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The Protégé

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
41K
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Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, and Maggie Q in The Protégé (2021)
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One-Person Army ActionActionCrimeThriller

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her ever... Read allRescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody, Anna is the world's most skilled contract killer. However, when Moody is brutally killed, she vows revenge for the man who taught her everything she knows.

  • Director
    • Martin Campbell
  • Writer
    • Richard Wenk
  • Stars
    • Michael Keaton
    • Maggie Q
    • Samuel L. Jackson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,891
    727
    • Director
      • Martin Campbell
    • Writer
      • Richard Wenk
    • Stars
      • Michael Keaton
      • Maggie Q
      • Samuel L. Jackson
    • 392User reviews
    • 102Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Videos25

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    Trailer 2:25
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:25
    Official Trailer
    The Protege: I Didn't Come Here For Money
    Clip 1:18
    The Protege: I Didn't Come Here For Money
    The Protege: The Escape
    Clip 0:35
    The Protege: The Escape

    Photos207

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    Top cast44

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    Michael Keaton
    Michael Keaton
    • Rembrandt
    Maggie Q
    Maggie Q
    • Anna
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Moody
    David Rintoul
    David Rintoul
    • Edward Hayes
    Patrick Malahide
    Patrick Malahide
    • Vohl
    Ray Fearon
    Ray Fearon
    • Duquet
    Ori Pfeffer
    Ori Pfeffer
    • Athens
    Robert Patrick
    Robert Patrick
    • Billy Boy
    Florin Piersic Jr.
    Florin Piersic Jr.
    • Ram
    Tudor Chirila
    Tudor Chirila
    • Petru
    Velizar Binev
    Velizar Binev
    • Don Preda
    George Pistereanu
    George Pistereanu
    • Vali
    Eva Nguyen Thorsen
    • Young Anna
    Alexandru Bordea
    • Anna's Father
    • (as Alex Bordea)
    Tanja Keller
    Tanja Keller
    • Anna's Mother
    Sara Maria Groseanu
    • Anna's Sister 1
    Alina Wang
    • Anna's Sister 2
    Taj Atwal
    Taj Atwal
    • Seema
    • Director
      • Martin Campbell
    • Writer
      • Richard Wenk
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      In Moody's room (where he received his birthday present) two paintings are visible. The one on the left is Giuseppe Arcimboldo's 'The Summer' (1563), the one on the right is Arcimboldo's 'Spring' (same year). Arcimboldo painted the portraits in what is called "double images paintings" in which a main image is created with other items, in this case, the figure of a face is built with pieces of plants, flowers, etc. It could represent double nature in both main characters: assassins and regular law-abiding citizens.
    • Goofs
      The address on the box full of cigars is wrong, as Vietnam is spelled as " Vitenam".
    • Quotes

      Rembrandt: [while Anna and Rembrandt are fighting in the apartment] Make up your mind. Kill me, or fuck me.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Geeks + Gamers: THE PROTEGE: Movie Review - Another John Wick Wannabe?! (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      That Loving Feeling
      Performed by Isaac Hayes

      Written by Tony Joe White

      Courtesy of Craft Recordings, a division of Concord

    User reviews392

    Featured review
    6/10

    Maggie Q kicks ass

    There are some good action sequences in this Maggie Q vehicle that shows off her chops as a movie action star and her beauty. Unfortunately the story and script are rather generic, and the director hasn't made the best use of the exotic locations, with most of the film having a sound-stage feel. Michael Keaton is a great actor, but I found the casting of a 70-year-old white male actor as the love interest of a 40-year-old Asian woman very off. Hope Maggie Q gets the material she deserves one day.
    • toboer
    • Dec 3, 2021
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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2021 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Bulgaria
      • Romania
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Romanian
      • Vietnamese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • El Protegido
    • Filming locations
      • Bucharest, Romania
    • Production companies
      • Millennium Media
      • Fourteen Films
      • I Road Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,446,823
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,908,221
      • Aug 22, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,737,253
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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