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The Foreigner

2017 · 114 min

A grim, methodical revenge thriller that trades quips for quiet menace and sudden, brutal bursts of violence.

Tagline
Never push a good man too far.
Overview
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • grief
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Written by
David Marconi
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Ray Fearon, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady, Michael McElhatton, Lia Williams
Music
Cliff Martinez
Cinematography
David Tattersall
Runtime
114 min
Country
China, India, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Mandarin, English

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