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The Foreigner

The Foreigner

Never push a good man too far.

20177.01h 53m

Overview

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Directed by Martin Campbell
Written by David Marconi, Stephen Leather
Produced by D. Scott Lumpkin, Arthur M. Sarkissian, Jamie Marshall
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $145.4M

Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Liam Hennessy

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Quan Ngoc Minh

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Rory Fleck-Byrne

Sean Morrison

Ray Fearon

Ray Fearon

Commander Richard Bromley

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

Maggie / Sara McKay

Orla Brady

Orla Brady

Mary Hennessy

Michael McElhatton

Michael McElhatton

Jim Kavanagh

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Katherine Davies

Dermot Crowley

Dermot Crowley

Hugh McGrath

Stephen Hogan

Stephen Hogan

Christy Murphy

Themes & Keywords

martial artslondon, englandbased on novel or bookbombrevengeterrorismira (irish republican army)irelanddeathunited kingdom

About The Foreigner

The Foreigner is a action, thriller, crime film released in 2017 exploring themes of martial arts, london, england, based on novel or book, bomb, revenge, terrorism. Directed by Martin Campbell, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Jackie Chan, Rory Fleck-Byrne. Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

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