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Trailer

Traitor

2008Movie1 h 54 minPG-13

64

DecentGoodWatch score

64

DecentGoodWatch score

Letterboxd

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Teens

Where to watch

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Fingerprint

Keeps you on edge.
Draws you into power games.
Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you guessing.
Gets your pulse racing.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 63Audiences 67GoodWatch 65
Tomatometer64%
Metascore61
User score7.2
IMDb6.9
Audience score64%
Letterboxd · 9 K ratings3.2/5
Box office
1.1×its budget
Budget
$22 M
Worldwide
$24 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 54 min
A typical length for dramas, +5 min on the typical 109
typical 109114
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 29 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
+19
Released
2008
August 23, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaActionThrillerCrime
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
ArabicFrench
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
ViolenceModerate
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 42
Directing · 2
Jeffrey Nachmanoff Director, Story, Writer
Daniela Saioni Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
Steve Martin Story, Executive Producer
Production · 14
Ashok Amritraj Executive Producer
Arlene Gibbs Executive Producer
Kay Liberman Executive Producer
Don Cheadle Producer
Richard Schlesinger Producer
David Hoberman Producer
Camera · 1
J. Michael Muro Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Billy Fox Editor
Sound · 1
Mark Kilian Original Music Composer
Art · 1
Laurence Bennett Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Gersha Phillips Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
Michael Roderick Digital Compositor
Other crew · 3
Robert Racki Stunts
Virginie Arnaud Stunts
Daniel Karlsson Compositor

Tropes

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