Rent The Contractor (2022)
3.1 of 5 from 64 ratings
1h 25min
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- Synopsis:
- After Special Forces Sergeant James Harper (Chris Pine) is involuntarily discharged from the army, he finds himself in debt and desperate. In order to continue to provide for his family, he decides to join a private military company alongside his best friend (Ben Foster) and under the command of another veteran (Kiefer Sutherland). His first, seemingly simple mission takes him to Berlin, but the elite soldier quickly realizes that he is in the middle of a dangerous conspiracy and finds himself fleeing for his life across Eastern Europe.
- Actors:
- Chris Pine, Gillian Jacobs, Sander Thomas, Toby Dixon, Dean Ashton, Dustin Lewis, Regina Ting Chen, Brian Lafontaine, Cory Scott Allen, Antal Kalik, Ben Foster, Tyner Rushing, Nicolas Noblitt, Eva Ursescu, Nico Woulard, Tait Fletcher, Malosi Leonard, Brandon Melendy, Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Lester-Johnson
- Directors:
- Tarik Saleh
- Producers:
- Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee
- Writers:
- J.P. Davis
- Aka:
- Violence of Action
- Studio:
- Dazzler
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 85 minutes
- Languages:
- English
- Subtitles:
- None
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of The Contractor
Routine Action Thriller - The Contractor review by GI
A routine and uninspiring action thriller that wastes it's set pieces by making them formulaic and generic. The film has some entertainment value but it's an instantly forgettable auctioneer that offers nothing that hasn't been done before. A shame in may ways because Chris Pine seems to be a lead actor constantly in search of a good script. From Captain Kirk he seems to have drifted along with just the odd stand out, Hell Or High Water (2016) for example. Indeed his costar here, Ben Foster, also can offer a gritty addition to any film not least that 2016 one but in The Contractor he's the routine stereotypical mate who lets the side down. Pine plays a former special forces soldier, James, who struggling to get a job ends up working for a shady private firm led by even more shady Kiefer Sutherland. When his first job in Berlin goes awry James finds he's been betrayed and hunted but intends to get home and sort everyone out!
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Great character-driven action thriller - The Contractor review by Alphaville
Under-the-radar and under-appreciated, this compelling ‘sad thriller’ almost stakes out a new genre for itself. The early scene-setting is perhaps too drawn-out, but it sets the tone that makes the rest of the film so interesting. When the action ramps up it’s expertly and excitingly shot, while at the same time you feel for the characters, even the minor ones caught up on the wrong side. As for lead Chris Pine, he’s excellent as the down-on-his-luck ex-soldier trying to make sense of the mayhem and moral dilemmas in which he finds himself.
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