The Contract

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The Contract

R

2006

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

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Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman), one of the world's greatest assassins, is handed a lucrative contract to kill a highly secretive billionaire. But in a twist of fate, Carden is involved in a car accident during the job, and when his gun is found after he is admitted to a hospital, federal marshals arrest him. Meanwhile, ex-cop Ray Keene (John Cusack) is hiking with his son, Chris (Jamie Anderson), when Carden's cohorts try to spring him from custody, and soon the pair is caught in the crossfire.

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Mariló García

Cinemanía (Spain)

Goes through the typical motions of the [genre]. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 1/5

Nov 6, 2020

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Urban Cinefile Critics

Urban Cinefile

Having read about the extensive problems in financing, scripting and casting of director Bruce Beresford's diaries, I was keen to see the result. Could any film overcome all those problems, including Beresford's own reluctance?

Sep 7, 2007

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

Little more than a clumsy pile-up of hackneyed themes, one-dimensional characters, and mediocre tension.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2007

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...sporadically intriguing yet thoroughly mediocre...

Rated: 2/4

Jul 23, 2007

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Even Cusack fans will find his charms in short supply here.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 23, 2007

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Mike Barnard

Future Movies UK

Rated: 5/10

Oct 9, 2006

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Thorby R

Just watched my DVD of this again, maybe a couple of years after the first viewing. Don't take any notice of the bad reviews; this is great story, with fantastic actors, tight and frequently amusing script, great outdoors scenery, exciting action and interesting character arc development - for Morgan Freeman's character, especially, but also for John Cusack's and Megan Dodds', and (even) also for Jamie Anderson's ...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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B W

This is such a bad movie, do not waste a minute of your time watching this trash.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Jeffrey P

Okay characters in a game of cat & mouse with some twists to the trope to spice it up. The subplot needed a bit more.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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michael h

Yeah storyline is predictable, and the trek is looong. But Freeman and Cusack in same movie? I will watch that anytime.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Rick T

Pointless trek thru the woods.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Jelisije J

The worst Morgan Freemen movie you will ever see. The plot for the most part makes sense, but its one of the most predictable movies with all the basic movie troupes that you wish the movie was over in the first 15 minutes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/26/24

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Synopsis

Frank Carden (Morgan Freeman), one of the world's greatest assassins, is handed a lucrative contract to kill a highly secretive billionaire. But in a twist of fate, Carden is involved in a car accident during the job, and when his gun is found after he is admitted to a hospital, federal marshals arrest him. Meanwhile, ex-cop Ray Keene (John Cusack) is hiking with his son, Chris (Jamie Anderson), when Carden's cohorts try to spring him from custody, and soon the pair is caught in the crossfire.

Director: Bruce Beresford
Producer: Randall Emmett, George Furla, John Darrouzet, Stephen Katz, Danny Lerner, Andreas Schmid, Les Weldon
Screenwriter: John Darrouzet, Stephen Katz
Production Co: Nu Image Entertainment GmbH, VIP 4 Medienfonds, Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Revelations Entertainment, Contract Productions
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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