The Score
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (2001) 124 mins R

6.8 (34,590 votes)
"…An Ingenious Suspense Caper." -Gene Shalit, Today

Three generations of acclaimed actors team up in The Score, an intriguing crime thriller that marks the first time that legendary Oscar®-winners Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando have shared the screen. Also starring Oscar®-nominee Edward Norton, The Score wowed critics and audiences alike.

When expert safecracker Nick Wells (DeNiro) decides it might be time to settle down with his girlfriend Diane (Oscar®-nominee Angela Bassett) and stick to his legitimate business, running a jazz nightclub in Montreal, his friend and partner Max (Brando) has other plans. Heavily in debt to a crime boss, Max needs Nick to pull one last heist: help novice thief Jack Teller (Norton) steal a scepter worth $30 million form the House of Customs. Tempted by the $6 million payday, Nick reluctantly agrees to do the ...

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Cast and Crew
Robert De Niro  ......  Nick Wells
Edward Norton  ......  Jack Teller
Marlon Brando  ......  Max
Angela Bassett  ......  Diane
Gary Farmer  ......  Burt
Paul Soles  ......  Danny
Director  .....  Frank Oz
Producer  .....  Gary Foster; Lee Rich
Writer  .....  Daniel E. Taylor; Kario Salem; Lem Dobbs; Scott Marshall Smith
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: During the scene in which Nick and Diane discuss their future over champagne, their glasses are fuller in long shots than in close-ups. (more)

Trivia:
In Jackie's final scenes, he is wearing a Baltimore Orioles cap. Edward Norton is from the Baltimore suburb of Columbia and an avid Orioles fan; he took batting practice with the team to help publicize the movie's premiere in July 2001. (more)

Filming Locations:
Montréal, Québec, Canada

Quotes:
Jackie Teller: You tried to get in a suckers share on a score that I set up, from the beginning! (more)

Awards:
1 win (more)