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The Contract (2006)

The Contract poster
Directed by
Bruce Beresford
Genre
drama film, crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 576 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A teacher and his son cross paths with a professional assassin during a camping trip. The teacher is forced into a dangerous situation involving the assassin's latest contract.

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What happens

The Contract is a 2006 German-American action thriller film directed by Bruce Beresford and written by television writer Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. The Contract stars Morgan Freeman as professional assassin Frank Carden and John Cusack as a teacher who gets entangled into his latest assignment during a camp trip with his son. Released direct to video in the United States and Europe, The Contract received little critical notice despite its high-profile cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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