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The Protégé

2021 · 109 min

A sleek, brooding thriller that blends brutal action with a melancholy undercurrent, keeping you tense and invested.

Directed by
Martin Campbell
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton
Tagline
Made for vengeance.
Overview
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody and trained in the family business, Anna is the world’s most skilled contract killer. When Moody, the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival, is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves ever tighter.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Genres
Action, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • found family
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
action, thriller, crime
Directed by
Martin Campbell
Written by
Richard Wenk
Starring
Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, David Rintoul, Patrick Malahide, Ray Fearon, Ori Pfeffer, Robert Patrick
Music
Photek
Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
Bulgaria, Romania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
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