Tower Heist

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Tower Heist

PG-13

2011

1h 45m

Comedy

Adventure

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For more than 10 years, Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller) has managed one of New York City's most luxurious and well-secured residences. One of the condo's most-notorious residents, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), is currently under house arrest for the theft of more than $2 billion from his investors -- including Josh and his co-workers. Determined to reclaim the retirement funds Shaw stole from them, they turn to a petty crook named Slide (Eddie Murphy) to help them break into Shaw's home.

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Critics Consensus

Tower Heist is a true Brett Ratner joint: little brains to this caper, but it's fun fluff, exciting to watch, and showcases a welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Let's just get this off our chests right now: Tower Heist is not a great movie.

Rated: C-

Sep 8, 2017

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

This action comedy's heart is in the right place, but its screenplay and direction are not.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 14, 2016

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The movie moves well, had plenty of bright spots and never bores, and by the time it was over I couldn't help but smile.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 27, 2012

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

Staying true to his legacy, Brett Ratner delivers another comedy packed with action and physical humor. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Aug 16, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The actors are serviceable in their roles, the obvious standouts being Leoni’s charm and Alda’s capacity to fulfill a slippery-as-snot movie villain. Otherwise, everyone else seems like they’re on autopilot.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 18, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

A film that carefully fleshes out its subjects before building scene after scene of increasingly clever lunacy.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 30, 2020

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Stephen C

Ages 13 and older!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $152,930,623.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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Anindya M

Tower Heist is a feel good light hearted movie with some serious moments like Master's attempted suicide in the subway . The movie is entertaining with a good quality cast , even though the story line is not original , but has its twist in the end although there is no true romance in it , it's fantastic entertainment .

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/25

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Simon P S

I literally logged in for the first time just to write a review and raise the audience score of this movie. Audiences are silly. This is a *great* popcorn heist movie with an airtight script. From Stiller as the building manager/heist coordinator to Murphy as the criminal subject matter expert to Leoni as the lead investigator to Alda as the smarmy villain, and every bit part in between, everyone nails their respective characters. Its audience score is more criminal than the finance bro villain of the movie itself. God, it'd make for a great sequel.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Ed R

Exciting, funny and great for the family!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Audience Member

I really liked the movie. Very funny and a nice plot...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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bob t

Exciting, funny, and heartfelt

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Brett Ratner

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Ben Stiller

Josh Kovaks

Eddie Murphy

Slide

Casey Affleck

Charlie

Alan Alda

Arthur Shaw

Matthew Broderick

Mr. Fitzhugh

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Synopsis

For more than 10 years, Josh Kovaks (Ben Stiller) has managed one of New York City's most luxurious and well-secured residences. One of the condo's most-notorious residents, Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda), is currently under house arrest for the theft of more than $2 billion from his investors -- including Josh and his co-workers. Determined to reclaim the retirement funds Shaw stole from them, they turn to a petty crook named Slide (Eddie Murphy) to help them break into Shaw's home.

Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: Brian Grazer, Eddie Murphy, Kim Roth
Screenwriter: Ted Griffin, Jeff Nathanson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Brian Grazer
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.0M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby SRD, DTS

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