Film2003119 min

Paycheck

Name: Paycheck
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 2003
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore

Taste attributes: actionadventuremysteryscience fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Remember the future."

Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, fresh sci-fi film, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 1,358 votes

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What lines up

Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB