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The Recruit is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson and written by Kurt Wimmer and Mitch Glazer. Produced by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum through Birnbaum/Barber Productions and Touchstone Pictures, the movie stars Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, and Gabriel Macht. The narrative is set in Virginia and Washington DC, focusing on the Central Intelligence Agency. Klaus Badelt composed the score, with Stuart Dryburgh serving as director of photography.
Filmed in Toronto, the English-language production has a runtime of 115 minutes and was rated PG-13. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix, including via video on demand. The film had a budget of $46,000,000 and generated $101,200,000 in revenue. It received two nomination awards and holds various review scores, including a 6.6 rating on IMDb, a 5.5 out of 10 score, and a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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6.4A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Cast
- Colin Farrell as James Clayton
- Al Pacino as Walter Burke
- Bridget Moynahan as Layla Moore
- Gabriel Macht as Zack
- Karl Pruner as Dennis Slayne
- Eugene Lipinski as Husky Man
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- washington dc, usa
- spy
- recruit
- training
- surveillance
- extramarital affair
- aggressive
- intense
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
146,013 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Roger Donaldson
- Written by
- Roger Towne Kurt Wimmer Mitch Glazer
- Produced by
- Jeff Apple Gary Barber Roger Birnbaum
- Starring
- Al Pacino Colin Farrell Bridget Moynahan Gabriel Macht
- Cinematography
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Edited by
- David Rosenbloom
- Music by
- Klaus Badelt
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures Spyglass Entertainment Epsilon Motion Pictures
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release dates
- January 25, 2003 ( 2003-01-25 ) ( Febio Film Festival ) January 31, 2003 ( 2003-01-31 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $46 million
- Box office
- $101.2 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Screenwriter
- Mitch Glazer
- Cast member
- Chris Owens
- Composer
- Klaus Badelt
- Producer
- Roger Birnbaum
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Stuart Dryburgh
- Narrative location
- Virginia
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 740209
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-01-15
- title
- The Recruit
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 56/100
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Encyclopedic overview
The Recruit is a 2003 American spy thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Al Pacino, Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan. The film was produced by Spyglass Entertainment in association with Epsilon Motion Pictures and Place Productions, and released by Touchstone Pictures through Buena Vista Pictures Distribution on January 31, 2003. It received mixed reviews from critics, but grossed $101.2 million worldwide.
Plot
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