The Contract (2007)
- Starring:
- Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, (more)
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer in director Bruce Beresford's forest-bound thriller. Ray Keene (John Cusack) has lost his wife, and now the grieving father is looking to reconnect with his young son (Jamie Anderson) with a much-needed hike into the wilderness. But Ray and his son aren't alone in nature, because high profile assassin Frank Cardin (Morgan Freeman) has ventured into nature with the malevolent intentions of fulfilling a contract to kill an extremely powerful businessman. When Frank's hit goes awry and he ends up in the custody of U.S. Marshalls, the situation quickly spins out of control as a small army of loyal mercenaries draw their guns in a violent attempt to free their notorious compatriot. Later stumbling upon the chaotic situation, Ray does his best to protect his son while ensuring that Frank doesn't escape justice. Though Frank's men aren't willing to let their boss go to prison without a fight, Ray vows to do the right thing as help suddenly comes from the most unlikely of places. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Morgan Freeman - Frank Carden
- Jamie Anderson - Chris Keene
- Megan Dodds - Sandra
- Jonathan Hyde - Turner
- Anthony Warren - Royko
- John Cusack - Ray Keene
- Alice Krige - Miles
- Corey Johnson - Davis
- Bill Smitrovich - Wainwright
- Ned Bellamy - Evans
- Director(s):
- Bruce Beresford
- Writer(s):
- John Darrouzet, Stephen Katz
- Producer(s):
- George Furla, Andreas Schmid, Randall Emmett
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Violence)
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