The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

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The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American adventure crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Michael Clarke Duncan and Natasha Henstridge. The title derives from a popular expression possibly dating from World War II naval aviation which means "completely, the whole, everything".

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Plot: Nicholas "Oz" Oseransky (Matthew Perry) is a depressed, slightly neurotic dentist working and living in Montreal. His wife Sophie (Rosanna Arquette) and mother-in-law (Carmen Ferlan) hate him, and his deceased father-in-law has saddled him with a lot of debt. At work, Oz has made friends with his receptionist, Jill (Amanda Peet), who urges him to get away from his wife who she believes is "not a good person". Oz admits that due to his life insurance, he's worth more dead than alive to her, but that he currently cannot afford to divorce her. Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis), a hitman, moves in next door under the assumed name of "Jimmy Jones". Having testified against the Gogolak gang, a very dangerous crime family in Chicago, Jimmy is hiding out in Canada. He immediately befriends Oz, who realizes who he is and becomes very nervous around him, but subsequently bonds with him after Jimmy invites him to show him around Montreal. Sophie presses Oz to travel to Chicago, where he is to meet up with Janni Gogolak (Kevin Pollak), let him know where Jimmy is, and collect a finder's fee. Oz travels to Chicago against his better judgment, but does not go to see Janni. Oz goes to his hotel room and finds another notorious hitman, Franklin Figueroa, a.k.a. "Frankie Figgs" (Michael Clarke Duncan), in his room. Frankie beats up Oz and takes him to meet Janni.

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It is at this meeting that he first encounters Jimmy's wife, Cynthia (Natasha Henstridge), for whom Oz immediately harbors an attraction. At the meeting, Janni explains that he intends to find out where Jimmy is, which Oz is coerced into admitting that he knows. Then Janni releases Oz, with the understanding that Frankie will go with him to assassinate Jimmy. Oz returns to his room, and immediately calls Jimmy and confesses everything, apologizing to Jimmy about revealing his whereabouts and imploring him to save himself. Jimmy, sounding unruffled, tells Oz to calm down and says that not only does he already know what happened, but that he also reassures Oz that it's all according to plan. Oz hangs up, and Cynthia arrives at the room. She reveals that some time ago, she, Jimmy, and Janni set up a joint account containing $10 million. There is, however, a special stipulation - the money can only be withdrawn in person by all three principals - or two principals and the death certificate of the third, or one principal with two death certificates. Oz realizes this is Jimmy's plan - to kill Janni and Cynthia to get all the money.

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