Rendition

2007 film by Gavin Hood

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When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside the US.

Released: 2007-09-07120 minDir: Gavin HoodDrama, ThrillerBudget: $27.5MBox office: $24.7M

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Cast

Reese Witherspoon as Isabella Fields El-Ibrahimi
Jake Gyllenhaal as Douglas Freeman
Meryl Streep as Corrine Whitman
Alan Arkin as Senator Hawkins
Peter Sarsgaard as Alan Smith
Omar Metwally as Anwar El-Ibrahimi

Themes

central intelligence agency (cia)
police brutality
government
politics
loss of loved one
kidnapping
despair
war on terror
anti terror
intelligence

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

59,740 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

46%

Metacritic

55/100

Year: 2007
Runtime: 122 min
Genres: Drama, Thriller
Rated: R
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by: Gavin Hood
Written by: Kelley Sane
Produced by: Steve Golin , David Kanter, Keith Redmon , Michael Sugar, Marcus Viscidi
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal , Reese Witherspoon , Peter Sarsgaard , Alan Arkin , Meryl Streep , Omar Metwally , Igal Naor , Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach
Cinematography: Dion Beebe
Edited by: Megan Gill
Music by: Paul Hepker , Mark Kilian
Production companies: Level 1 Entertainment , Anonymous Content
Distributed by: New Line Cinema
Release dates: September 7, 2007 ( 2007-09-07 ) ( TIFF ) October 19, 2007 ( 2007-10-19 ) (United States)
Running time: 122 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Budget: $27.5 million
Box office: $27 million

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Duration: 121
FilmAffinity ID: 581349
Official website: www.renditionmovie.com

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publication date: 2007-11-22
title: Rendition
review score: 55/100

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Rendition is a 2007 American political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood, and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, and Omar Metwally. The film centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri.

The film was produced by Level 1 Entertainment and Anonymous Content and distributed by New Line Cinema, and premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2007, before being released theatrically in North America on October 19, 2007. The film received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.