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The Recruit

The Recruit

2003
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 55m
An explosive thriller starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell that for the first time opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. (Touchstone Pictures)

Directed by:

Roger Donaldson

Screenwriter:

Kurt Wimmer, Roger Towne

Starring:

Colin Farrell, Gabriel Macht, Al Pacino, Bridget Moynahan, Kenneth Mitchell, Brian Rhodes, Eugene Lipinski, Jane Moffat

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Russian, Persian
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The Recruit

2003
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 55m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 06 Feb 2024
54
27th
Its quality is in dispute
Rated 06 Feb 2024
kojilessKojiless
Rated 08 Jun 2013
44
48th
A forgettable thriller, complete with a twist that can be spotted from a thousand paces by a one-eyed crone with glaucoma, AND a villain-explains-his-whole-plan-before-(unsuccessfully)-killing-the-hero-at-the-end exposition scene for those unfortunate viewers suffering from vision worse than a one-eyed crone with glaucoma. Starring Al Pacino as Al Pacino and Colin Farrell as Mr. Potatohead.
Rated 08 Jun 2013
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
4th
Ugh. How many times can Pacino say "I am a scary judge of talent" and "Nothing is as it seems"? Too damn many. The story is lame, all plot twists for the sake of plot twists.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sproostsproost
Rated 27 Jan 2023
55
34th
Colin Farrell in full hunk-mode, Al Pacino as .. Al Pacino, and the adorable 24-style tech pushes me to forgive the crappy plot and dumbness.
Rated 27 Jan 2023
margustaMargusTa
Rated 12 Oct 2020
35
15th
What i should learn, and learn fast is that movies what give at start great expectations, fail to keep the tension and ends up as it was predicted. Here the key element was when Walter told to Clayton, that he knew Claytons father and how he died.
Rated 12 Oct 2020
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 23 Jan 2010
37
12th
I thought I rated this one already, but it turns out I rated Spy Game instead. Oops.
Rated 23 Jan 2010
gritGrit
Rated 26 Jan 2009
40
35th
One of those impossibly twisty action thrillers that the basis of the production can never fully support, something that only succeeds in gradually isolating the viewer from the action. By the end there's no real surprise who is behind everything and you're left with a blunt feeling of dissatisfaction. That's not to say that Farrell and Pacino don't play the roles well though, putting in the best performances they probably could have done. Pretty hard to remember much at all from The Recruit.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
ihatemoviesIHateMovies
Rated 05 May 2008
25
8th
manhattaManhatta
Rated 30 Dec 2007
24
10th
I used to love Tom Clancy-style stories but this one was just stupid, too many twists that didn't matter. I can't believe I even remember watching this.
Rated 30 Dec 2007
joshstew06JoshStew06
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
22nd
A by-the-numbers thriller with not much to offer, but could be entertaining if you're bored.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
silencersilencer
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
15th
Standard action movie. Nothing more.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
doctor7doctor7
Rated 24 Feb 2007
45
27th
You never know who's working for who but it ends up being just boring by the end. Colin Farrel and Al Pacino both do good jobs wih the script they had though.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
reisenderReisender
Rated 25 Sep 2024
84
36th
Great first act, weaker second, slightly falls apart by the third due to an overreliance on 90s action movie tropes. Still entertaining.
Rated 25 Sep 2024
tevtev
Rated 16 Jul 2023
40
33rd
don't remember it
Rated 16 Jul 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 13 Feb 2022
84
73rd
A film that knows how silly it is and attempts to gussy up the seams with style and wit so that the audience doesn’t realise they are being shafted – the first half is particularly well done, with Pacino’s dryly amusing mentor and Farrell’s hopelessly naïve greenhorn meshing nicely; it may not pass a credibility test with flying colours, but the "world building" helps the second half flow and connect better than it probably should, right up to the absurd quadruple flip of the finale. Great fun.
Rated 13 Feb 2022
p0kermasterp0kermaster
Rated 05 Jun 2020
80
68th
pachino good as always
Rated 05 Jun 2020
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 27 Jun 2016
65
41st
I signed up for the CIA thinking it would awesome cloak-and-dagger type shit like this. Nope. Paperwork. Endless paperwork. I guess 2 hours of Colin Farrell collating wouldn't sell very many tickets. Then again, 2 hours of Colin Farrell anything is pretty excruciating.
Rated 27 Jun 2016
satsujinsatsujin
Rated 15 Apr 2016
8
50th
Excellent story with twist.
Rated 15 Apr 2016
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 22 Sep 2014
3
14th
The Recruit is completely forgettable and looking back I remember little. I have often contemplated a repeated viewing. But does it deserve or justify one? The whole film just felt very bland and I remember feeling completely dissatisfied. I can live with a dull Colin Farrell. But a dull Al Pacino is something we've all sadly had to accept. And these generic, run of the mill thrillers he's churning out these days just aren't worth anyone's time or money.
Rated 22 Sep 2014
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 14 Feb 2013
74
39th
Smart movie, but lacking in substance.
Rated 14 Feb 2013
kokoskotekokoskote
Rated 13 Feb 2013
90
65th
Good psychological thriller. Al Pacino is excellent and Colin Farrel not bad. I predicted the ending, but it was a fun ride nonetheless.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
68
50th
* Casting, Acting : 7 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 6 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 7
Rated 26 Oct 2012
nuggetnugget
Rated 28 Mar 2012
89
