999 is the emergency police code for an officer who is down or requires urgent help, and it signals all available police units to respond immediately.
Triple 9 is about a violent heist crew working for the Russian mob, except these are not your usual criminals. They're police detectives.
Triple 9 may be considered a heist film, but its deep crime story reminds me more of The Departed. And like that Martin Scorsese film, Triple 9 features an amazing, large all-star cast that includes Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson, Anthony Mackie, Casey Affleck, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr., and Gal Gadot. There's even a cameo with the late Michael K. Williams.
It's mysteriously surprising that Triple 9 hardly garnered any attention. In any case, Triple 9 is a criminally underrated crime thriller (see what I did there?) and, in my humble opinion, is in the same league with Heat and The Departed.
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