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Inside Man

CrimeDramaThriller

Directed by Spike Lee

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing. From TMDB

247 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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Inside Man is a 2006 crime drama thriller film, directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster.

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  • 🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.appBluesky · Sep 21, 2025

    You know what’s a great movie? Inside Man

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    Inside Man (2006) Directed by Spike Lee

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  • Shea Serrano @sheaserrano.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2025

    huge week at GOOD MOVIE we’re doing our first denzel movie this friday and it’s a doozy 2006’s Inside Man subscribe today it’s the only way to get the essay and video come into the vault with us goodmovie.substack.com/subscribe

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  • Rob Zacny @robzacny.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2026

    Started off weekend with Inside Man and God damn if that isn’t one of my favorite heist movies. Murderer’s row of stars and NYC character actors, incredible asides like the cops trying to figure out the language their wire is picking up. Perfect pacing, movie feels unhurried but never slow.

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  • Shea Serrano @sheaserrano.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2025

    y’all come read about Inside Man if you don’t laugh out loud at least once i’ll venmo you $100 goodmovie.substack.com/p/inside-man

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  • Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2023

    I really needed something comforting to watch today (I’m okay, but … oof), and for some reason I chose INSIDE MAN. Just a damn good movie. Comforting? I mean, in that it’s good.

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  • Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    Went back and forth on which movie to watch with Elvis, my cinephile younger daughter, today. Only after settling on Inside Man (a nod to Dog Day Afternoon, which we watched a couple of weeks ago) did we realize how dad-coded a choice it was.

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  • Liberal Buddhist @liberalbuddhist.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    Seven directors for the seven days of the week, American Edition. Name the film and director. Provide an image. Film: Inside Man Director: Spike Lee (Unranked) #SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #SaturdaysAreForSpikeLee

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  • Bertolt Check Myself Before I Brecht Myself @rustylemon.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2026

    Albanian ex wives are the real hero of Inside Man #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

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  • matt lynch @colonelmortimer.bsky.socialBluesky · May 9, 2025

    Rewatching INSIDE MAN for homework purposes. That a movie this terrific might not make my top 5 Spikes just shows to go you that he's one of the greatest American filmmakers of all time.

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  • James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 22, 2026

    That movie came out when everyone was insane from COVID which is too bad because it was Spike Lee's best since Inside Man.

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  • James Cham @jamescham.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    We are going to do a Clive Owens film festival. - Gosford Park - The Bourne Identity - Inside Man - Children of Men - Duplicity - That episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm

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  • Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC @zoewithasword.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED INSIDE MAN God it still rules that the antagonist of this movie is a dude who took holocaust gold and spent the rest of his life being a generous philanthropist and the whole message with him is that no amount of good work will ever redeem that

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  • Boog @boog1.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2026

    Good Guys Wear Black (meh) Inside Man (great caper film) Soylent Green (Chuck is on the case) Michael Collins (Love the final loop in the taxi) #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky

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  • ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Spike Lee’s one of the most important directors of his generation, yet also somehow incredibly under appreciated. Also, how the hell didn’t they make a sequel to Inside Man? (From @dorianlynskey.bsky.social great interview with him inews.co.uk/culture/film...)

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  • sheeven shpielberg 🏳️‍🌈 @sheev.calamitousintent.comBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    if you haven't watched the movie INSIDE MAN, all I'm sayin is you should treat yourself 🤗

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  • Margaret Eby @margareteby.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2025

    Do you know what movie rules? Inside Man

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  • Odie Henderson @odienator.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2025

    Not only did I review the great HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, I also wrote about Spike and Den-ZELLL's other four collaborations. As a reminder, I'm doing a seminar on one of those movies, INSIDE MAN, on 8/20 at the Coolidge. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/13/a...

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  • michael wave @michaelwave.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 24, 2025

    rewatching INSIDE MAN. good movie

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  • K. Cook & Cats, Co. @kcookandcatsco.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    🎬 #NowWatching: Evolution (2001) My compulsion to catalog and tick boxes off lists, etc. means I must skew towards films I haven't yet reviewed on #ReelRank. So no Inside Man, a film I love. Instead, Evolution, a movie about which for 25 yrs I've heard only 1. Bad Things and 2. Nothing. #FilmSky 🎥

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  • Josh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2024

    Let today’s Spike Lee/Denzel Washington reunion news serve as a reminder that their last film, Inside Man, is an A+ heist picture with a ridiculous ensemble.

