Bait

Name: Bait
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Released: 2000-01-01

2000 film by Antoine Fuqua

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Released: 2000
, May 17, 2001
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Director: Antoine Fuqua
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Producer: Tony Gilroy
Cast: Jamie Foxx
, David Morse
, David Paymer
, Doug Hutchison
+8 more
Runtime: 115 min
Genre: action comedy film
Country of origin: United States
, Canada

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Bait is a 2000 American action comedy film starring Jamie Foxx and David Morse. It was directed by Antoine Fuqua. In the film, a petty thief shares a prison cell with a man who stole millions in gold from the Federal Reserve. The robber dies of natural causes, leaving behind a cryptic message concerning the location of his loot. The authorities decide to release his cellmate, to use him as bait against the deceased's dangerous former partner.

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Title: Bait
Director of photography: Tobias A. Schliessler
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 16
Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1
Distribution format: video on demand
Narrative location: New York City
Review score: 39/100(February 5, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 28 critic review
26%(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 82 critic review
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4.2/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Soundtrack release: Bait – Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Assistant director: Sara MacDonald
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/bait-film/Retrieved 2025-07-05
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