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Paycheck
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Paycheck is a 2003 American action science fiction film directed by John Woo, based on a work by Philip K. Dick. Set in Seattle and filmed in Vancouver, it stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart and Paul Giamatti, with cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball, editing by Christopher Rouse, and a score by John Powell. It was produced by John Davis for Davis Entertainment, and explores the theme of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Running 119 minutes, the film was made on a budget of $60,000,000 and earned $117,248,958 at the box office. It was distributed by Paramount Pictures, and is rated PG-13.
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Film · TMDB
6.2Michael 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 Affleck as Michael Jennings
- Aaron Eckhart as James Rethrick
- Uma Thurman as Rachel Porter
- Paul Giamatti as Shorty
- Colm Feore as John Wolfe
- Joe Morton as Agent Dodge
Themes
- amnesia
- prophecy
- technology
- engineer
- time
- evil corporation
- cyberpunk
- scientist
- millionaire
- based on short story
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
117,144 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
27%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 wins & 2 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Woo
- Written by
- Dean Georgaris
- Based on
- Paycheck , by Philip K. Dick
- Produced by
- John Woo John Davis Terence Chang Michael Hackett
- Starring
- Ben Affleck Aaron Eckhart Uma Thurman Paul Giamatti Colm Feore Joe Morton Michael C. Hall
- Cinematography
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Edited by
- Christopher Rouse Kevin Stitt
- Music by
- John Powell
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Davis Entertainment Lion Rock Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures (United States and Canada) DreamWorks Pictures (International)
- Release date
- December 25, 2003 ( 2003-12-25 )
- Running time
- 119 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $117.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Paycheck
- Main subject
- self-fulfilling prophecy
- Depicts
- reverse engineering
- Director
- John Woo
- Cast member
- Peter Shinkoda
- Composer
- John Powell
- Production company
- Davis Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Narrative location
- Seattle
- Filming location
- Vancouver
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 260686
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2004-01-22
- film editor
- Christopher Rouse
- title
- Paycheck
- after a work by
- Philip K. Dick
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 43/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed and produced by John Woo. The film was written by Dean Georgaris, and based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. Starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, and Uma Thurman, with Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, and Michael C. Hall in supporting roles, the film follows a reverse engineer who finds himself hunted by both the FBI and a billionaire CEO after his memory is erased.
Paycheck was released on December 25, 2003, by Paramount Pictures in North America and DreamWorks Pictures internationally to negative reviews from critics and grossed $117.2 million against a $60 million budget. After this film, Woo did not direct another American feature film until 2023's Silent Night.
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