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  • 🦋TNGal °‧🫧⋆.ೃ࿔*:・🐾 @countrytngal.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    "Inside Man" It's smart, layered, and one of the best twists in a heist film. Clive Owen was ice-cold in this movie. youtu.be/4G7n7O5pel0?...

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  • jmgee.bsky.social @jmgee.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    In Spike Lee's movie "Inside Man" Jodie Foster plays a powerful political fixer. Cop Denzel Washington suspiciously warns her "I make a bad enemy." She looks at his as if at a child and says "I didn't get where I am by making enemies, but by making friends." That is the first day of Politics 101.

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  • Eric Harvey @ericdharvey.comBluesky · Sep 10, 2026

    I'm probably in the minority here but as a Spike Lee aficionado I think "25th Hour" is bottom tier Lee and also has little interesting to say about 9/11 ("Inside Man" is a much more effective 9/11 film IMO)

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  • Libby Cudmore (SHE/HER) @libbycudmore.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    “Inside Man,” released twenty years ago this week, plays with familiar tropes and —thanks to an A-List director, crew, and the SINGLE HOTTEST MAN WHO HAS EVER LIVED ACROSS ALL TIME & SPACE — pulled off one of the best 21st-century examples of the heist movie.

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  • Eddie Current @cheatlines.coBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    When I pulled all nighters in college I would repeatedly watch the same movie to stay awake and Inside Man was one of my go-tos. I remember thinking this was the most genius thing I had ever seen. Lol.

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  • Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2024

    Rewatched Inside Man (2006). It’s a clever heist movie, stylishly told, which is usually all I want out of a movie. A pity that it seems so forgettable. I think I just expect more out of a Spike Lee film, this almost seems like it could’ve been directed by anyone. Denzel’s amazing, as per usual.

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  • Shawn Rebman @shawnrebman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2026

    Spike Lee teaming up with Denzel, Inside Man is such a good film.

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  • Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 13, 2026

    #JuneMovieChallenge #FilmSky 12: a movie where someone is hiding Inside Man - 2006

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  • Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2026

    #JanuaryMovieChallenge Day 16: Safe Room or a Bunker in a movie Inside Man - 2006

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  • Abbott and Costello Meet MikeZilla Minus Zero (#15584) @mikeymcfilms.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2025

    My ★★★★½ review of Inside Man on @letterboxd: boxd.it/aL58Kz #265moviereview #filmsky 📽️

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  • Joel Rush @joelrushnba.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 26, 2025

    Don't know if this is a controversial opinion or not, but to me, Inside Man is both a top-3 heist movie and a top-3 Spike Lee movie.

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  • Lashana Lynch's Martini Maker @bealildragon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2025

    Mississippi Masala - romance Out of Time - action w/ side of romance Deja Vu - scifi/action w/ side of romance Devil in a Blue Dress - film noir/thriller Man on Fire - just the best movie ever Inside Man - drama Pelican Brief - mystery/drama, no romance but the chemistry is ridiculous

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  • Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 25, 2024

    Tonight is Inside Man and Thai and man I always forget how much the music slaps in this movie

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  • Belle @belleofball.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2023

    I’m genuinly surprised that no one is mentioning Inside Man as an example of a good 2006 movie. I feel like I need to watch that one again. Great heist movie.

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  • SASSAwards @sassawards.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2025

    Spike Lee...it is hard to put into words the impact this man has had on film, culture, style...Thank you for doing what you do Mr. Lee and happy birthday! SASSAward winners OoG-Do the Right Thing Drama-Blackkklansman CF-Inside Man Overall-Da 5 Bloods #sassawards #botd #hbd #actor #director #movies

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  • Pedro @canhenha.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2026

    My favorite film performances from the 2000s. Jodie Foster, Madeleine White, "Inside Man" (directed by Spike Lee). #movies #films #insideman #spikelee #jodiefoster

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  • Blevins Country, Nurkic Road @shoozumoops.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    I realized the only Spike Lee movie I’ve seen is Inside Man, which I didn’t know was a Spike Lee movie until two minutes ago. Out of respect to the Knicks which movie of his do I start with?

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  • Derrick Flakoll @dflakoll.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    In fairness spike lee already did this in “Inside Man” so I’m sure he’s already making edits in his head to do this. I bet you money that then shows up in the movie he inevitably makes about his beloved Knicks finally, finally, FINALLY winning. “KNICKS IN 5: a spike lee joint”

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  • Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.myatproto.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2025

    Just started watching Spike Lee’s “Inside Man” and I was wholly unprepared for the movie to open with “Chaiya Chaiya” playing over the Universal Studios logo animation! 🤯 you have my attention sir! Also reminds me that I’ve never seen “Dil Se” either.

