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Movie Info
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Director -
Timur Bekmambetov -
Producer -
Sean Daniel , Duncan Henderson , Joni Levin -
Screenwriter -
Keith Clarke , John Ridley -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Lightworkers Media , Paramount Pictures , Sean Daniel Company , Sony Classical , Bazalevs -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sequences of Violence|Disturbing Images) -
Genre -
Adventure , Action , History , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 19, 2016, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 4, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$26.4M -
Runtime -
2h 5m -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)