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The Tournament

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 35m
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6.0/10
36K
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The Tournament (2009)
A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.
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A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an... Read allA tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.A tournament is watched by dozens of wealthy men betting on which one of the 30 assassins will survive the next 24 hours "kill or die" and claim the USD10,000,000 prize. It takes place in an English town with plenty of CCTVs.

  • Director
    • Scott Mann
  • Writers
    • Gary Young
    • Jonathan Frank
    • Nick Rowntree
  • Stars
    • Ving Rhames
    • Robert Carlyle
    • Kelly Hu
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    36K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Scott Mann
    • Writers
      • Gary Young
      • Jonathan Frank
      • Nick Rowntree
    • Stars
      • Ving Rhames
      • Robert Carlyle
      • Kelly Hu
    • 101User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
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    Ving Rhames
    Ving Rhames
    • Joshua Harlow
    Robert Carlyle
    Robert Carlyle
    • Father MacAvoy
    Kelly Hu
    Kelly Hu
    • Lai Lai Zhen
    Ian Somerhalder
    Ian Somerhalder
    • Miles Slade
    Liam Cunningham
    Liam Cunningham
    • Powers
    Sebastien Foucan
    Sebastien Foucan
    • Anton Bogart
    Craig Conway
    Craig Conway
    • Steve Tomko
    John Lynch
    John Lynch
    • Gene Walker
    Nick Rowntree
    • Eddy Cusack
    Rachel Grant
    Rachel Grant
    • Lina Sofia
    Bashar Rahal
    Bashar Rahal
    • Asa Sadi
    Andy Nyman
    Andy Nyman
    • Tech Eddie
    Iddo Goldberg
    Iddo Goldberg
    • Tech Rob
    Scott Adkins
    Scott Adkins
    • Yuri Petrov
    Camilla Power
    Camilla Power
    • Powers Assistant
    Tamika Cameran
    • Joshua's Wife
    Bill Fellows
    Bill Fellows
    • Pub Landlord
    J.J. Perry
    J.J. Perry
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    • Director
      • Scott Mann
    • Writers
      • Gary Young
      • Jonathan Frank
      • Nick Rowntree
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    • Trivia
      In a botched attempt to turn over a semi-trailer truck with an air cannon for a chase scene, a piece of iron debris flew toward the production crew and hit assistant director Shero Rauf. Shero broke both his legs in that accident, which took him almost two years to walk normally again. The accident been caught by the crew members behind the camera and it been published on the web after the release of the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the High street scene a shop with the phone number 0161 displayed which is a Manchester phone number. Middlesbrough is 01642 where the film is set. The card that Lai Lai Zhen refers to when she gets off the phone also has a postcode M14... which is also Manchester. Middlesborough would be a TS postcode.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Father MacAvoy: Let us pray.

    • Alternate versions
      German retail version is cut by ca. three minutes to secure a "Not under 18" rating. The version released in Austria/Switzerland is cut as well (the killing of the dog).
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Fight to the Death Movies (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Lai Lai Fights
      Composed by James Edward Barker

      Performed by James Edward Barker

    User reviews101

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    Interesting premise but not nearly as spectacular as it could be
    When I saw the trailer for this film I immediately thought The Tournemnt had potential to be one of best action films of the last years, unfortunately that's not the case. The premise is very interesting even if flawed; every seven years somewhere in the planet(usually in a random city) a tournament between the world's deadliest assassins takes place. 30 assassins fight against each other in a bloody battle royale hoping to survive. The last one standing wins the tournament and receives a cash prize and more importantly the title of world nº1 assassin. This is obviously a receipt for lots of action,fighting,blood,death and so on... But as much as I love the concept, the movie felt short of my expectations...there are a couple of well done fighting scenes but overall the action in the film is not nearly as spectacular as the trailer led me to believe, it's just not impressive at all considering other action films that have been done before, and the few twists in the story are very easily predictable. The acting was average, while Ian Somerholder and others did a good job, Ving Rhames, for instance, was constantly over-acting. The tournament could have been amazing,instead it is a forgettable movie with a few more or less known actors that doesn't deliver what it promised.

    5.5/10
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    • Release date
      • July 25, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Bahrain
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Giải Đấu Sinh Tử
    • Filming locations
      • High Street, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Mann Made Films
      • Sherazade Film Development
      • Storitel
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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $493,459
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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