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The Recruit
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
PG-13
2003
1h 55m
Action
,
Thriller
6.6
44%
58%
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A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.
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Cast of The Recruit
Colin Farrell
James Clayton
Al Pacino
Walter Burke
Bridget Moynahan
Layla Moore
Gabriel Macht
Zack
Karl Pruner
Dennis Slayne
Eugene Lipinski
Husky Man
Mike Realba
Ronnie Gibson
Domenico Fiore
Instructor #1
Ron Lea
Dell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Jeanie Calleja
Co-Ed #1
Jessica Greco
Brunette at Blue Ridge
Angelo Tsarouchas
Cab Driver
Veronica Hurnick
Polygraph Interrogator
Steve Lucescu
Instructor #2
Richard Fitzpatrick
Rob Stevens
John Watson
Guard
Chris Owens
Art Wallis
Janet Bailey
Young Instructor
Sam Kalilieh
Elliot
Merwin Mondesir
Stan
Elisa Moolecherry
Lisa Sahadi
Sheldon Davis
Security Officer #1
Oscar Hsu
Psychiatrist #1
Arlene Mazerolle
Psychiatrist #2
Brian Rhodes
Psychiatrist #3
Steve Behal
Exam Procter
Jane Moffat
Polygraph Technician
Bart Bedford
Co-Worker
Tony Craig
Transit Cop
David Boyce
New Security Guard
Tova Smith
Beth
Michael Rubenfeld
Felix
Kenneth Mitchell
Alan
Mark Ellis
Test Instructor
Neil Crone
Farm Instructor #3
Ray Paisley
Farm Instructor #4
Scott McCord
Young Instructor #2
Jenny Cooper
Blonde
Shaun Verreault
Band Member #1
Safwan Javed
Band Member #2
Earl Pereira
Band Member #3
Conrad Bergschneider
Firing Range Instructor
John Wayne Shafer
Langley Gate Guard
Stephen Lee Wright
Running Instructor
Roger Donaldson
Director
Mitch Glazer
Writer
Roger Towne
Writer
Kurt Wimmer
Writer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Jeff Apple
Producer
Gary Barber
Producer
The Recruit Ratings & Reviews
pipanni
February 9, 2025
One of those movies with a very nice flow, that you can rewatch multiple times. Convincing performances by all and an interesting story.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Above-average thriller, but not very memorable.
ToxicUniverse.com
Keith Uhlich
Chris Owens: You're onscreen for about half a minute of The Recruit, but that half a minute was the most enjoyable experience I had all evening.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
The pleasure of watching two alpha males -- Al Pacino and Colin Farrell -- circling each other mano a mano substantially beefs up this otherwise routine spy thriller.
Premiere Magazine
Glenn Kenny
There's a nifty little spy thriller secreted somewhere in this bloated picture.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Here I suspected the ultimate villain almost from the very beginning -- and, if I wasn't fooled, I can't imagine anyone else will be, either.
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
The Recruit weighs in like a porous brick of recycled polypropylene.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
I liked all those set pieces where they set up these elaborate schemes, and you're not sure who the good guy is, and the bad guy.
Slate
David Edelstein
A conjurer's trick that delights for about an hour, then spirals into idiocy.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
A compelling, if throwaway, drama.
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It's nothing but style and noise, threadbare of content, empty of ideas.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
The Recruit feels like a training exercise, for a star who's still in the making.
San Jose Mercury News
Glenn Lovell
Unfolds more like a 100-minute game of Gotcha! than a conventional spy drama, and, depending on your tolerance for such things, this will either thrill or bore you.
San Francisco Chronicle
Carla Meyer
The Recruit falters after it leaves the Farm, throwing in unbelievable plot devices and losing its high-wire tension.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
An entertaining ride.
Newsday
John Anderson
It's hard to tell which brand of coffee they're plugging in The Recruit but they sure drink a lot of it. Which is a good thing. A vicarious caffeine buzz is better than nothing, and you're going to need something to keep you awake.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
This is Donaldson's third thriller set amid Washington's powerful. They've all been winners -- smart, taut and more satisfying than anyone has a right to expect.
Detroit News
Tom Long
The Recruit is serviceable spy fodder made a great guilty pleasure by Pacino's 'OK, no Oscar here, let's have some fun' performance.
Denver Post
Ricardo Baca
The foreshadowing is a bit heavy-handed, but the writers and director largely manage the tension and mystery tactfully.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
A serviceable spy thriller that stumbles over one too many plot twists, one too many shots of its hero typing desperately at his computer, and a romantic subplot that's nice to look at but awfully silly.
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