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The Recruit (2003)

PG_13  115 min  -  Action | Crime | Drama   -  31 January 2003 (USA)
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A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Director:

Roger Donaldson
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino ...
Colin Farrell ...
Bridget Moynahan ...
Gabriel Macht ...
Kenneth Mitchell ...
Alan (as Ken Mitchell)
Mike Realba ...
Ron Lea Ron Lea ...
Karl Pruner Karl Pruner ...
Jeanie Calleja ...
Jenny Cooper ...
Blonde with Cell Phone (as Jennifer Levine)
Angelo Tsarouchas ...
Veronica Hurnick Veronica Hurnick ...
Polygraph Interrogator (as Veronika Hurnik)
Eugene Lipinski ...
Mark Ellis Mark Ellis ...
Richard Fitzpatrick ...
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Storyline

In an era when the country's first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, this story opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country - and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency's secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor... Written by wild62  

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Plot Keywords:

CIA | Recruit | Mole | Mentor | Cat And Mouse  | See more »

Taglines:

Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality and language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Persian | Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

La recrue See more »

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Virginia, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$16,302,063 (USA) (2 February 2003) (2376 Screens)

Gross:

$52,784,696 (USA) (11 May 2003)
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Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The character of the CIA Career Trainee Lisa Sahadi (played by Elisa Moolecherry) was revealed in a deleted scene to actually have been a CIA agent who is part of the new group and is gathering intelligence on the group. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: Clayton, following a suspect, jumps out of a train which is standing in the station onto the rails on the other side of the platform. A public train will only have its platform doors open, never the doors that give access to the other railway. See more »

Quotes

James Clayton: Everything is a test!
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Crazy Credits

Girl in the window - Lorrie Barth See more »

Connections

Featured in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.63" (2010) See more »

Soundtracks

"Reconsider"
Written by Shaun Verreault, Earl Pereira and Safwan Javed
Performed by Wide Mouth Mason
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada Ltd See more »