Review of Books | Fresh | — | 2018-11-06T20:02:26.000Z | 2018-11-06 20:02:26 | It appears to be a heist movie, but it's too slow for the genre, and the tension keeps slackening into comedy... There are plenty of plot twists, but the comedy is much better than the tension was ever going to be. |
| 289553 | Tara Thorne | The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | Fresh | — | 2016-07-11T16:09:08.000Z | 2016-07-11 16:09:08 | The ending has some plotting issues-much of this perfect execution seems to rest on coincidence and/or the intelligence level of the law types dealing with it-but everything up to it is well-made and entertaining. A fine summer rental. |
| 289554 | Sean Axmaker | Stream on Demand | Fresh | — | 2016-02-12T18:31:27.000Z | 2016-02-12 18:31:27 | It doesn't seem to play to his strengths yet it's a perfect crucible for Spike to explore his pet themes of race and class in the lumpy melting pot of New York City and a great set-up for what he does best... |
| 289555 | Joshua Starnes | ComingSoon.net | Fresh | 6/10 | 2011-03-27T20:33:35.000Z | 2011-03-27 20:33:35 | The lack of characterization of the robbers, while true to the structure of the story, makes it seem a bit flat. At the end of the day, it's not really about anything; it's just a bunch of stuff that happens. But it's a bunch of stuff that's fun to watch. |
| 289556 | Nick Rogers | Midwest Film Journal | Fresh | 4/4 | 2010-09-24T20:54:26.000Z | 2010-09-24 20:54:26 | An intelligent, invigoratingly airtight caper and a love letter to New York on crumpled, coffee-stained paper, "Inside Man" is the best kind of Spike Lee joint - one where he doesn't stumble over his sledgehammer before swinging it. |
| 289557 | Fernando F. Croce | CinePassion | Rotten | — | 2009-08-30T20:05:43.000Z | 2009-08-30 20:05:43 | A limp ride that, for all the shove of the camera and the grabby intimations of buried corruption, is no different from a John McTiernan Joint |
| 289558 | Felix Gonzalez Jr. | DVD Review | Fresh | — | 2009-06-19T19:18:57.000Z | 2009-06-19 19:18:57 | ... remains consistently watchable as a mechanical exercise. |
| 289559 | Felix Vasquez Jr. | Cinema Crazed | Fresh | — | 2009-04-29T03:16:30.000Z | 2009-04-29 03:16:30 | With great performances by Washington, Ejiofor, and Owen, this is a bank robbery thriller that will keep you in your seat. |
| 289560 | Cole Smithey | ColeSmithey.com | Rotten | C | 2009-04-20T16:05:34.000Z | 2009-04-20 16:05:34 | Since bankrupting his film production company with dreadful movies like "Bamboozled" and "He Hate Me" Spike Lee now works as a Hollywood gun-for-hire creating a blasé and muddy suspense police drama. |
| 289561 | Devin Faraci | CHUD | Fresh | — | 2009-02-27T03:16:30.000Z | 2009-02-27 03:16:30 | Inside Man is the Spike Lee film for people who don't go to see Spike Lee films, and it's also a fun treat for people who see everything the man does. |
| 289562 | Leigh Singer | Film4 | Fresh | — | 2008-04-29T15:48:47.000Z | 2008-04-29 15:48:47 | An enjoyable, polished thriller, ideal for Friday night entertainment. |
| 289563 | J. R. Jones | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2008-04-29T15:41:28.000Z | 2008-04-29 15:41:28 | [A] wily thriller, which revitalizes a familiar premise by turning it inside out. |
| 289564 | David Ansen | Newsweek | Fresh | — | 2007-11-01T03:15:21.000Z | 2007-11-01 03:15:21 | As unexpected as some of its plot twists is the fact that this unapologetic genre movie was directed by Spike Lee, who has never sold himself as Mr. Entertainment. But here it is, a Spike Lee joint that's downright fun. |
| 289565 | Rob Gonsalves | Rob's Movie Vault | Fresh | A | 2007-09-24T08:31:17.000Z | 2007-09-24 08:31:17 | [Lee] nails the irritable yet alive soul of New York -- particularly, now, New York post-9/11 -- better than anyone else. |
| 289566 | Joe Lozito | Big Picture Big Sound | Rotten | 2/4 | 2007-07-14T03:45:46.000Z | 2007-07-14 03:45:46 | With a few notable exceptions, there's little of Mr. Lee's trademark style anywhere to be seen. And he is sorely missed. |
| 289567 | Scott Mendelson | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Fresh | A- | 2007-05-07T03:15:20.000Z | 2007-05-07 03:15:20 | — |
| 289568 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Rotten | 1/5 | 2007-01-27T04:21:51.000Z | 2007-01-27 04:21:51 | Supremely annoying and nonsensical. |
