---
title: 'Layer Cake (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Matthew Vaughn'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/layer-cake-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0375912/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Layer Cake (2004)

2004 · R · 106 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Layer Cake is a 2004 British crime drama thriller film directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his 2000 novel of the same name. The film was produced by Adam Bohling, David Reid and Vaughn, with Stephen Marks as executive producer. The title refers to the social strata, especially in the British criminal underworld. The film's plot revolves around a London-based criminal, played by Daniel Craig, who works in the cocaine trade and wishes to leave the drug business. The film also features Tom Hardy, Michael Gambon, Colm Meaney, and Sienna Miller. Craig's character is unnamed in the film and is listed in the credits as "XXXX".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Matthew Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-vaughn)
- **Producer:** [Matthew Vaughn](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-vaughn)
- **Screenplay:** [J. J. Connolly](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-j-connolly)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Lisa Gerrard](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-gerrard)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ben Davis and Camille Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-davis-and-camille-griffin)
- **Editor:** [Jon Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jon-harris)

## Cast

- [Tamer Hassan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tamer-hassan)
- [Matt Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-ryan)
- [Michael Gambon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gambon)
- [Francis Magee](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-magee)
- [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher)
- [Daniel Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-craig)
- [Ivan Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-kaye)
- [Colm Meaney](https://cinepixo.com/people/colm-meaney)
- [Dragan Mićanović](https://cinepixo.com/people/dragan-micanovic)
- [Burn Gorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/burn-gorman)
- [Sienna Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/sienna-miller)
- [Marcel Iureș](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-iures)
- [Jamie Foreman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-foreman)
- [Stephen Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-walters)
- [Jason Flemyng](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-flemyng)

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