Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRidley Scott
Screenplay by
Based onMatchstick Men
by Eric Garcia
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Mathieson
Edited byDody Dorn
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • September 2, 2003 (2003-09-02) (Venice Film Festival)
  • September 12, 2003 (2003-09-12) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited States
United Kingdom[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$62 million[3]
Box office$65.6 million[4]

Matchstick Men is a 2003 black comedy crime film[5] directed by Ridley Scott and based on Eric Garcia's 2002 novel of the same name. The film stars Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman. The film premiered on September 2, 2003 at the 60th Venice International Film Festival and was released in the United States on September 12, 2003. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $65 million against its $62 million budget.

  1. ^ "Matchstick Men". British Board of Film Classification.
  2. ^ "Matchstick Men (2003)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. ^ Robbins, Shawn (June 15, 2012). "Number Crunch: A Look At Ridley Scott's Career". BoxOffice. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
  4. ^ "Matchstick Men (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Review: 'Matchstick Men' lights up". CNN. 2003-09-11.