| 289569 | Kam Williams | Bean Soup Times | Rotten | 1/4 | 2007-01-17T18:40:42.000Z | 2007-01-17 18:40:42 | It's okay, if you like investing two hours in a whodunit only to discover that a butler who was barely in the picture did it. |
| 289570 | Michael A. Smith | Nolan's Pop Culture Review | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-12-13T23:02:04.000Z | 2006-12-13 23:02:04 | This is the fourth time that Lee has directed Washington, and they have become as great a team as Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese. |
| 289571 | Stuart Klawans | The Nation | Fresh | — | 2006-11-11T04:39:49.000Z | 2006-11-11 04:39:49 | Yes, Lee did a contract job -- but that doesn't mean he slapped his coat of paint onto someone else's house. |
| 289572 | Lisa Ann Cockrel | Christianity Today | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-09-25T13:57:47.000Z | 2006-09-25 13:57:47 | The movie bristles with life with the meeting of people from different races. It's a Spike Lee joint after all, and it's at its most entertaining when reflecting these tensions. |
| 289573 | Enrique Buchichio | Uruguay Total | Rotten | 3/5 | 2006-08-24T15:18:54.000Z | 2006-08-24 15:18:54 | Un policial interesante y algo original, con comentario socio-político incluido. Al final le sobran facilismos y algunos cabos sueltos, pero las buenas actuaciones y la mano del director lo compensan. |
| 289574 | Leo Goldsmith | Not Coming to a Theater Near You | Fresh | — | 2006-08-07T12:37:31.000Z | 2006-08-07 12:37:31 | A hugely entertaining heist film, with a refreshingly straightforward plot, excellent characters, and just the right amount of Spike's snarky class/racial digs. |
| 289575 | Michael Clawson | West Valley View | Rotten | 2/5 | 2006-07-27T15:27:56.000Z | 2006-07-27 15:27:56 | Bankers gone wild ... |
| 289576 | Wesley Lovell | Cinema Sight | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-07-20T06:43:28.000Z | 2006-07-20 06:43:28 | A heist movie that feels more real than many that have come before it yet feels as much like a movie as anything. |
| 289577 | Garth Franklin | Dark Horizons | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-06-29T09:12:31.000Z | 2006-06-29 09:12:31 | A great example of smart high-concept escapism. Strong performances, believable characters and an interesting and well-paced premise keeps you compelled throughout |
| 289578 | Unknown Critic | Time Out | Fresh | — | 2006-06-24T03:38:35.000Z | 2006-06-24 03:38:35 | A slick, kinetic and relatively straightforward -- which is to say enjoyably twisty-turny -- tranche of cat-and-mouse procedural. |
| 289579 | Todd Jorgenson | Denton Record-Chronicle | Fresh | — | 2006-06-12T13:50:04.000Z | 2006-06-12 13:50:04 | ...a clever, stylish and highly entertaining concoction of plot twists and character quirks that elevates itself above similar fare. |
| 289580 | Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel | 3BlackChicks Review | Fresh | 5/5 | 2006-05-28T19:44:08.000Z | 2006-05-28 19:44:08 | Inside Man is smart and funny and a movie for grown folks. You know what I mean? |
| 289581 | Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi | Broomfield Enterprise | Fresh | — | 2006-05-12T19:17:50.000Z | 2006-05-12 19:17:50 | It tried so hard to be a smart flick that it outsmarted itself. |
| 289582 | Jim Lane | Sacramento News & Review | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-05-12T03:15:51.000Z | 2006-05-12 03:15:51 | [Screenwriter Russel] Gewirtz and Lee cleverly build suspense with flash-forwards to police interviews after the incident, and Lee gets sharp performances from his high-pedigree cast. |
| 289583 | David N. Butterworth | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2006-05-06T03:35:01.000Z | 2006-05-06 03:35:01 | Well-acted, occasionally tense, and intriguing at times but mostly pat and predictable NYPD Blue screen stuff. |
| 289584 | JoBlo | JoBlo's Movie Network | Fresh | 7/10 | 2006-05-05T03:16:05.000Z | 2006-05-05 03:16:05 | I enjoyed this film from beginning to end and was never really bored at any point. |
| 289585 | Rubin Safaya | Cinemalogue | Rotten | — | 2006-05-03T17:53:00.000Z | 2006-05-03 17:53:00 | This isn't the kind of story that can really occupy the full length of a feature film, unless of course you're fooled into believing something more actually happened. |
| 289586 | Michael W. Phillips, Jr. | Goatdog's Movies | Fresh | 3/5 | 2006-05-01T19:52:34.000Z | 2006-05-01 19:52:34 | The Spike Lee touches carry some of the weight, but sometimes they're merely distracting. They're just barely enough to overcome the film's problematic plot. |
