Predator
1987 · Science fiction · Action
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Film / 2003
Paycheck
Directed by
John Woo
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now …
The story
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.
Cast
Ben AffleckMichael Jennings
Aaron EckhartJames Rethrick
Uma ThurmanRachel Porter
Paul GiamattiShorty
Colm FeoreJohn Wolfe
Joe MortonAgent Dodge
Michael C. HallAgent Klein
Peter FriedmanAttorney General Brown
Kathryn MorrisRita Dunne
Ivana MiličevićMaya-Rachel
Christopher KennedyStevens
Fulvio CecereAgent Fuman
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John CassiniAgent Mitchell
Callum Keith RennieJude
Michelle HarrisonJane
Claudette MinkSara Rethrick
Ryan ZwickStreet Kid
Dee Jay JacksonGuard
Serge HoudeWilliam Dekker
Calvin FinlaysonBalloon Boy
Kendall CrossScientist
Catherine Lough HaggquistScientist
Darryl ScheelarPlain Clothes Federal Agent
Mark BrandonLottery Host
Roger HaskettLottery Official
Steve WrightAllcom Helicopter Pilot
Craig HoskingFBI Helicopter Pilot
Emily HolmesBetsy
Krista AllenHolographic Woman
Barclay HopeSuit
Peter ShinkodaSuit
David James LewisSuit
Robert ClarkString Quartet
Andrea SiradzeString Quartet
Isabelle RolandString Quartet
Peter CatonString Quartet
Ryan RobbinsHusband
Benita HaWife
Chelah HorsdalYoung Mother
Craig MarchJanitor
Jason CalderWolfe Goon
Mike GodenirWolfe Goon
Brad KellyWolfe Goon
Brent ConnollyWolfe Goon
Lori BerlangaNursery Customer
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