Entrapment

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Entrapment

PG-13

Released Apr 30, 1999

1h 52m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), looking into a stolen Rembrandt painting, suspects that accomplished thief Robert "Mac" MacDougal (Sean Connery) is responsible. She decides to go undercover and help Mac steal an ancient artifact. When a suspicious Mac confronts Gin about her real intentions, she claims that she is, in fact, a thief and that the insurance job is a cover. To prove it, she proposes a new target that could net them $8 billion.

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Critics Consensus

A poorly developed plot weighs down any potential chemistry between the movie's leads.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Heist film with reliable plot. Teens OK.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

It's a superficial but entertaining caper that's a good, old-fashioned yarn.

Nov 6, 2002

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

Lives up to its title -- spend 100-plus minutes with this lacklustre thing and you definitely feel snookered.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 19, 2002

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Entrapment has endured in many people’s hearts and minds precisely because of (or is that despite?) its preposterous plot and “memorable” imagery.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2022

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

The film itself isn't too bad as far as Hollywood thrillers go, but if Connery wasn't always there defying the ageing process, you'd probably be reaching for the remote control.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It pales in every which way when compared with any Bond film.

Rated: C+

May 9, 2019

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Audience Member

Watching again in 2025- it's still decent though MUCH better when it was out. The gadgets and what not are a bit hokey and dated but Seans always great and Katherine is maybe the hottest woman to ever live. The story is cool, shot nicely. This is a movie that's a keeper but it helps if you can have the context of when it was made.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Jerod S

Chemistry, sure. Twists, affirmative. Zeta Jones breathing heavy with a blindfold whilst avoiding alarm laser lines, unfortunately also there.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Lucas t

A very underrated hiest film that has good acting and chemistry between Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery. 7.5/10.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Jelisije J

An ok romantic movie that deals with two thieves do a heist together and the entire plot is will they or wont they get together.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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David H

Catherine zeta Jones is worth the price of admission

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/22/24

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Max W

If not for the sparks of the May-December romance between Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, audiences might struggle to remember the bland and convoluted plot development of Entrapment, along with its almost devoid-of-interest action sequences.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/12/23

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Robert MacDougal

Catherine Zeta-Jones

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Synopsis

Insurance investigator Virginia "Gin" Baker (Catherine Zeta-Jones), looking into a stolen Rembrandt painting, suspects that accomplished thief Robert "Mac" MacDougal (Sean Connery) is responsible. She decides to go undercover and help Mac steal an ancient artifact. When a suspicious Mac confronts Gin about her real intentions, she claims that she is, in fact, a thief and that the insurance job is a cover. To prove it, she proposes a new target that could net them $8 billion.

Director: Jon Amiel
Producer: Rhonda Tollefson, Michael Hertzberg, Sean Connery
Screenwriter: Michael Hertzberg, Ronald Bass, William Broyles Jr.
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $87.7M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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