"Based on actual secrets."

2019

1h 36m

6.0(1335 votes)

Crime

Drama

Comedy

Overview

When a widow gets swindled out of insurance money, her search for answers leads to two cunning lawyers in Panama who hide cash for the superrich.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Meryl Streep

Ellen Martin / Elena

Gary Oldman

Jürgen Mossack

Antonio Banderas

Ramón Fonseca

Jeffrey Wright

Malchus Irvin Boncamper

Melissa Rauch

Melanie

Jeff Michalski

Norm Sidley

Jane Morris

Barb Sidley

Robert Patrick

Captain Paris

David Schwimmer

Matthew Quirk

Cristela Alonzo

Special Agent Kilmer

Creative team

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Written by: Scott Z. Burns
Produced by: Lawrence Grey
Scott Z. Burns

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