Thick as Thieves (Also Known As: The Code ) is an Action Crime Thriller film directed by Mimi Leder and written by Ted Humphrey . It released on 9 January 2009 (Taiwan). The film stars Rade Serbedzija, Morgan Freeman, Robert Forster. A veteran thief recruits a younger crook to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob.