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Criminal

Criminal

The mission is in the memories.

20166.21h 53m

Overview

CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

Directed by Ariel Vromen
Written by Douglas S. Cook, David Weisberg
Produced by J.C. Spink, Matthew O'Toole, Christa Campbell
Box OfficeBudget: $31.5MRevenue: $14.7M

Top Cast

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Jerico Stewart

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Quaker Wells

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Dr. Franks

Gal Gadot

Gal Gadot

Jill Pope

Alice Eve

Alice Eve

Marta Lynch

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Bill Pope

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Jan Strook - The Dutchman

Jordi Mollà

Jordi Mollà

Xavier Heimdahl

Antje Traue

Antje Traue

Elsa Mueller

Scott Adkins

Scott Adkins

Pete Greensleeves

Themes & Keywords

missioncentral intelligence agency (cia)robberyprisonerundercoverlondon undergroundmemoryterrorismbrutalityconvictinterrogationimplantmanhunt

About Criminal

Criminal is a action, crime, science fiction film released in 2016 exploring themes of mission, central intelligence agency (cia), robbery, prisoner, undercover, london underground. Directed by Ariel Vromen, it stars Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones. CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict. When he wakes up Pope's memories, his mission is to eliminate The Dutchman before the hacker launches ICBMs and starts World War III.

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