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Bait
🎬 Movie

Bait

2000 · 119 min Action Thriller Crime
5.7 / 10 · TMDB

Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Momentum is sustained from first scene to last. The director knows how to give the viewer breathing room without losing tension — and that's valuable in the genre.

Watches in one breath. Plot logic is secondary — what matters here is movement and rhythm, and that's all in order.

For genre fans — essential viewing. For those looking for something deeper — possibly not the film.

Director: Antoine Fuqua

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: Evening with friends, volume up. Talking during the film is acceptable.

🎭 Cast

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Alvin Sanders

David Morse

David Morse

Edgar Clenteen

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Jaster

Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison

Bristol

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Lisa Hill

David Paymer

David Paymer

Agent Wooly

Mike Epps

Mike Epps

Stevie Sanders

Jamie Kennedy

Jamie Kennedy

Agent Blum

Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano

Agent Boyle

Kirk Acevedo

Kirk Acevedo

Ramundo

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