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Paycheck (2003) -- What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased.
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Paycheck (2003) -- What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased.
Paycheck (2003) -- What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased.

Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   32,726 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Philip K. Dick (short story)
Dean Georgaris (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Remember the future. more
Plot:
What seemed like a breezy idea for an engineer to net him millions of dollars, leaves him on the run for his life and piecing together why he's being chased. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(65 articles)
User Comments:
Great Sci-Fi Adventure more (310 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ben Affleck ... Jennings

Aaron Eckhart ... Rethrick

Uma Thurman ... Rachel

Paul Giamatti ... Shorty

Colm Feore ... Wolfe
Joe Morton ... Agent Dodge

Michael C. Hall ... Agent Klein

Peter Friedman ... Attorney General Brown

Kathryn Morris ... Rita Dunne

Ivana Milicevic ... Maya-Rachel
Christopher Kennedy ... Stevens

Fulvio Cecere ... Agent Fuman

John Cassini ... Agent Mitchell

Callum Keith Rennie ... Jude - Guard

Michelle Harrison ... Jane
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La paye (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense action violence and brief language.
Runtime:
119 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Trademark: [John Woo] [reflections]When Jennings meets with the Rachel-Double in the Cafe, he sees her in the silver top of a sugar pot. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The keycard Jennings uses has a barcode on it however he runs it through a magnetic strip reader. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Holographic Woman: It's time to wake up... and get a life. We live in a 3-dimensional world. Until now, the world of computing has been a flat world, consisting of 2-dimensional imagery. Now, through the use of exclusive breakthrough technology, ARC has made it possible for you to get a life. A-Life, where we can work and play in a lifelike world of 3-dimensional reality. A-Life, the living monitor.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The DiCaprio Code (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Dream a Little Dream of Me more

FAQ

Is this film based on a novel?
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5 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Great Sci-Fi Adventure, 24 October 2004
8/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In the near future, Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck) is a 'reverse' engineer, specialized in 'opening' state-of-art technology and development of new products for competitors. When the assignment is accomplished, he receives his paycheck and has his recent memory erased by his friend Shorty (Paul Giamatti). Michael receives an invitation from James Rethrick (Aaron Eckhart) for a three years job. In return, he would make his financial independence, receiving ninety million dollars. Michael accepts the contract and in the plant of Rethrick's company, he meets the biologist Dr. Rachel Porter (Uma Thurman). Three years later, without his memory of this period, he realizes that he returned the amount to the company that hired him, keeping just an envelope with twenty common objects and the FBI chasing him. Wow, John Woo recovered his shape and released this great sci-fi adventure. The story is full of action and it is an excellent entertainment. I liked a lot and recommend 'Paycheck' for fans of sci-fi and action movies. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): 'O Pagamento' ('The Payment')

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