Ronin

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Ronin

R

Released Sep 12, 1998

1h 58m

Action

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) puts together a team of experts that she tasks with stealing a valuable briefcase, the contents of which are a mystery. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. As their operation gets underway, several team members are found to be untrustworthy, and everyone must complete the mission with a watchful eye on everyone else.

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Critics Consensus

Ronin earns comparisons to The French Connection with strong action, dynamic road chase scenes, and solid performances.

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

It's like watching the revival of a forgotten art form; the fact that it's done with a minimum of special effects makes it all the more stirring.

Apr 19, 2021

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Not even supercool Robert De Niro can enliven this boring tale.

Aug 18, 2017

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Globe and Mail

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 12, 2002

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an erratically-paced yet often thrilling endeavor...

Rated: 3/4

Jan 27, 2023

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Olly Richards

Sunday Times (UK)

[John Frankenheimer] turns a pretty duff script into something fairly exciting...

Sep 19, 2022

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

A beautiful piece of work: elegant without being ponderous, complex without being complicated.

Rated: A

Sep 2, 2022

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Joe D

Ranks among the all time greatest car movies. The 450SEL 6.9 was the director’s, Jerry Frankenheimer, own car.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Audience Member

Throughout this movie, I felt like it was missing something. It had a bit of a bland/dull style and I felt like they could've had a more enticing set up to it at the beginning that would've made it easier to follow. However, I did like the action and chase sequences in the movie, those were pretty impressive and seemed to be an inspiration behind the Bourne car chases that would be filmed a few years later in Europe as well. I also liked the casting, every name was a big name and it was pretty cool seeing some of these actors together. Some of the moments toward the end were pretty dramatic too. And oh yeah, where was the Sean Bean death????!!! Isn't that supposed to happen in every movie he's in???

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/22/24

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Mate P

Ronin is a very good action movie, with awesome car chase scenes, great direction and a really good cast. The characters are great and the mysterious way the audience gets to know them is really engaging. I loved Vincent and Sam's duo, while the supporting characters were interesing too, with simple, but reasonable motivations. The story has a few very surprising twists, while the character decisions and reaction to them remain reasonable. The directing is awesome, because this movie is technically complete. The action sequences are more than ok. The car chases are awesome, they are also well-shot and the editing was great too. With an amazing cast like this it is obvious that the acting isn't going to be bad. Ronin isn't among the best movies of all time, but it is an awesome, super fun watch because of its great action sequences and huge cast.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Narciso R

Fantastic movie, incredible cast. NRJ.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Spike G

Decent enought time

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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KB B

It was a pretty good action film. It's worth the watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Natascha McElhone

Deirdre

Stellan Skarsgård

Gregor

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Synopsis

Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) puts together a team of experts that she tasks with stealing a valuable briefcase, the contents of which are a mystery. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. As their operation gets underway, several team members are found to be untrustworthy, and everyone must complete the mission with a watchful eye on everyone else.

Director: John Frankenheimer
Producer: Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter: J.D. Zeik, David Mamet
Distributor: United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co: United Artists, FGM Entertainment, Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $41.6M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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