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Ronin
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Ronin (1998) -- A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
Ronin (1998) -- A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.
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7.2/10   53,131 votes
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Director:
Writers:
J.D. Zeik (story)
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Release Date:
25 September 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Your ally could become your enemy more
Plot:
A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
Car Insurance in France must be expensive ... more (527 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and some language.
Runtime:
122 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The melancholic Ronin theme is played with an Armenian doudouk. more
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Continuity: When Gregor is standing in the pub looking for the two Russians near the arena, he looks through a camera to spot them. When we look through his lens, we first see them from below the viewpoint & far away. Then we see them again, through the lens above the viewpoint and closer, as if Gregor has changed positions and is now below the Russians. Yet we see that he has not changed locations in the following shot, he is still in the pub. more
Quotes:
Jean-Pierre: But you understand it.
Sam: What do you mean, I understand it?
Jean-Pierre: The warrior code. The delight in the battle, you understand that, yes? But also something more. You understand there is something outside yourself that has to be served. And when that need is gone, when belief has died, what are you? A man without a master.
Sam: Right now I'm a man without a paycheck.
Jean-Pierre: The ronin could have hired themselves to new masters. They could have fought for themselves. But they chose honor. They chose myth.
Sam: They chose wrong.
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Referenced in "Top Gear: (2004-05-23)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Time To Say Goodbye (Con te partiṛ) more

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Who was the shooter in the ice rink stands that Gregor says he has worked with for many years?
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44 out of 58 people found the following comment useful.
Car Insurance in France must be expensive ..., 23 April 2003
8/10
Author: coldwave171 from Coventry, England

I picked up this DVD in Asda's a few weeks ago and seeing it had Robert De Niro starring convinced me enough to buy it. Then seeing in the credits it starred Jean Reno, Sean Bean and Jonothan Pryce too made me realise I was watching a winner here.

I wasn't wrong either, this film is brilliant. The beginning is slow and tense; dark, clear colours in the picture sets the mood perfectly. From then on most of it is pretty much action.

Five mysterious men of various backgrounds (ex-CIA, KGB etc) meet in Paris, France for a job headed by a Northern Irish woman. The job is to steal a case from a group and return the case to their as yet unknown employers. Just as things seem to run smoothly, one of them is a double-crosser.

Now for some of the best bits, the car chases. These are shot magnificently as Peugeot's, BMW's and Audi's tear through the streets of Paris. These chases are the most thrilling chases I have ever seen. And when you get chases, you get crashes. Think on-coming traffic chases and you might get the picture.

This is a must see film. 8 out of 10.

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