When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.
As a corporate auditor who works in a number of different offices, Jonathan McQuarry wanders without an anchor among New York's power brokers. A chance meeting with charismatic lawyer Wyatt Bose leads to Jonathan's introduction to The List, an underground sex club. Jonathan begins an affair with a woman known only as S, who introduces Jonathan to a world of treachery and murder.
- 5.9
- 2008
- Released
- 1h 47m
Ewan McGregor
Jonathan McQuarry
Hugh Jackman
Wyatt Bose
Michelle Williams
S
Natasha Henstridge
Simone Wilkinson
Charlotte Rampling
Wall Street Belle
Bruce Altman
Lawyer #1
Andrew Ginsburg
Lawyer #2
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Assistant ControllerKarolina Muller
Waitress
Deborah Yates
Tango Dancer
LisaGay Hamilton
Detective Russo
Frank Girardeau
Norbert LewmanMelissa Rae Mahon
Velvet Rope Dancer #1
Rachel Montez Collins
Velvet Rope Dancer #2Holly Cruikshank
Velvet Rope Dancer #3
Bill Camp
Clancey Controller
Zoe Perry
Secretary #1
Aya Cash
Secretary #2
Malcolm Goodwin
Cabbie
Maggie Q
Tina at the Rhigha Royal
Paz de la Huerta
List Member #1
Daisy Bates
List Member #2
Shannan Click
List Member #3Jordan Tesfay
List Member #4
Rachael Taylor
List Member #5
David Deblinger
Slimy Billionaire
Paul Sparks
Detective Burke
Kenneth Lee
WaiterAgnete Oernsholt
Woman at Waldorf Astoria
Lisa Kron
Receptionist
Margaret Colin
Ms. Pomerantz
Lynn Cohen
Woman
Frank Deal
Police Officer
Florencia Lozano
Clancey ReceptionistEmelie Jeffries
Medical Examiner (as Emilie Jeffries)Christine Kan
Tennis Player #1
Peter Jay Fernandez
Businessman on Airplane
Released
en
$25,000,000.00
$18,024,545.00
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- #heist
- #lawyer
Reviews
Seen this one twice now (last time was probably when it was released on DVD) but decided to give it another shot as I don't recall being all that enamored with it. This time, I did like it a bit more but still not a great thriller, but made watchable with Hugh Jackman in a villain role. Ewan McGregor was alright as was Michelle Williams, though neither were great. Still, worth a rental. **3.25/5**
Sunbeam and Bashful Boy. Deception is directed by Marcel Langenegger and written by Mark Bomback. It stars Ewen McGregor, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams. Music is by Ramin Djawadi and cinematography by Dante Spinotti. Jonathan McQuarry (McGregor) is a timid New York accountant who whilst working late one night meets Wyatt Bose (Jackman). Bose is the complete opposite to McQuarry, he's hi