For the artist noted for painting figures called "matchstick men", see L. S. Lowry. For the song by Status Quo, see Pictures of Matchstick Men.
Matchstick Men
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Ridley Scott
Screenplay by
Ted Griffin
Nicholas Griffin
Based on
Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia
Produced by
Ridley Scott
Steve Starkey
Sean Bailey
Jack Rapke
Ted Griffin
Starring
Nicolas Cage
Sam Rockwell
Alison Lohman
Bruce McGill
Cinematography
John Mathieson
Edited by
Dody Dorn
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Production companies
ImageMovers
Scott Free Productions
Distributed by
Warner 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]
Countries
United States United Kingdom[2]
Language
English
Budget
$62 million[3]
Box office
$65.6 million[4]
Matchstick Men is a 2003 black comedy 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.
^"Matchstick Men". British Board of Film Classification.
^"Matchstick Men (2003)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
^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.
^"Matchstick Men (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
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