Amazon.com: The Contract: John Cusack, Morgan Freeman, Bruce Beresford, Stephen Katz: Amazon Instant Video

Product Details

Synopsis: While on a hiking trip to reconnect with his son after the death of his wife, Ray Keene stumbles into a nightmare scenario of paid assassins and ex-military guns-for-hire.

Starring: John Cusack, Morgan Freeman

Directed by: Bruce Beresford

Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes

Release year: 2006

Studio: First Look

MPAA Rating: Rated R for violence

ASIN: B0019FUFM8 (Rental) and B0019FWIEQ (Purchase)

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Rental rights: 3 day viewing period Details

Purchase rights: Stream instantly and download to 2 locations. Details

Compatible with: Mac and Windows PC online viewing, compatible instant streaming devices. System requirements

Format: Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download)

Also available on DVD

The Contract DVD ~ Morgan Freeman

2.9 out of 5 stars (73) $5.99

Theatrical Release Information

US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 2006
MPAA: Rated R for violence
Production Company: Millennium Films, Revelations Entertainment, Emmett/Furla Films, VIP 4 Medienfonds, Contract Productions, Nu Image Entertainment GmbH
Filming Locations: Sofia, Bulgaria | Spokane, Washington, USA | Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Average Customer Review

2.9 out of 5 stars (73 customer reviews)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The contrarian, December 3, 2007

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This review is from: The Contract (Amazon Instant Video)

After seeing all the one star reviews, I almost didn't watch this movie. I'm glad I ignored them. I actually liked it. Question. How many action movies have you seen where one untrained guy or a few untrained people go against all odds fighting highly trained, well equipped mercenaries, rouge government agents, etc, etc? Answer: Just about all of them, so why complain it. For an action movie, I thought this was pretty good. Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but for those of you thinking about watching this, I have one friendly comment. Make up your own mind about it. If I decided not to watch movies based on bad reviews, I can tell I would've missed a lot of good movies. My opinion... good entertainment. Good popcorn movie. No one in this movie is going to win "best-actor"... but who cares!!!

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting political thriller..., July 10, 2007

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Matthew J. Adams "Film Lover" (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Contract (DVD)

A well done, low-key medium octane thriller, The Contract works on quite a few levels offering up plentiful helpings of drama, thrills, action, and intrigue. The story revolves around a father and son learning to reconnect and trust one another under tense circumstances after becoming inadvertantly entangled in a dangerous criminal plot. Though there are certainly some scenes of violence, the film isn't buried in heavy amounts of gore or extreme violence and was the perfect Friday night thriller for us all including our 18 year old nephew. Fun, exciting movie; Morgan & Cusack are always in top form.

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16 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable popcorn thriller..., May 30, 2007

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MattW "Matt" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Enjoyable if not derivitive thriller with perfunctory performances by leads Morgan Freemand and John Cusack. The storyline is thin, the characters are thin, but the film is beautifully shot, had some wonderful set pieces (the cliff scene) and some moments of nice suspense and action. A few of the action sequences are extremely well executed and surpisingly quite thrilling. On the downside, the movie definitely plays it too safe, there's certainly nothings screaming "extraordinary" in any sense, and is lacking verisimilitude. Still, it's a pleasant and very scenic journey, has some memorable moments, and John Cusack and Morgan Freeman even when only mediocre are still always fun to watch on screen.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Exciting!
I picked this movie up from a discount bin at the local mall,read the description on the back and said,why not? Read more

Published 2 months ago by Steven P. Troy

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible :(
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