The Hunted

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The Hunted

R

Released Feb 24, 1995

1h 50m

Action

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New York executive Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is on a business trip in Japan when he meets the stunning, enigmatic Kirina (Joan Chen). They spend the night together in her hotel room, and Racine returns the next day to retrieve his forgotten keys. But once he's there, he witnesses Kirina's assassination by Kinjo (John Lone), the leader of a ninja cult. Realizing that Racine has seen everything, Kinjo will do everything in his power to end the executive's life.

David Nusair

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...a fairly irresistible setup that's employed to mostly erratic, underwhelming effect...

Rated: 2/4

Mar 24, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

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A mostly risible graphic martial-arts thriller, that's not for the squeamish or the critical.

Rated: C+

Apr 21, 2018

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2005

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Brian Mckay

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a western-made Samurai flick that isn't a completely lame waste of time. Of course, this is mostly thanks to the Japanese supporting cast

Rated: 4/5

Mar 19, 2003

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

Rated: 1/4

Mar 14, 2003

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Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Mar 13, 2003

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Liam D

While Christopher Lambert is still an wonderfully campy lead but this martial arts thriller is surprisingly boring

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Tim D

One of my all time favs. If you love Highlander and American Ninja you'll love The Hunted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/24

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Steve D

Entertaining enough but Lambert feels like an afterthought in his own film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Watched it again last night, just as good as it was first time in the 90s.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

One of the few movies I've seen where ninjas are portrayed as formidable professional killers rather than expendable cartoonish cannon fodder

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Entertaining mix of crime thriller and martial arts/ninja flick, it's like the producers said; "Let's make some shit up where Christopher Lambert can use a sword."

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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J.F. Lawton

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Christopher Lambert

Paul Racine

John Lone

Kinjo

Joan Chen

Kirina

Yoshio Harada

Takeda

Yôko Shimada

Mieko Takeda

The Hunted: Official Clip - Teaching Paul a Lesson

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Showdown in the Rain

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Casino Escape

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Kirina's Room

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The Hunted: Official Clip - There Are No Ninja Cults

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Kinjo Deals with Failure

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Takeda Refuses to Lose

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Kinjo Kills Kirina

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The Hunted: Official Clip - Train Face-Off

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Synopsis

New York executive Paul Racine (Christopher Lambert) is on a business trip in Japan when he meets the stunning, enigmatic Kirina (Joan Chen). They spend the night together in her hotel room, and Racine returns the next day to retrieve his forgotten keys. But once he's there, he witnesses Kirina's assassination by Kinjo (John Lone), the leader of a ninja cult. Realizing that Racine has seen everything, Kinjo will do everything in his power to end the executive's life.

Director: J.F. Lawton
Producer: Gary W. Goldstein, John Davis
Screenwriter: J.F. Lawton
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Davis Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 24, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.4M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo