The Recruit
Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.
Rating: 6.4 out of 10TMDB(2K votes)
Overview
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
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Box office
Grossed $101M worldwide, about 2.2 times its $46M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Toronto
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Setting
Set in Virginia
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Music
Music by Klaus Badelt
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Stuart Dryburgh
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Mitch GlazerWriter
- Roger TowneWriter
- Kurt WimmerWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 31, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $46M
- Revenue
- $101.2M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.
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Cast
Colin FarrellJames Clayton
Al PacinoWalter Burke
Bridget MoynahanLayla Moore
Gabriel MachtZack
Karl PrunerDennis Slayne
Eugene LipinskiHusky Man
Mike RealbaRonnie Gibson
Domenico FioreInstructor #1
Ron LeaDell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Jeanie CallejaCo-Ed #1
Jessica GrecoBrunette at Blue Ridge
Angelo TsarouchasCab Driver- Veronica HurnickPolygraph Interrogator
Steve LucescuInstructor #2
Richard FitzpatrickRob Stevens- John WatsonGuard
Chris OwensArt Wallis
Janet BaileyYoung Instructor- Sam KaliliehElliot
Merwin MondesirStan
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