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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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