| 289587 | Mark Pfeiffer | Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema | Fresh | B+ | 2006-04-13T06:33:28.000Z | 2006-04-13 06:33:28 | With Inside Man director Spike Lee takes a break from social commentaries to put forward a highly entertaining and unexpectedly funny genre film. |
| 289588 | Mike D'Angelo | Las Vegas Weekly | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2006-04-11T11:31:56.000Z | 2006-04-11 11:31:56 | Inside Man seems less interested in Case's ancient war crimes than in the contemporary spectacle of a Sikh hostage having his turban forcibly removed by the NYPD ... |
| 289589 | Forrest Hartman | Reno Gazette-Journal | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-04-10T15:48:28.000Z | 2006-04-10 15:48:28 | Not even viewers will understand the scope of the robbery until the final minutes of the film, which is a tribute to [director Spike] Lee and first-time screenwriter Russell Gewirtz. |
| 289590 | Jimmy O | Film Snobs | Fresh | 3/5 | 2006-04-10T13:18:09.000Z | 2006-04-10 13:18:09 | Pretty Good if you Can Put Up with Spike's Broad Strokes. |
| 289591 | Mike Sage | Peterborough This Week | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2006-04-10T10:04:42.000Z | 2006-04-10 10:04:42 | Spike Lee's auteur stamp of keeping-it-real dialogue and cross-racial, cross-class themes lets Inside Man pretend it's about more than a clever caper. |
| 289592 | James Kendrick | Q Network Film Desk | Fresh | 3/5 | 2006-04-08T03:41:16.000Z | 2006-04-08 03:41:16 | Solid genre effort. |
| 289593 | David Nusair | Reel Film Reviews | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-04-08T03:41:15.000Z | 2006-04-08 03:41:15 | ...relatively familiar subject matter that’s employed to above-average and periodically electrifying effect by Lee... |
| 289594 | Angela Baldassarre | Sympatico.ca | Fresh | — | 2006-04-06T07:20:14.000Z | 2006-04-06 07:20:14 | For a film built on surprises, perhaps the biggest, and best one of all is just how good Inside Man is. |
| 289595 | Daniel Eagan | Film Journal International | Fresh | — | 2006-04-05T13:39:10.000Z | 2006-04-05 13:39:10 | Once the parameters of the script are set, Lee can settle down to what he does best: document the often prickly interactions of as many different New Yorkers as can fit into the story. |
| 289596 | Andrew Sarris | Observer | Fresh | — | 2006-04-05T13:19:52.000Z | 2006-04-05 13:19:52 | I gloried in the sheer spectacle of Jodie Foster as Madeline White, an exquisitely groomed, fearlessly feline fixer striding on her high heels and her high horse into one supposedly perilous situation after another. |
| 289597 | Jonathan R. Perry | Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-04-04T17:36:13.000Z | 2006-04-04 17:36:13 | Everyone is acting in a different film, and not one of them is in a Spike Lee Joint. But it's such a consistent oddity that it's never fighting to hold our attention. |
| 289598 | David Cornelius | eFilmCritic.com | Fresh | 5/5 | 2006-04-04T15:15:21.000Z | 2006-04-04 15:15:21 | This is an ingeniously crafted, expertly constructed mini-masterpiece. |
| 289602 | Daniel Kasman | d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews | Rotten | C+ | 2006-04-01T03:42:05.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:05 | — |
| 289601 | Unknown Critic | Bullz-Eye.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-04-01T03:42:05.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:05 | — |
| 289600 | Raam Tarat | Future Movies UK | Fresh | 6/10 | 2006-04-01T03:42:05.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:05 | — |
| 289599 | Philip French | Observer (UK) | Rotten | 1/5 | 2006-04-01T03:42:05.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:05 | Supremely annoying and nonsensical. |
| 289606 | Matthew Turner | ViewLondon | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-04-01T03:42:04.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:04 | An enjoyably twisty thriller with strong performances and a sharply written script. |
| 289605 | Jonathan W. Hickman | Entertainment Insiders | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-04-01T03:42:04.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:04 | Spike Lee is responsible for the best heist film to hit the big screen in years. |
| 289604 | Rich Cline | Shadows on the Wall | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2006-04-01T03:42:04.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:04 | Not nearly as tricky as it thinks it is. |
