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The Contract

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...sporadically intriguing yet thoroughly mediocre... Rated: 2/4 Jul 23, 2007 Full Review Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Even Cusack fans will find his charms in short supply here. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 23, 2007 Full Review Mike Barnard Future Movies UK Rated: 5/10 Oct 9, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ink C I thought it was a nice self contained entertaining film like one you just happen to catch randomly on cable television on a Sunday afternoon and in that respect it succeeds Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/25/25 Full Review Fletcher K Absolutely juvenile film; cannot believe Morgan Freeman was a part of this. Ridiculous fake helicopter crash was beyond belief. Characters were unbelievable. Casual murders for no necessary reason. No way to adequately express the remorse I feel for the time I wasted watching this film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/08/25 Full Review Ricardo d This a very well written movie. It is also very interesting and full of great scenes and surprises. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/25 Full Review Kathryn V Wasnt that bad. Wasn't the right role for Morgan Freeman. Thumbs s up, John Cusack, some good acting. Saved the movie for me. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/25/25 Full Review John P I was hoping this was going to be one of those "it's so bad it's good movies," but I was sorely mistaken. I would have thought a Freeman-Cusack outing would at least be entertaining, but the dialog is so stilted and hackneyed and the scene changes so sporadic and the scenes themselves look like first-take drafts rather than movie-ready cuts. The only thing this movie has going for it is the scenery, and even that wasn't authentic, having been filmed in Bulgaria, not Washington State. This isn't even a run-of-the-mill thriller. It's about as awful of a movie as one could make. I just have to wonder how Freeman and Cusack got roped into this clunker. Gah! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Robert P Great movie during a long flight…. With John Cusack and Morgan Freeman- this direct to DVD and streaming thriller will keep you entertained. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Bruce Beresford

Director

Morgan Freeman

Major Frank Carden

John Cusack

Ray Keene

Jamie Anderson

Chris Keene

Alice Krige

Agent Gwen Miles

Megan Dodds

Sandra

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Movie Info

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, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films, Millennium Films, VIP 4 Medienfonds, 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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