Layer Cake
“The art of good business is being a good middleman.”
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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Cast
42 people
Daniel Craig
XXXX
Known for
Skyfall
Knives Out
Sienna Miller
Tammy
Known for
American Sniper
Burnt
Tom Hardy
Clarkie
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Venom
Colm Meaney
Gene
Known for
Law Abiding Citizen
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
George Harris
Morty
Known for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Gulliver's Travels
Sally Hawkins
Slasher
Known for
The Shape of Water
Blue Jasmine
Kenneth Cranham
Jimmy Price
Known for
Rome
Maleficent
Jamie Foreman
Duke
Known for
EastEnders
Oliver Twist
Michael Gambon
Eddie Temple
Known for
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Sleepy Hollow
Ben Whishaw
Sidney
Known for
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Paddington
Dragan Mićanović
Dragan
Known for
RocknRolla
Killer Mermaid
Stephen Walters
Shanks
Known for
Outlander
Dracula
Matthew Vaughn Director · J.J. Connolly Screenplay Lisa Gerrard Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $6.5M · United States release May 13, 2005
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,900,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Marv
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Marv Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Romanian
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 30, 2004
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 2005
Theatrical
United States
April 22, 2005 · Premiere · Newport Beach International Film Festival
Argentina
May 3, 2006 · Physical · (video premiere)
Australia
January 22, 2005 · Theatrical
Austria
January 21, 2005 · Theatrical
Belgium
May 11, 2005 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 5, 2005 · Limited theatrical
Canada
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 2, 2005 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Finland
October 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD
France
July 13, 2005 · Theatrical
January 25, 2006 · Digital · VOD
January 25, 2006 · Physical · DVD & UMD
March 6, 2007 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 13, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
September 15, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
December 21, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
October 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
October 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Iceland
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
India
March 16, 2018 · Digital
Ireland
October 1, 2004 · Theatrical
Israel
March 6, 2006 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
Japan
July 1, 2006 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 2, 2005 · Theatrical · (Mexico City)
Netherlands
November 3, 2005 · Physical · DVD
March 8, 2007 · Physical · Blu ray
June 22, 2007 · TV · RTL 7
Norway
March 30, 2005 · Theatrical
October 26, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Poland
February 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Romania
May 28, 2005 · Premiere · Transilvania International Film Festival
June 4, 2005 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 12, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Africa
June 10, 2005 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 16, 2005 · Theatrical
Spain
January 13, 2006 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 27, 2005 · Theatrical
Taiwan
July 31, 2022 · Digital
Türkiye
July 29, 2005 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 16, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
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