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    Haywire

    • 20112011
    • RR
    • 1h 33min
    IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    85K
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    POPULARITY
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    Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
    Trailer1:13
    11 Videos
    99+ Photos
    ActionDramaThriller

    A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
    • Stars
      • Gina Carano
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Michael Fassbender
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
    • Stars
      • Gina Carano
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Michael Fassbender
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 477User reviews
    • 411Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

    Videos11

    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:13
    Official Trailer #2
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:35
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    Haywire
    Trailer 2:29
    Haywire
    Haywire
    Trailer 2:36
    Haywire
    "I'll Let You Know"
    Clip 0:51
    "I'll Let You Know"
    "Power Couple"
    Clip 0:55
    "Power Couple"
    "Hands Around Throat"
    Clip 1:01
    "Hands Around Throat"
    "Barcelona Chase"
    Clip 0:37
    "Barcelona Chase"
    Ewan McGregor
    Interview 3:10
    Ewan McGregor
    Antonio Banderas
    Interview 3:01
    Antonio Banderas
    Channing Tatum
    Interview 3:06
    Channing Tatum

    Photos223

    Antonio Banderas and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Steven Soderbergh in Haywire (2011)
    Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Michael Fassbender and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Michael Angarano in Haywire (2011)
    Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Michael Fassbender and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Channing Tatum, Gina Carano, Julian Alcaraz, and Aaron Cohen in Haywire (2011)
    Ewan McGregor and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Michael Fassbender and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Ewan McGregor, Steven Soderbergh, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)
    Michael Douglas and Ewan McGregor in Haywire (2011)

    Top cast

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    Gina Carano
    Gina Carano
    • Mallory Kaneas Mallory Kane
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Kennethas Kenneth
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Paulas Paul
    Michael Angarano
    Michael Angarano
    • Scottas Scott
    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • Aaronas Aaron
    Debby Lynn Ross
    • Diner Waitressas Diner Waitress
    • (as Debby Ross Rondell)
    Michael Douglas
    Michael Douglas
    • Alex Coblenzas Alex Coblenz
    Antonio Banderas
    Antonio Banderas
    • Rodrigoas Rodrigo
    Julian Alcaraz
    Julian Alcaraz
    • Victoras Victor
    Eddie J. Fernandez
    Eddie J. Fernandez
    • Barrosoas Barroso
    Lluís Botella
    • Helpful Guyas Helpful Guy
    Luis Botella
    • Helpful Guyas Helpful Guy
    • (as Lluís Botella)
    Aaron Cohen
    Aaron Cohen
    • Jamieas Jamie
    Max Arciniega
    Max Arciniega
    • Gomezas Gomez
    Anthony Brandon Wong
    Anthony Brandon Wong
    • Jiangas Jiang
    James Flynn
    • Hotel Clerkas Hotel Clerk
    Karl Shiels
    Karl Shiels
    • Goateeas Goatee
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    Mathieu Kassovitz
    • Studeras Studer
    • Director
      • Steven Soderbergh
    • Writer
      • Lem Dobbs
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    Storyline

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    Freelance covert operative Mallory Kane is hired out by her handler to various global entities to perform jobs which governments can't authorize and heads of state would rather not know about. After a mission to rescue a hostage in Barcelona, Mallory is quickly dispatched on another mission to Dublin. When the operation goes awry and Mallory finds she has been double crossed, she needs to use all of her skills, tricks and abilities to escape an international manhunt, make it back to the United States, protect her family, and exact revenge on those that have betrayed her.
    assassinsuper soldierrescuerevengestrong female character101 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • They left her no choice.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Gina Carano underwent a six-week intensive tactical training course with Aaron Cohen, an ex-Israeli special ops fighter. She spent three hours a day in stunts and three hours a day with Cohen. During a particularly harrowing two-week period when Cohen was teaching Carano the art of surveillance and countersurveillance, he and his team tracked her via a GPS system installed in her car. He gave her a prop blue pistol to use as defense and intercepted her as she was coming out of a hair salon. "I just got extensions and was feeling so pretty and there he was," recalls Carano, laughing. "He taught me entry and exiting a building, clearing a room, he put a GPS on my car, he like, followed me around. He had me stalking people, he had people stalking me. They just put me with a soldier who had never done a film before either. We were just soldier and a fighter thrown together in these unique circumstances and got to know each other's backgrounds. I think that was the biggest part of my preparation."
    • Goofs
      During the fight scene between Gina Carano and Michael Fassbender, the gun between the mattresses can be seen sticking out halfway when he throws her on the bed, but when she reaches for it moments later she needs to dig for it under the mattress.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Kane: She called to tell me she was going to Barcelona

      Kenneth: What did she say?

      Mr. Kane: I'm going to Barcelona

    • Connections
      Featured in Conan: The Guy Who Actually Went to the Gym He Joined on New Year's Day (2012)

    User reviews477

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    I really enjoyed this movie for one reason
    This movie stands out from any movie I've ever seen for one reason: it is the only movie I've seen where I believed the people fighting were actually fighting. I can't remember ever seeing a film where I was actually wincing and tensing up from fear that somebody was going to get hurt.

    This isn't a film that depends on CGI or fast cuts or clever angles or even stunt people for the most part. The star of the film is clearly a very physical and capable woman of action, and she made me believe she was actually hurting the people she was pretending to hurt.

    For that reason alone, it will always stand out in my memory. Most action films these days are terribly boring because it's all so cartoonish and exaggerated and stylized, and therefore unbelievable and fake. But this film kept the action grounded in the physical capabilities of its very capable star, and that made it anything but boring. I guess it didn't do to well at the box office, which is too bad. If this had launched a franchise I'd have been a big fan.
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    66
    • imdb-12650
    • May 11, 2012

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Knockout
    • Filming locations
      • Russborough House, Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Relativity Media
      • Screen Ireland
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $18,942,396
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,425,370
      • Jan 22, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,513,760
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 33min
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Datasat
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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