Survivor (2015)

A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York City, but is forced to go on the run when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.

Director:

James McTeigue

Writer:

Philip Shelby

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan, Dylan McDermott

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paddy Wallace	...	Johnny Talbot
Parker Sawyers	...	Ray
Bashar Rahal	...	Militiaman #2
Royce Pierreson	...	Range Finder
Ben Starr	...	Sniper
Sean Teale	...	Alvin Murdock
Regé-Jean Page	...	Robert Purvell (as Rege-Jean Page)
Jing Lusi	...	Joyce Su
Antonia Thomas	...	Naomi Rosenbaum
Milla Jovovich	...	Kate Abbott
Dylan McDermott	...	Sam Parker
Frances de la Tour	...	Sally
Robert Forster	...	Bill Talbot
Jerry-Jane Pears	...	Nymphet (as Jerry Jane Pears)
Roger Rees	...	Emil Balan

Storyline

A State Department employee newly posted to the American embassy in London is charged with stopping terrorists from getting into the U.S. That puts her right in the line of fire and she is targeted for death and framed for crimes. Discredited, she is forced to go on the run while she tries to clear her name and stop a large-scale terrorist attack set for New Year's Eve in Times Square.

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Plot Keywords:

pig | bacon | fuzz | short haired woman | thin woman | 

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Taglines:

From #1 Agent to #1 Target

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, some action and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was Roger Rees' final film before his death on July 10, 2015 at the age of 71.

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Goofs

Just after Kate has ran down the staircase, a police car is seen sliding to a stop. The car is a new white F10 BMW 5 series. The next shot shows the officers getting out of an older Grey E60 5 series police car.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Kate Abbott: [answering the phone] Hello?
Sam Parker: I always liked your instincts.
Kate Abbott: Oh, Sam, you're alive!
Sam Parker: Yeah. You, too, from what I hear.
Kate Abbott: Mostly. So I guess this is what we're doing with our lives.
Sam Parker: Yeah, it is. Kate, there were over a million people out there tonight, and you saved them all.

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Crazy Credits

In the three-dimensional animated end credits, images form by flurries of random letters in the background, e.g. of Milla Jovovich's face, the Capitol and the US Foreign Service logo.

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Connections

References The Three Musketeers (2011)

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Soundtracks

I Love This Time Of Year
Written by John Cacavas (ASCAP), Hal David (ASCAP)
Published by Bruton APM (ASCAP)
Courtesy of 5 APM

User Reviews

What a load of tripe!!!

So many stars in this film then it just has to be amazing. Oh how wrong I was. My only guess is that they are doing this film as a favour to someone.

The story is so non-sensical it just leaves you gobsmacked that they had the nerve to write it. The story is one long cliché after another and relies heavily on coincidence, chance and one hell of a lot of luck.

If you choose to watch this then I guarantee you will talk all the way through it. You will constantly repeat that it doesn't make sense. That would never happen. They could never do that. That is too convenient. Why is the ambassador now a security expert?

I'm sorry but there is no way I can recommend this. I gave it four stars well, just for the stars that were in it. They are all top actors. But they have sold out on this one. It is a dud : (

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Pushto Mandarin

Release Date:

29 May 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Survivor

Filming Locations:

London, Greater London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,638,976

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Millennium Films, Winkler Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1