Tower Heist

"It's not just a robbery. It's payback."

Nov 4 2011 PG-13 1h 44m
Action, Comedy, Crime

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 of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

Plot

Manager of a high-rise condo, Josh Kovaks' a good relationship with the tenants; especially financier, Arthur Shaw. When Shaw's arrested for fraud. Josh thinks it's a misunderstanding that can be resolved, but later he learns that the employees' pension fund - which he asked Shaw to handle - is gone. When one of the employees tries to kill himself, Josh's views of Shaw change. He goes to see him and loses his temper - and his job. An FBI agent tells him Shaw might just walk, and recovering the fund is unlikely. She tells him it's been rumored that Shaw has $20 million lying around if he needs it in a hurry. Josh thinks he knows where it is. Josh, along with 2 other (fired) employees, a(n evicted) tenant, and an (criminal) acquaintance, they set out to get into Shaw's, and get the money.

Written by

Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Ted Griffin

Directed by

Brett Ratner

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Rat Entertainment, Relativity Media, Image Entertainment, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
155,604
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
59
Popularity
NA