Still from Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007): Cast, Plot and Ending Explained

Ocean's Thirteen (2007) is a Steven Soderbergh heist film in which Danny Ocean's crew wrecks casino owner Willy Bank's Las Vegas opening night to avenge Reuben Tishkoff. It is the fourth film in the Ocean's series by release order and the third main entry, it opened in the US on June 8, 2007, it runs 122 minutes, and it earned roughly $311 million worldwide on an $85 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo and The Numbers.

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Ocean's Thirteen (2007) theatrical poster
US release
June 8, 2007
Runtime
2h 2m
Rating
PG-13 / PG / PG
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Budget
$85 million
Worldwide
$311 million

Ocean's Thirteen Trailer

Trailer

Ocean's Eleven prequel trailer

What Is Ocean's Thirteen About?

Ocean's Thirteen follows Danny Ocean's crew as they turn a Las Vegas business betrayal into a revenge job aimed at Willy Bank's brand new casino.

The trouble starts with a shared project. Reuben Tishkoff and Bank are partners on the hotel, and Bank squeezes Reuben out, takes control and hands him a single token chip. The shock hits Reuben hard: he collapses and is left in grave condition. That is the moment Danny gathers his old crew again.

This job works differently from a vault break. Danny and his team want to sabotage Bank's grand opening and the casino's chances of success, so the target is the building's public reputation, not the cash cage. Newcomers can follow the story cold, though the crew's chemistry carries more weight for anyone who has seen Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Eleven (2001).

Ocean's Thirteen Cast: Who Plays Who?

Ocean's Eleven cast

Also starring Eddie Jemison (Livingston Dell), Elliott Gould (Reuben Tishkoff), Shaobo Qin (Yen).

Ocean's Thirteen Stills

Release Dates

MarketDateSource
USJune 8, 2007confirmedthe-numbers.com
UKJune 8, 2007reportedboxofficemojo.com
AUJune 14, 2007reportedboxofficemojo.com

Where to Watch Ocean's Thirteen

MarketSubscriptionRent or buy
USHBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Starz Apple TV channelAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
UKNetflix, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, Netflix Standard with Ads, HBO MaxApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
AUAmazon Prime Video, Stan, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, HBO Max Amazon ChannelApple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

Streaming availability data from JustWatch, checked 2026-11-02.

Who Directed and Wrote Ocean's Thirteen?

DirectorSteven Soderbergh
WritersGeorge Clayton Johnson, Jack Golden Russell, David Levien, Brian Koppelman
ProducersJerry Weintraub
MusicDavid Holmes
CinematographySteven Soderbergh

Box Office

Budget$85 million
Domestic (US and Canada)$117 million
International$194 million
Worldwide$311 million

Ocean's Eleven box office for every film.

Who Scored Ocean's Thirteen?

David Holmes composed the score for Ocean's Thirteen. No soundtrack album title or list of notable songs has been confirmed for the film. For the series-wide view of composers and songs, see the Ocean's series soundtrack overview.

Ocean’s Thirteen: Music From the Motion Picture album cover

Ocean’s Thirteen: Music From the Motion Picture

Score album · Warner Sunset Records · June 5, 2007 · 20 tracks

Cover art via Cover Art Archive

Full tracklist

  1. 1Not Their Fight · David Holmes1:18
  2. 211, 12 & 13 · David Holmes1:57
  3. 3Benedict Returns · David Holmes1:49
  4. 4Kensington Chump · David Holmes1:40
  5. 5Trapdoor Man · David Holmes1:07
  6. 6Laptops · David Holmes0:57
  7. 7Zippo’s · David Holmes0:42
  8. 8S***! S***! S***! · David Holmes2:02
  9. 9Dice Men · David Holmes1:54
  10. 10Diamond Location · David Holmes1:08
  11. 11The Nose · David Holmes2:31
  12. 12Caravan · Puccio Roelens3:29
  13. 13Suite bergamasque, Claire de lune, no. 3 · Isao Tomita5:51
  14. 14Grand Opening · David Holmes2:12
  15. 15Earthquake · David Holmes1:35
  16. 16Fender Roads · David Holmes2:39
  17. 17Snake Eyes · David Holmes2:57
  18. 18All Sewn Up · David Holmes3:14
  19. 19This Town · Frank Sinatra3:02
  20. 20Soul Town · The Motherhood2:30

Sources: musicbrainz.org, themoviedb.org

Ocean's Eleven soundtrack

Ocean's Thirteen Plot: What Happens in Oceans 13?Spoilers

In Ocean's Thirteen, Danny Ocean's crew ruins Willy Bank's Las Vegas hotel on opening night by rigging its games so the players win and by wrecking its bid for a top industry rating, and they finish by outplaying a double cross over Bank's diamonds. The job runs in four stages.

Stage one, the betrayal. Reuben Tishkoff partners with the ruthless casino owner Willy Bank on a new Las Vegas hotel, but Bank cheats him out of his share. Reuben suffers a heart attack and is left bedridden. Danny and his crew vow to punish Bank on opening night.

Stage two, the two targets. The plan has two parts. The crew wants to ruin the hotel's chances of winning a top industry rating, and it wants to rig the tables and slot machines so that players win big and the house loses its expected profit. Standing in the way is the casino's advanced cheat detection system, which has to be defeated before any rigged game can run unnoticed.

Stage three, the money and the double cross. The crew's drilling equipment fails, so, with no other option, they turn to their old rival Terry Benedict for money. In return, Benedict wants Bank's valuable diamonds stolen. Linus Caldwell gets close to Bank's assistant Abigail Sponder to reach the diamonds, while Benedict secretly hires a thief to grab them first.