| 289603 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-04-01T03:42:04.000Z | 2006-04-01 03:42:04 | Thrillers are rarely so well conceived; Inside Man is a must-see. |
| 289607 | Andy Klein | Los Angeles CityBeat | Fresh | — | 2006-03-31T13:07:15.000Z | 2006-03-31 13:07:15 | ...the sort of commercial thriller that Hollywood thrives on...and a damned good one at that. Lee changes gears with barely a hitch. |
| 289608 | John Beifuss | Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-03-31T12:12:07.000Z | 2006-03-31 12:12:07 | Like a 1940s director assigned to an improbable thriller, Lee finds ways to transform the material so it reflects not just his personality but the tensions of the times. |
| 289609 | Cynthia Fuchs | PopMatters | Fresh | — | 2006-03-31T12:05:30.000Z | 2006-03-31 12:05:30 | New York is everywhere in Spike Lee's sharp, new, genre-bending movie. Not just in the sweeping-through-the-streets or the creeping-along-the-sidewalks shots, but also inside the Manhattan bank where the film is mostly set. |
| 289610 | Sean O'Connell | Charlotte Weekly | Rotten | 2/4 | 2006-03-31T11:40:10.000Z | 2006-03-31 11:40:10 | We've come to expect more from a Lee-Washington joint than by-the-book cat-and-mouse charades. |
| 289611 | Sandra Hall | Sydney Morning Herald | Fresh | — | 2006-03-31T03:15:50.000Z | 2006-03-31 03:15:50 | Like everything [Lee] does, it resonates with the buzz and hum of New Yorkers getting on one another's nerves. |
| 289612 | Linda Cook | Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-03-30T15:07:38.000Z | 2006-03-30 15:07:38 | This solid thriller helmed by Spike Lee features an outstanding cast, a smart screenplay and interesting characters. |
| 289613 | Thomas Delapa | Boulder Weekly | Rotten | 2/4 | 2006-03-30T15:03:17.000Z | 2006-03-30 15:03:17 | Inside Inside Man, you'll find a lineup of the usual suspects in a bank caper, from a cool mastermind to a dogged detective. Now if only Lee could have stolen a third act to go along with all the attitude. |
| 289614 | Lori Hoffman | Atlantic City Weekly | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-03-30T12:50:50.000Z | 2006-03-30 12:50:50 | Spike Lee has taken a heist movie plot and infused it with racial tensions and political edginess |
| 289615 | Karina Montgomery | Cinerina | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2006-03-30T10:09:30.000Z | 2006-03-30 10:09:30 | The ultimate cleverness of it isn't revealed until the very last maraschino of information is dropped on the top. Delicious! |
| 289616 | Kevin A. Ranson | MovieCrypt.com | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2006-03-30T10:00:30.000Z | 2006-03-30 10:00:30 | A slow-burning, old school thriller about executing the perfect crime (and enjoying every minute of it). |
| 289617 | Steve Schneider | Orlando Weekly | Rotten | — | 2006-03-30T03:15:59.000Z | 2006-03-30 03:15:59 | The flaw that can't be gotten around is the utter mismatch of such potboiler material with Lee's plodding, self-important directorial style. |
| 289618 | Sean Burns | Philadelphia Weekly | Fresh | — | 2006-03-29T20:08:10.000Z | 2006-03-29 20:08:10 | An almost absurdly pleasurable and well-crafted entertainment... |
| 289619 | Ken Hanke | Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-03-29T12:40:40.000Z | 2006-03-29 12:40:40 | May not be the incendiary filmmaker's best, but it just might be his most purely enjoyable and sophisticated. |
| 289620 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-03-28T18:46:46.000Z | 2006-03-28 18:46:46 | I still want Spike Lee to make the challenging independent features for which he has become well known. However, as a detour into more mainstream filmmaking, Inside Man is genuinely satisfying. |
| 289621 | Richard Roeper | Ebert & Roeper | Fresh | — | 2006-03-28T13:38:36.000Z | 2006-03-28 13:38:36 | It's very satisfying. |
| 289622 | Jackie K. Cooper | jackiekcooper.com | Rotten | 5/10 | 2006-03-28T12:22:26.000Z | 2006-03-28 12:22:26 | Entertains, but the plot is holey, holey, holey! |
| 289623 | Ross Anthony | Hollywood Report Card | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2006-03-28T10:17:10.000Z | 2006-03-28 10:17:10 | Great direction, acceptable amount of implausibilities. Grabs the viewer from the outset, strongly engages, but slips in intensity nearer to the end. |
