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Paycheck (2003)

Directed by John Woo · 119 min · Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

14.9 TOPICAL score · #5,053 of 6,776 films

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Michael 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.

Paycheck (2003, directed by John Woo) has a TOPICAL score of 14.9 - ranked 5,053 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 27% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 43. Audiences: TMDB 6.2/10 (2,145 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics10
Audience13
Awards0
Historical impact36
Lasting engagement61
Cast80
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Ben Affleck (actor #365), Aaron Eckhart (actor #1,019), Uma Thurman (actor #263), Paul Giamatti (actor #228)

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