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The Contractor

2007 · 105 min

A routine action thriller that passes the time with a few tense chases and an unlikely friendship.

Directed by
Josef Rusnak
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Tagline
The world's greatest marksman is now a marked man.
Overview
Former CIA Operative James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.

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Directed by
Josef Rusnak
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • friendship
  • revenge
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, adventure, drama, thriller
Directed by
Josef Rusnak
Written by
Joshua Michael Stern, Robert Foster
Starring
Wesley Snipes, Eliza Bennett, Lena Headey, Ralph Brown, Charles Dance, Gemma Jones, Richard Harrington, Iain Robertson
Music
Nicholas Pike
Cinematography
Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Runtime
105 min
Country
Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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