Paranoia

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Paranoia

PG-13

Released Aug 16, 2013

1h 46m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is a rising star at a global tech company run by Nicolas Wyatt (Gary Oldman). An innocent mistake proves costly to Adam when Wyatt forces him to become a corporate spy to obtain trade secrets from a rival company run by Jock Goddard (Harrison Ford), Wyatt's former partner. At first, Adam finds that the assignment is like a clever game -- but when he wants to get out of the situation, he learns that each tech titan will go to shocking lengths to protect his secrets.

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Critics Consensus

Clichéd and unoriginal, Paranoia is a middling techno-thriller with indifferent performances and a shortage of thrills.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

There's nothing wrong with Paranoia that a stronger director, livelier leading actors and several hundred fewer narrative conveniences wouldn't cure.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 23, 2014

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Ernest Hardy

Village Voice

This is a film at odds with itself, wanting to be a 99 percenter rallying cry but wallowing in and fetishizing 1 percenter accoutrement at every turn.

Jul 23, 2014

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

Paranoia, a ho-hum thriller about corporate spying in the high-tech world, comes off as a lot more preposterous than paranoid, and it takes no more than a few frames for the eye rolling to commence.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 23, 2014

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It simply feels too antiquated to actually elicit anything resembling an audience response.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Non-stop intrigue that will have you on the edge of your seat, Paranoia connects on every level.

Nov 27, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Another bungled disappointment from Robert Luketic.

Aug 22, 2019

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Don’t waste your time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/22/24

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James B

This movie was okay. Maybe sophisticated film buffs think it's mediocre at best, or perhaps even (gasp) predictable, but this really wasn't a bad movie. I agree it's hard to put on a great performance beside actors like Oldman and Ford, but the rest of the cast did alright. This is about a young tech guy getting in over his head and being manipulated by a greedy corporate head to spy on his rival. Soon enough he realises this and has to find a way out.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Test T

Some of this was really cool. Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford were great as the tech boss rivals, but the other characters were not so good, and just too ordinary. I got the impression that amongst the cool scenes, there was a lot of dull everyday stuff included to use up audience time before the ending arrives which squandered much of the films ideas and potential to thrill. Somewhat disappointing overall, but I'm still pleased I watched it. (Oh, and I enjoyed the music)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Jelisije J

A very generic stereotypical predictable corporate espionage film.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/15/23

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Hatidzhe T

Loved the movie but watched in 2022 and hated Amber Heard in it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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steve d

They spent so much $ getting talent around its young star they forgot to get him a script.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth) is a rising star at a global tech company run by Nicolas Wyatt (Gary Oldman). An innocent mistake proves costly to Adam when Wyatt forces him to become a corporate spy to obtain trade secrets from a rival company run by Jock Goddard (Harrison Ford), Wyatt's former partner. At first, Adam finds that the assignment is like a clever game -- but when he wants to get out of the situation, he learns that each tech titan will go to shocking lengths to protect his secrets.

Director: Robert Luketic
Producer: Alexandra Milchan, Scott Lambert, William D. Johnson, Deepak Nayar
Screenwriter: Jason Hall, Barry Levy
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Deepak Nayar, Emjag, Film 360, Gaumont
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.3M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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