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The Recruit

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
139K
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Al Pacino and Colin Farrell in The Recruit (2003)
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A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

  • Director
    • Roger Donaldson
  • Writers
    • Roger Towne
    • Kurt Wimmer
    • Mitch Glazer
  • Stars
    • Al Pacino
    • Colin Farrell
    • Bridget Moynahan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    139K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Donaldson
    • Writers
      • Roger Towne
      • Kurt Wimmer
      • Mitch Glazer
    • Stars
      • Al Pacino
      • Colin Farrell
      • Bridget Moynahan
    • 311User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Al Pacino
    Al Pacino
    • Walter Burke
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • James Douglas Clayton
    Bridget Moynahan
    Bridget Moynahan
    • Layla Moore
    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Zack
    Kenneth Mitchell
    Kenneth Mitchell
    • Alan
    • (as Ken Mitchell)
    Mike Realba
    Mike Realba
    • Ronnie Gibson
    Ron Lea
    Ron Lea
    • Bill Rudolph, Dell Rep
    Karl Pruner
    • Dennis Slayne
    Jeanie Calleja
    Jeanie Calleja
    • Co-Ed #1
    Jenny Cooper
    Jenny Cooper
    • Blonde with Cell Phone
    • (as Jennifer Levine)
    Angelo Tsarouchas
    Angelo Tsarouchas
    • Cab Driver
    Veronica Hurnick
    • Polygraph Interrogator
    • (as Veronika Hurnik)
    Eugene Lipinski
    Eugene Lipinski
    • Husky Man
    Mark Ellis
    • Test Instructor
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    Richard Fitzpatrick
    • Rob Stevens
    John Watson
    • Guard
    Chris Owens
    Chris Owens
    • Art Wallis
    Jessica Greco
    Jessica Greco
    • Hot Girl at Blue Ridge
    • Director
      • Roger Donaldson
    • Writers
      • Roger Towne
      • Kurt Wimmer
      • Mitch Glazer
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The pictures that are shown during the opening credits, of James and his father, are actual childhood photos of Colin Farrell and his father.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Quotes

      Walter Burke: There's this parish priest, goes up to the Pope, drops down on his knees, starts weeping... asking forgiveness. "Holy father, holy father, what am I to do? What am I to do? I do not believe in God anymore. What am i to do?" And you know what the pope said... "Fake it."

    • Crazy credits
      On the DVD audio commentary, Colin Farrell thanks the caterers for "Montezuma's Revenge in the fourth week" as their particular credit goes by.
    • Alternate versions
      The film's DVD release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the top and bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.63 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Shaun Verreault, Earl Pereira, Safwan Javed and Craig Northey

      Performed by Wide Mouth Mason

      Courtesy of Warner Music Canada Ltd

    User reviews311

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Not the most original thriller, but it does exactly what you can expect from it.
    For some reason or another, this movie wasn't really accepted by the majority of the audience and I wonder why that is. I'm not saying it is a masterpiece, but this is still a movie with Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. Both actors and especially Al Pacino are normally good for some decent fun and some good acting and it wasn't any different in this movie.

    This movie tells us the story of James Clayton (Colin Farrell), a young computer graduate who is recruited by Walter Burke (Al Pacino) to work for the CIA. Despite Clayton's unconventional attitude, Burke sees in him one of the best agents the CIA can wish for. That's why he'll guide Clayton through the difficult training courses and helps him to quickly rise through the ranks. Once the training period is over Clayton gets a special assignment, he'll have to detect a mole that has infiltrated in the CIA. But will his training be enough and was Burke right about the fact that this may well be the best agent ever?

    This movie is perhaps not the most original thriller ever, but it delivers everything that it is asked for. It's a good movie, full of suspense and decent acting. And for those who are interested: it also gives an insight on how the trainees are recruited, how they are prepared to be a spy and what they learn to survive. I don't know anything about it, but I guess it all looked pretty accurate. Anyway, I enjoyed watching this movie and I give it a 7.5/10.
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    • Apr 20, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2003 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Switzerland
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Farm
    • Filming locations
      • Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Spyglass Entertainment
      • Epsilon Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $46,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,802,140
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,302,063
      • Feb 2, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $101,191,884
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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