| 289624 | Mark Palermo | The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | Fresh | — | 2006-03-27T21:29:46.000Z | 2006-03-27 21:29:46 | The dog-eat-dog hustle is an interesting backbone for Lee, but the movie is too understated for its own complexity. |
| 289625 | Kit Bowen | Hollywood.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-03-27T12:27:54.000Z | 2006-03-27 12:27:54 | Hallelujah! Spike Lee is back to his old tricks with Inside Man, his own quirky vision of a classic heist movie, complete with that certain Big Apple flair. |
| 289626 | Eric Melin | Scene-Stealers.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-03-27T07:06:35.000Z | 2006-03-27 07:06:35 | Lee is less interested with the machinations of the heist than he is with making Inside Man both an indictment of the old money that built his beloved city and a love letter to the melting pot's residents. |
| 289627 | James Hill | BET.com | Fresh | — | 2006-03-27T06:52:19.000Z | 2006-03-27 06:52:19 | Inside Man is not only one of Spike Lee's best films to date but also his most sure-fire attempt at catching that elusive mainstream audience. |
| 289628 | John P. McCarthy | ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Fresh | — | 2006-03-27T06:11:02.000Z | 2006-03-27 06:11:02 | Inside Man offers an intriguing yarn that explores power and ethnicity with snappy humor. |
| 289629 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2006-03-26T18:43:13.000Z | 2006-03-26 18:43:13 | The pacing is a bit slow, but the mystery pulls you through it. |
| 289630 | Susan Granger | Modamag.com | Fresh | 7/10 | 2006-03-26T13:55:44.000Z | 2006-03-26 13:55:44 | Straightforward, solid bank heist thriller that's filled with stylish patter and moral ambiguity. |
| 289631 | Tony Medley | tonymedley.com | Fresh | 7/10 | 2006-03-25T19:36:19.000Z | 2006-03-25 19:36:19 | Undistinguished but entertaining. |
| 289632 | Dennis Schwartz | Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | Fresh | B | 2006-03-25T15:43:55.000Z | 2006-03-25 15:43:55 | The filmmaker seems to be patting himself on the back for being so smart to put this heist pic over without playing by the rules of the genre. |
| 289633 | Harvey S. Karten | Compuserve | Fresh | A- | 2006-03-25T14:27:45.000Z | 2006-03-25 14:27:45 | A police drama on the surface, Inside Man exudes wit and sophistication and challenges an audience to guess at the |
| 289634 | Laura Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2006-03-25T13:42:08.000Z | 2006-03-25 13:42:08 | Above all, the aural soundscape of this film is outstanding, from the sound recording and editing to the inspired score by Terence Blanchard. |
| 289635 | Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone | TheMovieChicks.com | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-03-25T02:56:53.000Z | 2006-03-25 02:56:53 | It has real tension and yet finds places to interject a little humor... it's not your average heist movie or cop flick. |
| 289636 | Pablo Villaça | Cinema em Cena | Fresh | 4/5 | 2006-03-24T19:23:38.000Z | 2006-03-24 19:23:38 | Um filme tenso e intrigante que, além de contar com personagens interessantes, confere cores novas ao surrado subgênero "assalto a banco". |
| 289637 | Rick Groen | Globe and Mail | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2006-03-24T16:51:26.000Z | 2006-03-24 16:51:26 | Even past the midway point, it's all working -- it's taut, it's funny, it's trenchant, it's stylish. And then it isn't. |
| 289638 | Scott Nash | Three Movie Buffs | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-03-24T15:57:24.000Z | 2006-03-24 15:57:24 | The most entertaining thriller to come out of Hollywood in a long while. |
| 289639 | Carla Meyer | Sacramento Bee | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2006-03-24T15:57:03.000Z | 2006-03-24 15:57:03 | Lee lends tremendous energy to this tale of criminals who take over a New York City bank. |
| 289640 | David Elliott | San Diego Union-Tribune | Rotten | 2/4 | 2006-03-24T15:54:00.000Z | 2006-03-24 15:54:00 | As a Spike Lee joint, this heist-and-hostage yarn blows some vivid rings but it lacks kick. |
| 289641 | Ruthe Stein | San Francisco Chronicle | Fresh | 4/4 | 2006-03-24T15:49:08.000Z | 2006-03-24 15:49:08 | Inside Man has an abundance of riches. |
| 289642 | Moira MacDonald | Seattle Times | Fresh | 3/4 | 2006-03-24T15:43:08.000Z | 2006-03-24 15:43:08 | Inside Man is a potboiler, but an intriguing one; perhaps Lee should go Hollywood more often. |
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