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Paycheck

Paycheck

The future depends on a past he was paid to forget.

20036.21h 59m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Woo
Written by Dean Georgaris, Marc Marcum, Philip K. Dick
Produced by Terence Chang, John Woo, John Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0MRevenue: $117.2M

Top Cast

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Michael Jennings

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman

Rachel Porter

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

James Rethrick

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Shorty

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

John Wolfe

Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Agent Dodge

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall

Agent Klein

Kathryn Morris

Kathryn Morris

Rita Dunne

Claudette Mink

Claudette Mink

Sara Rethrick

Peter Friedman

Peter Friedman

Attorney General Brown

Themes & Keywords

amnesiaprophecytechnologyengineertimeevil corporationcyberpunkscientistmillionairebased on short storytech noirseeing the future

About Paycheck

Paycheck is a action, adventure, mystery, science fiction, thriller film released in 2003 exploring themes of amnesia, prophecy, technology, engineer, time, evil corporation. Directed by John Woo, it stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart. 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.

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