Line #30 Film/Triple9


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The code on the street is never black and white.]]
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4	''Triple 9'' is a 2016 American crime thriller film directed by John Hillcoat and starring Creator/CaseyAffleck, Creator/ChiwetelEjiofor, Creator/AnthonyMackie, Creator/AaronPaul, [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas Clifton Collins Jr.]], Creator/NormanReedus, Creator/MichaelKWilliams, Creator/GalGadot, Creator/WoodyHarrelson, and Creator/KateWinslet.
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6	A crew of criminals and corrupt cops in Atlanta are strong-armed by Irinia, the wife of a Russian-Jewish mob boss, into stealing data from a secure government building. The job is considered impossible, until one of the crew suggests killing a cop (a "999" in Atlanta Police radio code) to distract the rest of the force from the scene of the real crime. Marcus nominates his new partner, Chris Allen, to be the unsuspecting victim, but when Allen survives the attack, the entire plan is put at risk.
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9	!!The movie features examples of:
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11	* BankRobbery: The opening sequence shows the crew performing one in order to retrieve a safe deposit box for Irina.
12	* BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler: Russell]].
13	* BoundAndGagged: The unfortunate couple [[PunkInTheTrunk in the boot]] of Irina's car at the start of the movie. Irina is not a woman to be messed with.
14	* BrainlessBeauty: Irina's sister Elena. Irina even comments that her sister is not very smart, but extremely good-looking, and that can make up for a lot of other deficits in today's society. Elena blindly follows all Irina's orders, even when they concern her son.
15	* CastingGag: In one scene, a road sign proclaiming "ZOMBIES AHEAD" can be seen, a reference to ''Series/{{The Walking Dead\|2010}}'', which stars Creator/NormanReedus.
16	* TheCaper: The film opens with the crew knocking over a bank to steal a safety deposit box. A large chunk of the latter part of the film is devoted to them planning and then executing a heist on a Homeland Security safe building.
17	* DangerTakesABackseat: Russell gets into his car and one of Irina's {{mook}}s rises from the backseat and wraps a plastic bag over his head. Later, [[spoiler: Franco gets in car at the hospital and sees Jeffrey's tie hanging from his rear view mirror. He then looks in the mirror and sees Jeffrey in the backseat holding a gun on him]].
18	* DeadManHonking: When the gang are meeting to discuss Irina's offer, [[spoiler:Russel]]'s car rolls slowly round the corner, hits the wall, and stops. The horn starts blaring. When the door is opened, the gang finds a mortally wounded [[spoiler:Russell]] slumped forward on the wheel.
19	* DwindlingParty: The heist crew initially starts out with 5 members. [[spoiler:Inbetween Irina having Russell mortally wounded to send a message, and then Gabe shooting Marcus and in turn shot by Chris, they're down to just Michael and Franco when the main heist of the movie starts.]]
20	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Irina declares that the only reason she doesn’t have Michael killed is her fondness for her nephew, who is Michael's son.
21	* [[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]]: Marcus and Franco.
22	* ExplosiveLeash: Michael attaches bombs to two of the guards in the Homeland Security building to ensure the cooperation of them and the rest of the guards. He blows the ankle of one them to show he is not bluffing.
23	* ExternalCombustion: Michael [[spoiler: kills Irina with a bomb disguised as a gift for his son.]]
24	* FromCamouflageToCriminal: Russell and Michael are ex-navy [=SEALs=]. On watching the video of the bank robbery, one of the cops comments that these guys have had tactical training.
25	* LastBreathBullet: [[spoiler:Gabe]] is dying when he draws his gun and uses it to shoot [[spoiler:Marcus]]; an action that gets him shot by [[spoiler:Chris]], who doesn't realize [[spoiler:Gabe]] was saving his life.
26	* TheMafiya: Irina's husband is a Jewish-Russian Mafia boss.
27	* MercyKill: Russell is wounded so badly [[spoiler: that Michael has to put him out of his misery in front of Gabe.]]
28	* KillerCop: It's Franco who suggests the 999 [[spoiler: and who later kills Michael and steals the money from the main heist]].
29	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Once she has what she wants, Irina drops all pretenses and bluntly calls Michael a "fucking monkey" to his face.
30	* PunkInTheTrunk: In Irina's EstablishingCharacterMoment, one of her mooks summons her outside where he opens the boot of a car. Inside are a bloodied and battered man and woman, BoundAndGagged. The mook then hands Irina a plastic bag [[TheToothHurts containing their teeth]]. It is never revealed what this pair did to displease Irina.
31	* SacrificialLion: Irina [[spoiler: has Russell tortured and mortally wounded to "convince" the crew to take the new job.]]
32	* TitleDrop: A "999" or "triple 9" is the police code for "officer down" and the title of the film.
33	* TheToothHurts: In Irina's EstablishingCharacterMoment, one of her mooks summons her outside where he opens the boot of a car. [[PunkIntheTrunk Inside are a bloodied and battered man and woman]], BoundAndGagged. The mook then hands Irina a plastic bag containing their teeth. It is never revealed what this pair did to displease Irina.
34	* WeNeedADistraction: The gang decide they can pull the second heist is to create an 'triple 9' ('officer down') call. This will draw every available police unit to the scene of the call, and away from their intended target.
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