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57% Critic Match
Bait
“Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn't know it yet.”
5.7 / 10• 2000• 1h 59m•R• English
ActionThrillerCrime
Storyline
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Cast & Crew
Jamie Foxx
Alvin Sanders
Lead
David Morse
Edgar Clenteen
Robert Pastorelli
Jaster
Doug Hutchison
Bristol
Kimberly Elise
Lisa Hill
David Paymer
Agent Wooly
Mike Epps
Stevie Sanders
Jamie Kennedy
Agent Blum
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Antoine Fuqua's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bait is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
