Ex-Special Forces member MICHAEL ATWOOD (Chiwetel Ejiofor) leads a crew of corrupt police officers and former soldiers (Anthony Mackie, Clifton Collins Jr., Aaron Paul and Norman Reedus) in a daring bank robbery that ends in a frenzied freeway shootout. As Detective Sergeant JEFFREY ALLEN (Woody Harrelson) investigates the spectacular crime, he is unaware that his own nephew, straight-arrow cop CHRIS ALLEN (Casey Affleck) has unknowingly been partnered with one of the robbers on Atlanta’s gang task force.
When ruthless Russian-Israeli mob boss IRINA VLASLOV (Kate Winslet) strong-arms the crew into attempting one last, seemingly impossible robbery, they decide their best hope is to divert the entire police force’s attention by staging a “999” incident — cop code for “officer down.” With a stellar cast, taut script and explosive action, Triple 9 delivers a startlingly fresh take on the classic heist thriller.