Film

The Recruit 2003

Directed by Roger Donaldson

  • Action, Thriller
  • 115 min
  • PG-13

Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.

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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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige

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The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 11The ArchivistThe Archivist: disliked by 10 / 1The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 10 / 1The CartographerThe Cartographer: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Archivists.

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