Layer Cake Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 22, 2008

Layer Cake

Release Date: Friday, May 13, 2005

Sienna Miller, Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Matthew Vaughn, Kenneth Cranham, Burn Gorman, Sally Hawkins, Colm Meaney, Dexter Fletcher, Michael Gambon, Tamer Hassan, Jamie Foreman, J.J. Connolly, Garry Tubbs, James O'Donnell, Peter Rnic, Darren Healy, Nathalie Lunghi

R Crime N/A

3.7

33% WILL SEE

67% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Based upon JJ Connelly's London crime novel, "Layer Cake" is about a successful cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) who has earned a respected place among England's Mafia elite and plans an early retirement from the business. However, big boss Jimmy Price hands down a tough assignment: find Charlotte Ryder, the missing rich princess daughter of Jimmy's old pal Edward, a powerful construction business player and gossip papers socialite. Complicating matters are two million pounds' worth of Grade A ecstasy, a brutal neo-Nazi sect and a whole series of double crossings. The title "Layer Cake" refers to the layers or levels the dealer has to go through as he painstakingly plots his own escape. What is revealed is a modern underworld where the rules have changed. There are no 'codes', or 'families' and respect lasts as long as a line. Not knowing who he can trust, he has to use all his 'savvy', 'telling' and skills which make him one of the best, to escape his own. The ultimate last job, a love interest called Tammy and an international drugs ring, threaten to draw him back into the 'cake mix'. But, time is running out and the penalty will endure a lifetime.

Crime Drama Suspense Gangster

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Layer Cake.

Daniel Craig
No Time to Die, Queer
K
Kenneth Cranham
Maleficent, The Legend of Hercules
D
Dexter Fletcher
Terminal, Tristan + Isolde
J
Jamie Foreman
Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance, Oliver Twist
M
Michael Gambon
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Judy
B
Burn Gorman
Lift, Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Tom Hardy
Venom: The Last Dance , Star Wars: The Last Jedi
T
Tamer Hassan
Wrong Turn 3: Left For Dead, Jack Falls
S
Sally Hawkins
A Boy Called Christmas, Wonka
D
Darren Healy
N
Nathalie Lunghi
C
Colm Meaney
Duchess, In The Land of Saints and Sinners

Crew Behind the Film

The Layer Cake behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Matthew Vaughn last directed Argylle and The King's Man. The film's writer J.J. Connolly last wrote Viva La Madness.

Director: Matthew Vaughn
Screenwriter: J.J. Connolly

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong brutal violence, sexuality, nudity, pervasive language, and drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Layer Cake movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Layer Cake movie production.

Production Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Layer Cake was released in on Friday, May 13, 2005. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including Unleashed, Mindhunters and Tell Them Who You Are.

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