Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

Year: 2001

Runtime: 116 min

Language: English

Director: Steven Soderbergh

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Danny Ocean, a charismatic con man, assembles a team of eleven specialists to pull off an elaborate heist of three Las Vegas casinos owned by ruthless casino mogul Terry Benedict. The plan involves a complex series of diversions and manipulations, requiring precision, skill, and a healthy dose of audacity. As the team prepares for the daring caper, they face unexpected challenges and must navigate a web of deception and risk to execute their ambitious plan.

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Daniel Ocean, portrayed by George Clooney, is an ex-convict with aspirations of revenge after his wife, Tess Ocean, played by Julia Roberts, has left him for Terry Benedict, a casino mogul. Just freshly paroled from a New Jersey prison, Ocean devises a meticulously crafted plan to rob Benedict’s opulent Las Vegas casinos—the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand—where they all share a single vault. To pull off this audacious heist, Ocean needs a team of skilled accomplices.

He recruits his reliable right-hand man, Rusty Ryan, who, despite initial skepticism about Danny’s motives, ultimately supports him. The flamboyant and wealthy Reuben Tishkoff also comes on board after realizing the target is his old rival Benedict. While Ocean keeps his personal vendetta close to his chest, Frank Catton, played by Bernie Mac, secures a position at one of Benedict’s casinos to serve as the inside man.

As the crew gathers, they include the comical Malloy brothers, Turk and Virgil, alongside the highly stressed electronics expert, Livingston Dell. Seeking muscle for the plan, they recruit Basher Tarr, a demolitions expert whose mishap with the law leads to a rescue involving Rusty impersonating an ATF agent. They also bring in Yen, an extraordinarily agile circus acrobat, and Saul Bloom, a retired con artist posing as an arms dealer.

With the team in place, they aim to swipe over $150 million during a high-stakes boxing match. Amid planning, Linus Caldwell, a young pickpocket, is enlisted to shadow Benedict. The scheme takes a twist when Linus learns about Danny’s true motives involving Tess, leading to a confrontation between him and Danny, who insists that their heist is all business, despite personal feelings getting involved.

As the robbery night arrives, chaos ensues with various distractions allowing the team to appear invisible. With everything proceeding as planned, they successfully make their way into the replica vault while simultaneously misleading security. The culmination sees Benedict and his team faltering when they are duped; they believe their money is lost in a staged explosion, only to discover they’ve been conned badly when they realize what was taken.

In a tense showdown, Danny confronts Benedict, making it clear that Tess is now a bargaining chip. In the contract negotiations that follow after everything concludes, Tess and Danny find their way back to each other outside the very prison he was released from, hinting at a new beginning after a tumultuous journey of crime, deception, and love lost and found.

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