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Summary
A 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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 50Audiences 61GoodWatch 56
Metascore56
Tomatometer43%
IMDb6.6
Letterboxd · 37 K ratings3.1/5
User score5.9
Audience score58%
Box office
2.2×its budget
- Budget
- $46 M
- Worldwide
- $101 M
Worldwide it earned $55 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 55 min
A typical length for action movies, +7 min on the typical 108
typical 108115Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 17 more
+17Released
2003
January 31, 2003
23 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PersianRussianMade 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
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 27 more44 people
- Colin FarrellJames Clayton
- Al PacinoWalter Burke
- Bridget MoynahanLayla Moore
- Gabriel MachtZack
- Karl PrunerDennis Slayne
- Eugene LipinskiHusky Man
- Mike RealbaRonnie Gibson
- Domenico FioreInstructor #1
Ron LeaDell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Jeanie CallejaCo-Ed #1
Jessica GrecoBrunette at Blue Ridge
Angelo TsarouchasCab Driver- VHVeronica HurnickPolygraph Interrogator
Steve LucescuInstructor #2
Richard FitzpatrickRob Stevens- JWJohn WatsonGuard
Chris OwensArt Wallis
Janet BaileyYoung Instructor- SKSam KaliliehElliot
Merwin MondesirStan
Elisa MoolecherryLisa Sahadi- SDSheldon DavisSecurity Officer #1
Oscar HsuPsychiatrist #1
Arlene MazerollePsychiatrist #2
Directing · 4
- Roger Donaldson Director
- Jeff J.J. Authors First Assistant Director
- Penny Charter Second Assistant Director
- Samantha Armstrong Script Supervisor
Writing · 5
- Roger Towne Writer
- Mitch Glazer Writer
- Kurt Wimmer Writer
- Rob McCallum Storyboard
- Ron Hobbs Storyboard
Production · 15
- Jonathan Glickman Executive Producer
- Ric Kidney Executive Producer
- Gary Barber Producer
- Roger Birnbaum Producer
- Jeff Apple Producer
- Robin D. Cook Casting
Camera · 4
- Stuart Dryburgh Director of Photography
- Kerry Hayes Still Photographer
- Andy Chmura Camera Operator
- Gilles Corbeil Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 6
- David Rosenbloom Editor
- Gregory Plotkin First Assistant Editor
- Dawn M. Stoliar First Assistant Editor
- Mary Beth Smith Negative Cutter
- Dale E. Grahn Color Timer
- Richmond Riedel First Assistant Editor
Sound · 14
- Klaus Badelt Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- Tom Bellfort Supervising Sound Editor, ADR Editor
- Christopher Brooks Music Editor
- Blake Neely Orchestrator
- Alex Gibson Music Editor
- Gwendolyn Yates Whittle ADR Supervisor
Art · 9
- Andrew McAlpine Production Design
- Joe Curtin Construction Coordinator
- Gordon White Set Designer
- Peter Nicolakakos Set Decoration
- Deryck Blake Property Master
- Neil Morfitt Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Beatrix Aruna Pasztor Costume Design
- John Caglione Jr. Makeup Artist
- Jennifer Bower O'Halloran Key Hair Stylist
- Angel De Angelis Hairstylist
- Sylvain Cournoyer Key Makeup Artist
- Linda Petty Costume Supervisor
Lighting · 4
- Gary Deneault Best Boy Electric
- Bob Rodgers Rigging Gaffer
- Ronald Gauvin Rigging Grip
- Scotty Allan Chief Lighting Technician
Other crew · 10
- Steve Lucescu Stunt Coordinator
- Michael Russo Stunt Coordinator
- Monique Ganderton Stunt Double
- Karen Tyrell Unit Publicist
- Shelley Cook Stunt Double
- Dave Staples Transportation Coordinator
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