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The Contractor

Name: The Contractor
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: 2022-03-10
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.35

★ 6,4 /10 (1,081 Votes)

2022 EN 103 min

Overview

After being involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces, James Harper decides to support his family by joining a private contracting organization alongside his best friend and under the command of a fellow veteran. Overseas on a covert mission, Harper must evade those trying to kill him while making his way back home.

Stream

Release date

10/03/2022

Votes

1,081

Popularity

6.8

The mission is not what it seems.

Genres

Action Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

103 min

Revenue

$2,122,288

Website

www.paramountmovies.com

Chris Pine

James

Kiefer Sutherland

Rusty

Ben Foster

Mike

Gillian Jacobs

Brianne

Sander Thomas

Jack

Toby Dixon

Young James

Dean Ashton

James' Father

Dustin Lewis

Pastor

Regina Ting Chen

Army Doctor

Brian Lafontaine

Captain

Cory Scott Allen

LTC Roberts

Antal Kalik

Tattoo Artist

Tyner Rushing

Christine

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Nicolas Noblitt

Mike Jr.

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Eva Ursescu

Kelly

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Nico Woulard

Dave

Tait Fletcher

Dalton

Malosi Leonard

Ernie

Brandon Melendy

Tito

Bruce Lester-Johnson

Tired Eyed Man

Nina Hoss

Katia

Fares Fares

Salim

Amira Casar

Sylvia

Aristou Meehan

Yanis

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Tudor Velio

Olivier

Christian Toma

Ojjeh

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Andrada Corlat

Maggie Bolevska

George Piștereanu

Carlos

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Cosmin Pădureanu

Lab Guard

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Alexandra Murarus

Hotel Salvina Concierge

J. D. Pardo

Eric

Florian Munteanu

Kaufman

Eddie Marsan

Virgil

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Adina Victorina Christescu

Airport Security

Sergei Dmitriev

Sergei

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Ms. Wednesday Weld

Rusty's Dog

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Fluffy Hornstein

Rusty's Dog

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Gus Fahey

Rusty's Dog

Mike Capozzola

Civilian Contractor (uncredited)

Timothy Carr

Soldier (uncredited)

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Lindsey Clute

Church Goer (uncredited)

Chris TC Edge

Church Goer (uncredited)

Alexej Manvelov

Asset (uncredited)

Matthew Marsh

Gray (uncredited)

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Diane Tavegia

Mother of Soldier (uncredited)

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Jim Tavegia

Church Goer (uncredited)

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Cathy Wheeler

Church Goer (uncredited)

Jaclyn White

Church Goer (uncredited)

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FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-contractor-spoiler-free-review "The Contractor is one more generic action flick with a story borrowed directly from the formulaic Hollywood closet, without any surprises or even high entertainment levels. Chris Pine is the mandatory "famous face" chosen to (try to) elevate a plot seen countless times before, and with Ben Foster's friendly shoulder, they actually manage to carry Tarek Saleh's film for a good chunk of the runtime. However, even with a couple of captivating action sequences and occasional eyebrow-rai…

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Okay as a time-waster and perfectly watchable as Chris Pine, as always, makes for a great lead, but the story is really predictable and the finale, which I think only was 10-minutes, felt really rushed and unsatisfying. It's a mix of Jack Ryan, Bourne Identity and Shooter. Fine as a rental, not sure I'd revisit anytime soon. **3.0/5**

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Well, I suppose even Chris Pine has bills - and this rather lacklustre effort must have been his accountant's suggestion of best ways to pay. Here, he plays the down on his luck "Harper" - a former American Special Forces operative - who joins up with some former colleagues on an highly paid mission in Germany under the aegis of Kiefer Sutherland ("Rusty"). Of course it all goes wrong and we now have to endure the usual run-of-the-mill cat and mouse antics as he tries to get home safely and deal with his betrayer. It's not that it's a shocker, this - it's just that it is all so join-the-dots. …

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