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  • Graham H @grahamh.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2025

    #Waswatching #Filmsky #Moviesky 🎬📽️🎥 25th Hour (2002) Haven’t seen this since it’s release. Absolutely superb film. I’ve seen The Inside Man recently (great). Guess I need to rewatch Do The Right Thing very soon. The holy trinity?

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  • Odie Henderson @odienator.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    With an audience, I got to talk about a movie I love. I did a seminar on INSIDE MAN that sold out. Then, during my introduction of the film, people applauded when I identified myself. But what brought me the most joy? When Denzel held up that stolen diamond ring, a lady behind me yelped in surprise.

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  • vampire girlfriend 💀🎃 @mourningdoves.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 2, 2025

    tonight's movie is Inside Man with our daddy Denzel. stacked cast, pretty good so far

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  • Chris will ramble about movies @outtothemovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2025

    This week’s #LetterboxdFriday has the only four movies I watched this week #LastFourWatched: • Don Hertzfeldt’s Rejected is a favorite since college. • Inside Man is Spike Lee’s sleek, mainstream heist movie. • On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is 2025’s best release. • Looney Tunes lunacy #FilmSky

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  • Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2024

    Inside Man is such a good example of the "New Yorkers think very highly of New Yorkers" genre of movie

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  • Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2024

    Besides a lot of the good recs you’ve already received: Inside Man The Bank Job Also: not quite a heist movie, but Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid has several heists as plot points

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  • Brian Schmid @schmanthonyp.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2026

    FOLKS! @boxofficegross.bsky.social CRAFTS THE PERFECT PODCAST!! The great @davidjroth.bsky.social makes his triumphant return to the show, to talk about…a good movie??? A *great* movie, in fact: Spike Lee's twisty heist thriller INSIDE MAN! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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  • Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2025

    Inside Man really is the perfect heist movie and a perfect New York movie

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  • Craig aka Tezrak @tezrak.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2025

    Contact. Someone mentioned Inside Man which is one of my all-time faves but I'm not sure I'd call that a Jodie Foster film, more like one she's in in a supporting role.

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  • JD @realdealjd.bsky.socialBluesky · May 13, 2025

    this is almost exactly what the bad guy in the movie Inside Man says about literal nazis

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  • 🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 27, 2025

    Coincidentally or otherwise, Clive also appears in Spike Lee's Inside Man, the least violent heist film I've ever seen. I'm not anti-(screen)violence, but I didn't miss it. Offtopic, but it seemed a little much that the villain--not Clive's character--would turn out to be a Nazi. Now? Not so much.

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  • Deadly Osmanthus Soup is BACK ON THE MENU! @madpierrot.designBluesky · Mar 5, 2025

    So, like... ostensibly, Baby Driver is both a movie about a heist and a heist movie. Inside Man is a movie about a heist at it's core. Inception is a heist movie. So are most of the Ocean's franchise. But Ocean's 8 is both.

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  • Cowboy “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em” Socialist @mpavictoria.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 8, 2024

    Rewatching the Inside Man for the first time in 20 years and man is this such a fun movie. Soo well cast.

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  • 🥧 suzanne 🥧 @425suzanne.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2023

    just seeing this post makes me want to rewatch Inside Man (heist movie).

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  • Daily Trix @dailytrix.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 2, 2025

    Spike Lee's "Inside Man" (2006) is more of a Holocaust movie than "Die Hard" (1988) is a Christmas movie.

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  • Odie Henderson @odienator.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 1, 2025

    Hey, Boston! Join me at The Coolidge on August 20th at 6:15pm for my seminar on Spike Lee's heist movie, INSIDE MAN. Spike + DenZELLLLLL + Odie = A Good Time in Brookline! I'm introducing the movie at 7pm! Chaiyya Chaiyya! coolidge.org/package/semi...

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  • Eric Shmeric @ericdienstfrey.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2025

    Every film he made is perfect there is no way to rank them... Inside Man

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  • Strait but not Narrows of Hormuz @spacefordogs.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 8, 2025

    You know Spike Lee is a real genius because his idea of a “fuck you, Hollywood” is making an absolutely perfect film as a throwaway (Inside Man)

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  • Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2024

    Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films: Monsters, Inc. On Her Majesty's Secret Service V for Vendetta Inside Man Emperor's New Groove

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  • The Cabinet of Doctor Alasdairi @alasdairstuart.comBluesky · Mar 4, 2024

    Inside Man. In a movie made of scene stealing turns she steals every scene she’s in

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