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A harmless game among friends escalates into a dangerous game of wits against a master criminal in writer/director William Phillips' taut sophomore thriller. For seven years, Kevin (Ryan Reynolds), Sa... read more read more...mantha (Kristin Booth), and Rob (Joris Jarsky) have mastered the homespun game Foolproof, in which they plan -- but never actually execute -- a series of elaborate, high-tech heists. When ruthless British gangster Leo arrives in town to case an upcoming diamond heist, his suspicions of the three harmless role-players soon lead him to believe he has some competition. Stealing their plans for the heist and pulling off the crime without a hitch, Leo subsequently threatens to implicate the trio with the crime lest they pull off an exceptionally tricky heist for him. As the three friends fall prey to the seasoned criminal and police soon begin to catch their scent, Kevin, Samantha, and Rob must use all of their resources to make it out of the daring heist alive. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: William Phillips

Release Date: February 24, 2004

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  • March 27, 2011
    Foolproof has a lot going against it in that it's both Canadian and Ryan Reynolds has a lead role. Recipe for disaster, right? Not so much in this case. It has enough charm and enough interesting twists to make this worth a watch.
  • October 16, 2008
    Actually pretty good, Ryan Reynolds is his smart ass self.
  • March 14, 2012
    This movie actually has surprisingly good redeeming value aside of course from the fact that Ryan Reynolds is acting like well...Ryan Reynolds through out the whole film (though he's kept in check) by the plot and by the rest of the cast which is while mostly unknowns is pretty g... read moreood. The story is well written with plenty of twists and turns and though out. Well worth taking a look at if you want to watch something.
  • June 23, 2010
    Good caper film with a fine cast, especially Ryan Reynolds and Joris Jarsky. It's a great mix of action and humor, the pace is terrific. Amusing and well done story, most always entertaining. The plot is a little far fetched and it's nothing outstanding, but it's worth watching.
  • April 23, 2007
    well framed, well acted and very engaging film that feels smaller than I'm sure it was. I won't say its perfect but I really enjoyed it.
  • June 4, 2006
    Whee! Another heist movie! Okay, heist movies can be long and elaborate and only mildly interesting, or they can be fun and silly and a blast to watch. This was the latter. Sure, it was long and elaborate, but it never took itself too seriously, and you know how much I love that.... read more For some reason this movie really bombed. People kept saying it was "trying to be Ocean's Eleven". *Rolls eyes* Come on. This was FAR more FUN than Ocean's Eleven. ...Well, I think, anyway.

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Oz
November 8, 2004
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Ken Eisner
September 5, 2008
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March 17, 2004
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March 17, 2004
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  • I've nearly killed my family, ive just been a friend, ive been waiting, ive been foolproof, fought Vampires and been the wildest of party throwers. Who am I?  Answer »
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  • In the movie Foolproof, what is Sam (Kristin Booth) last word(s) before Leo (David Suchet) "shoots" her?  Answer »
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