Stage four, opening night. Danny arranges for the rigged games to run on opening night and for a staged disaster to empty the building. The thief takes the diamonds, but they turn out to be a decoy, because Danny foresaw the double cross. The plan works, and the players walk out with huge winnings while Willy Bank is left helpless to retaliate. The crew uses part of the take to set Reuben up with his own casino, and Danny gives Benedict's share to charity in Benedict's name.

When and Where Did Ocean's Thirteen Premiere?

Ocean's Thirteen screened on May 24, 2007, in Cannes, Out of Competition at the 60th Cannes Film Festival. The festival welcomed George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon for the screening.

Producer Jerry Weintraub told Cannes organizers that Las Vegas has a special feel, and the film returns to a Las Vegas setting. The general release followed two weeks later. The film opened in the US and the UK on June 8, 2007, and in Australia on June 14, 2007. The US date is confirmed by The Numbers, while the UK and Australian dates are reported by Box Office Mojo. A limited UK rerelease of a 4K restoration followed on August 30, 2024.

Ocean's Thirteen Ending Explained: Did the Revenge Work?Spoilers

Yes, in Ocean's Thirteen the revenge on Willy Bank works: his opening night is ruined, he cannot retaliate, and Danny Ocean's decoy diamonds beat Terry Benedict's double cross.

The finale layers three separate schemes on one night. The first is the attack on the casino itself: the crew defeats the advanced cheat detection system so the rigged tables and slot machines can run, and the players walk out with huge winnings while the house loses its expected profit. The second is the staged disaster Danny arranges to empty the building, which turns the grand opening into a public failure and wrecks the hotel's bid for a top industry rating. The third is the diamond swap, where the thief Benedict secretly hired takes stones that turn out to be a decoy.

In my opinion, the smartest move in the final stretch is Danny foreseeing the double cross. Benedict funds the crew only after the drilling equipment fails, asks for Bank's diamonds in return, and then hires his own thief rather than trust the crew to deliver. Danny's answer is to let him succeed at a theft that gets him nothing. The payoff is the last turn of the screw: Danny gives Benedict's share to charity in Benedict's name, so Benedict is publicly credited with a large donation he never meant to make.

The two punishments are deliberately unequal. Bank loses the opening he built the whole project around and is left helpless to retaliate. Benedict, the old rival, is only embarrassed into generosity. In my view that is a gentler outcome, but it fits a man whose betrayal was opportunistic, where Bank's was the one that put Reuben in a hospital bed.

The ending also differs in shape from the earlier entries. As the fourth film in release order and the third main entry, Ocean's Thirteen returns to a Las Vegas setting, which producer Jerry Weintraub told Cannes organizers has a special feel, and it centers on one target and one villain instead of a spread of rivals. That focus is why the closing beat lands on Reuben: he is given a casino of his own, so the film that began with a friend cheated out of his stake ends with him holding one, a bookend for a heist that was never about profit.

Where Was Ocean's Thirteen Filmed?

Ocean's Thirteen is set in Las Vegas, but neither the studio nor the Cannes festival has published verified shooting locations. The story centers on a new hotel and casino on the Strip. For the franchise level view of the settings, see Ocean's Eleven heists.

Ocean's Thirteen Trivia

A few details about Ocean's Thirteen are easy to verify and fun to know.

  • Ellen Barkin joined the series as a new cast member, playing Abigail Sponder, while Al Pacino plays the villain Willy Bank.
  • The Numbers lists a limited UK rerelease on August 30, 2024, as a 4K restoration.
  • Producer Jerry Weintraub told Cannes organizers that Las Vegas has a special feel.
  • Clooney, Pitt and Damon were the stars welcomed at the Cannes screening.

For the film that follows in release order, see Ocean's Eight, and for the overall sequence see Ocean's Eleven movies in order.

Facts

FAQs

What happens in Oceans 13?

Willy Bank cheats Reuben Tishkoff out of a share in a new Las Vegas casino, and Reuben suffers a heart attack. Danny Ocean and his crew set out to ruin Bank's opening night by rigging the games, defeating the cheat detection system and wrecking the hotel's bid for a top industry rating. They finish by outplaying a diamond double cross arranged by Terry Benedict.

Why is Julia Roberts not in Oceans 13?

Julia Roberts does not appear in Ocean's Thirteen; she is not among the 15 billed cast members and her character Tess Ocean is not in the credited list. Neither the studio nor the Cannes festival has given a reason for her absence.

Is Ocean's 13 the last one?

No. In release order, Ocean's Thirteen is followed by the spin-off Ocean's Eight. An untitled Ocean's Eleven prequel is also dated by Warner Bros. for June 25, 2027 in the US (confirmed, according to Variety Australia). See the Ocean's Eleven prequel page for its status.

Is Oceans 13 better than 12, and is it a good film?

Our opinion is that Ocean's Thirteen is the tighter plan of the two, since it has a single clear target in Willy Bank's opening night and a single clear villain. It earned roughly $311 million worldwide on an $85 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo and The Numbers. For the full comparison, see Ocean's Eleven movies ranked. Readers who prefer a more scattered, traveling caper may still lean toward Ocean's Twelve.

When was Ocean's 13 released?

Ocean's Thirteen was released in US theaters on June 8, 2007, after premiering at Cannes on May 24, 2007. It opened in the UK on the same day as the US and in Australia on June 14, 2007. The film runs 122 minutes.

Where can you stream Oceans Thirteen?

Ocean's Thirteen streams on HBO Max in the US, Netflix in the UK and Stan in Australia (checked November 2, 2026). In the US it can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube and Fandango At Home. In the UK it streams on HBO Max and Now TV Cinema as well. In Australia it also streams on Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max. Availability changes.