The Score is an American/German crime thriller film directed by Frank Oz, and stars Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando in his final film role. It was the only time that Brando and De Niro appeared in a film together, although both had played the same role, Don Vito Corleone, in The Godfather saga. The screenplay was based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada of a story by Daniel E. Taylor and Emmy-winner Kario Salem.