MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Mad Money
Bridget Cardigan is shocked to learn that she is on the verge of losing her home and comfortable upper middle class lifestyle when her husband Don is downsized from his job. Armed only with a decades old English degree and years as a dedicated mother and corporate wife, Bridget is forced into the unfamiliar labor market with no job skills. Finally, she accepts the only position she can find--janitor at the Federal Reserve Bank. The one-time suburban mom soon discovers she has more in common with her new co-workers than she thought. Bridget forges an unexpected bond with Nina, a hard-working single mom with two kids to raise, and Jackie, an exuberant free spirit with nothing to lose. Caught up in a system that underestimates their talents and keeps their dreams just out of reach, Bridget, Nina and Jackie set out to even the score. After a lifetime of playing by the rules, the three devise a plan to smuggle soon-to-be destroyed currency out of the supposedly airtight Reserve. As the unlikely crime syndicate amasses piles of cash, it looks like they have pulled off the perfect crime--until a minor misstep alerts the authorities. With more money than they know what to do with, the women are pushed to the limits of their ingenuity to stay one step ahead of the law!
Related reviews:
- Video: Mad Money
In "Mad Money," Diane Keaton plays a suburbanite who turns to crime when she discovers she's $280,000 in debt.
» Read more
- Video: Mad Money
- Twilight: Cult, Metaphor or Religion?
Mad Money, the distaff Ocean's Eleven, stars human seesaw Diane Keaton, earthly balance beam Queen Latifah, and the otherworldly whirligig Katie Holmes as a trio of Federal Reserve Bank employees who stage an inside job.
» Read more
MPAA rating:
PG-13
for sexual material and language, and brief drug references
Cast:
Stephen Root; Katie Holmes; Diane Keaton; Ted Danson; Adam Rothenberg; Christopher McDonald; J.C. MacKenzie; Queen Latifah; Meagen Fay; Roger R. Cross
Directed by:
Callie Khouri
On the web:
Genre:
Comedy; Drama; Suspense, Thriller Running time:
01:44
Release date:
2008
NEWS
With his father and brother standing nearby, a 25-year-old boxer suffered a fatal blow Friday at Philly's Blue Horizon. Francisco Rodriguez was pronounced dead on Sunday after being removed from life support.
» Read more
- Viewed
- Shared
Philly.com Promotions
- News | Sports | Business | What's Happening | Restaurants & Food | Entertainment | Living | Marketplace | Jobs
Site Services:
Classifieds:
- Jobs | Cars | Real Estate | Rentals | Marketplace | Celebrations
Partners:
If you see an objectionable post, please report it to us using the "Report Abuse" button.