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The Foreigner

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3.4/10
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Steven Seagal and Anna-Louise Plowman in The Foreigner (2003)
  • Action
  • Thriller
A freelance agent must transport a package for a mysterious employer, leading him into a web of betrayal and deceit.A freelance agent must transport a package for a mysterious employer, leading him into a web of betrayal and deceit.A freelance agent must transport a package for a mysterious employer, leading him into a web of betrayal and deceit.
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
6.9K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Michael Oblowitz
  • Writer
    • Darren Campbell
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Harry Van Gorkum
    • Max Ryan
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Oblowitz
  • Writer
    • Darren Campbell
  • Stars
    • Steven Seagal
    • Harry Van Gorkum
    • Max Ryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 117User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
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    Miroslaw Zbrojewicz and Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
    Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
    Steven Seagal and Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
    Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
    Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
    Max Ryan in The Foreigner (2003)
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    Tom Delmar 2nd Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator on location in Germany shooting 'The Foreigner'
    Tom Delmar 2nd Unit Director & Stunt Coordinator on location in Poland shooting 'The Foreigner'
    The Foreigner (2003)
    The Foreigner (2003)

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    Steven Seagal
    Steven Seagal
    • Jonathan Coldas Jonathan Cold
    Harry Van Gorkum
    Harry Van Gorkum
    • Jerome Van Akenas Jerome Van Aken
    Max Ryan
    Max Ryan
    • Dunoiras Dunoir
    Jeffrey Pierce
    Jeffrey Pierce
    • Sean Coldas Sean Cold
    Anna-Louise Plowman
    Anna-Louise Plowman
    • Meredith Van Akenas Meredith Van Aken
    Sherman Augustus
    Sherman Augustus
    • Mr. Mimmsas Mr. Mimms
    Gary Raymond
    Gary Raymond
    • Jared Olyphantas Jared Olyphant
    Philip Dunbar
    • Alexander Marqueeas Alexander Marquee
    Izabela Okrasa
    • Clarissa Van Akenas Clarissa Van Aken
    Grzegorz Kowalczyk
    Grzegorz Kowalczyk
    • Rolls Royce Driveras Rolls Royce Driver
    Dianna Camacho
    Dianna Camacho
    • Hotel Clerk Imkeas Hotel Clerk Imke
    Deobia Oparei
    Deobia Oparei
    • The Strangeras The Stranger
    Grzegorz Emanuel
    Grzegorz Emanuel
    • Jonathan Look Alikeas Jonathan Look Alike
    Przemyslaw Saleta
    Przemyslaw Saleta
    • Security Guardas Security Guard
    Jan Jurewicz
    Jan Jurewicz
    • Man with Porscheas Man with Porsche
    Victoria Smirnova
    Victoria Smirnova
    • Claretas Claret
    John Edmondson
    • Young Man at Railway Stationas Young Man at Railway Station
    Grzegorz Mostowicz-Gerszt
    • Assailantas Assailant
    • (as Grzegorz Mostowicz)
    • Director
      • Michael Oblowitz
    • Writer
      • Darren Campbell
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The opening scene with the soldiers is an actual "change of duty" at the "Grave of an Unnamed Soldier" in Warsaw, Poland - a symbolic tribute to all those killed in the Second World War.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where the characters exit the burning farmhouse, Steven Segal's stand-in is clearly visible.
    • Quotes

      Mimms: Sweet dreams Bruce Lee.

    • Connections
      Edited into Black Dawn (2005)

    User reviews117

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    Top review
    The shape of things to come for Seagal,so it would seem
    STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

    Steven Seagal should have got a better agent.After Exit Wounds miraculously went straight to number one at the US box office and temporarily restored his position as a top ranking Hollywood action star,his next step was not to go for a leading role in a film by another big name,Hollywood action director like John Woo or Michael Bay,or even his old aquaintance Andrew Davis,but to go to trashy,sloppy DTV action director Albert Pyun and appear in a supporting role in a Godawful piece of dreck by the name of Ticker.This,did,however,go straight to video (as just about every film Pyun's ever made has) and probably went unnoticed by the cinema going public.However,when the film Half Past Dead was released a year later,in which Mr.Ponytail co starred with gravel voiced rap midget Ja Rule,the gimmick appeared to have worn off,and the film,unlike EW which started the whole Seagal/rappers thing,was a mega flop.Maybe it had something to do with it being released on the same weekend as Harry Potter 2,but nevertheless,flop it was,and now,Seagal appears to have plummeted smack-bang right to the position his career was in five years ago with the straight-to-video action movie The Foreigner,a labourous,over-stylised dud that runs for 92 minutes,but ends up feeling more like 992.

    This is probably owed more than anything to a totally incomprehensible plot,with too many thinly plotted twists,turns and red herrings in it to sustain interest.

    Seagal's raspy voice has always seemed to prove a hinderance to any movie he's in,but he mumbles so badly at certain stages in this,even the highest pitched dolby pro logic sound system probably couldn't make him sound any more audible.

    Aside from this,the movie,especially for a 15 certificate,is full of gratuitous violence,mainly in the form of graphic shootings,especially from the Dunoir character.There are some other rather grisly images too,but the shootings are certainly the most consistent.

    Certain scenes have a nice visual flair,and the action's not bad,but overall,this is a ponderous mess that shows clearly the direction in which Seagal's star is falling.**
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    • wellthatswhatithinkanyway
    • Jun 9, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 2003 (South Korea)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Poland
    • Languages
      • English
      • Danish
      • German
      • Polish
    • Also known as
      • El extranjero
    • Filming locations
      • Kazun, Mazowieckie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Franchise Pictures
      • Foreigner Productions Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,700,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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