The Foreigner

20172017
RR
1h 53m

The Foreigner (2017)

A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.

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Action Thriller

A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clue... Read allA humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers' identities.

Director
- Martin Campbell
Writers
- David Marconi(screenplay by)
- Stephen Leather(based on the novel "The Chinaman" by)
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, and David Pearse in The Foreigner (2017)

Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, and David Pearse in The Foreigner (2017)

Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner (2017)

Director
- Martin Campbell
Writers
- David Marconi(screenplay by)
- Stephen Leather(based on the novel "The Chinaman" by)
All cast & crew
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The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a Irish government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers. —STXfilms

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Taglines
- Never push a good man too far
Genres
- Action
- Thriller
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for violence, language and some sexual material
Parents guide

Trivia
In February 2016, two reports were made to the London Metropolitan Police about a "terrorist attack" made on the Lambeth bridge, after many local citizens were not told about a controlled stunt explosion made on a double decker bus for this movie.

Goofs
Quan Ngoc Minh is supposed to be 61 but his special forces file shows his date of birth as being 1941. This would have made him 76, not 61.

This would also have meant that his wife, of the same age, would have been 61 when she conceived Fan.

This is most likely an oversight by the team that composed said file.

Quotes
Liam Hennessy: [shoots McGrath in the knee] That's me being nice!

Crazy credits
The title is shown as a series of Asian-language characters before it changes into its English title.

Alternate versions
Chinese version of film has an extended fight scene and there are a few extra shots in the other fight scenes.

Connections
Featured in The Foreigner: Forces - Behind the Scenes (2017)

Soundtracks
Retrato em Branco e Preto
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque
Performed by Stan Getz
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Top review

7/10

Exciting political thriller

After Jackie Chan's daughter is killed by the so called 'authentic IRA' he sets out to track down her killer, by coercing ex IRA member and now deputy minister Pierce Brosnan to find out who did it.

2 stories essentially run in parallel here, Chan's revenge which gives us most of the standard, albeit well paced action and Brosnan working to find the killers whilst his past catches up with him

Not surprisingly given Martin Campbell is at the helm this hangs together well particularly the political elements and a fine star performance from Brosnan - seeing an older more subdued turn from Chan is also interesting

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Aug 12, 2018

What is "The Foreigner" about?

Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $34,393,507
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,113,024
- Oct 15, 2017
Gross worldwide
- $145,418,070

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Runtime
1 hour 53 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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