79th
very good one this one, good plot line, slow but steady run, farrel works well with pacino, feel this was the start of many films where the end twist was predictable.
Rated 28 Mar 2012
glmglm
Rated 30 Jan 2012
54
20th
54.250
Rated 30 Jan 2012
cat9mancat9man
Rated 19 Jan 2012
48
10th
Recruiting C+ CIA School B Plot C Devices D+
Rated 19 Jan 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 27 Oct 2011
20
41st
"Apparently making a spy thriller that amounts to something more than James Bond clichés taken seriously is indeed mission: impossible." - Chuck Rudolph
Rated 27 Oct 2011
corndccorndc
Rated 18 Jul 2011
40
17th
1
Rated 18 Jul 2011
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 06 Sep 2010
41
45th
#00s(m)#, hype, story, (casting).
Rated 06 Sep 2010
pompousasspompousass
Rated 31 Aug 2010
20
44th
We can be grateful that the unspooling plotline has not been weighted down with extraneous action, but the filmmakers seem a little anxious, a little apologetic, about it. The actors -- the weary know-it-all, Pacino, alongside that thin-skinned innocent, Farrell -- contribute their share of wasted motion, and add to it a lot of wasted emotion as well. These florid performers give the impression that "The Company" as presently constituted is less suited to saving the world than to singing Verdi.
Rated 31 Aug 2010
pmanPman
Rated 25 May 2010
75
55th
Before his meltdown, Collin F. had it nailed with this part. He's working on a quiet comeback.
Rated 25 May 2010
ndfan0788NDfan0788
Rated 12 Apr 2010
87
76th
al pacino and colin farrel shine
Rated 12 Apr 2010
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 23 Feb 2010
45
7th
Long montage training sequences that glamorizes the CIA. It's pretty terrible in every sense of the word.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 24 Dec 2009
40
19th
Passes the time.
Rated 24 Dec 2009
kiralioKiralio
Rated 08 Dec 2009
40
30th
2/5
Rated 08 Dec 2009
poseur117Poseur117
Rated 04 Dec 2009
60
20th
I like Colin Farrel a lot.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
erlanuaierlanuai
Rated 23 Jul 2009
80
56th
Pacino's acting and the screenplay make this a good movie
Rated 23 Jul 2009
mortonmorton
Rated 27 Jun 2009
98
84th
this is a kind of movie i like!!! good acting by pacino and farell equally. truly watchable!!!!
Rated 27 Jun 2009
akomondayakomonday
Rated 19 Mar 2009
80
50th
Wholly unsatisfying but a good story.
Rated 19 Mar 2009
atmclickatmclick
Rated 14 Feb 2009
34
0th
Stupid premise. Tired of these people, the same old unoriginal whodunnit.
Rated 14 Feb 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
74th
CIA movie, and the mindgames they go through.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 11 Jan 2009
30
7th
who even remembers this thing?
Rated 11 Jan 2009
citizenxCitizenX
Rated 01 Jan 2009
45
38th
not like pacino's magic moment but still a nice thriller with good action scenes
Rated 01 Jan 2009
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 18 Nov 2008
60
72nd
A grown up version of Men In Black (sans aliens).
Rated 18 Nov 2008
teeceeteecee
Rated 17 Sep 2008
45
64th
virker ikke rigtigt.. er ikke god nok.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
diegozflixsDiegozFlixs
Rated 19 Jul 2008
70
15th
i dont know what to think of this movie...guess it was ok
Rated 19 Jul 2008
dvicknabbDVicknabb
Rated 31 Mar 2008
30
15th
Bland.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
jessicaJessica
Rated 14 Mar 2008
85
58th
Interesting, well done.
Rated 14 Mar 2008
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Jan 2008
74
63rd
An entertaining thriller.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
europeansEuropeans
Rated 17 Nov 2007
30
13th
Utterly forgettable. I saw this twice, and I still don't remember anything about it.
Rated 17 Nov 2007
katikakatika
Rated 01 Sep 2007
65
23rd
Didn't like the end....could have made it better...
Rated 01 Sep 2007
brainstewbrainstew
Rated 25 Aug 2007
60
24th
An average thriller
Rated 25 Aug 2007
stflyst_fly
Rated 21 Aug 2007
1
5th
crap
Rated 21 Aug 2007
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
2
14th
Al Pacino is over the top!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fabfunkfabfunk
Rated 14 Aug 2007
29
17th
You've seen this before, and better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
eveeluneveelun
Rated 14 Aug 2007
54
13th
Forgettable thriller with both leads playing overly familiar and bland characters. The endless twists are unsurprising and tiresome.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
chiliChili
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
36th
Fun Movie with a decent share of twists and turns.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
65th
Huge Colin Farrell fan right here!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
61
15th
It was good enough, but I felt confused by the motivations of many of the characters and didn't feel satisfied at the end.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sgwannabeSG_Wannabe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
0th
I guess it's worth seeing once...but it doesn't warrant a second viewing or a buy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cohillelCohillel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
71st
Surprisingly good. This action film is rare in two aspects: It isn't grand on the action scenes, but when they occur they are very realistic. Secondly, the twists are very surprising, and they catch you unprepared to the very end.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tbos12tbos12
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
0th
Action packed movie that was fun to follow, Pacino gives yet another great performance.Not Farrell's best acting but overall ok movie, expected more from Farell.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
17th
A sad waste of talent.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 13 Jul 2007
81
26th
Okay. Obvious "twist" ending.
Rated 13 Jul 2007
robotjazzrobotjazz
Rated 17 May 2007
58
35th
Teeters between interesting and predictable.
Rated 17 May 2007
munchforeverMunchForever
Rated 26 Jan 2007
78
52nd
A decent movie worth renting.
Rated 26 Jan 2007

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