CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to incite a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
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- Chris CAugust 25, 2025While not the best "Jack Ryan-verse" movie, it's definitely still an above-average action-thriller. Affleck is solid as a CIA analyst thrust into a situation out of his depth, though Freeman and Cromwell are the real acting highlights, unsurprisingly. The underlying plot is pretty far-fetched in general, but the plausibility of something along these lines does seem to be feeling more possible every year. If you're in the mood for some globe-spanning political intrigue with a decent splash of action, you could do worse than "The Sum of All Fears".
- TemlakosDecember 8, 2025This could be real, given the ratchet that a recent American administration gave to historic tensions between America and Russia. It has it all - a Deep State in both America and Russia, Middle Eastern terrorists all too willing to play cat's paws, a nuclear attack and a Presidential assassination attempt rolled into one, and one man dedicated to preserving peace and finding the actual truth before the Deep State can sweep it aside in a tsunami of hate. The ending is perfect. Watch it now, if you want to see how easily people can manipulate the President himself. Ben Affleck is an excellent Jack Ryan. James Cromwell (The General's Daughter) plays a gung-ho President ripe for manipulation. Morgan Freeman turns in one of his finest performances as Ryan's dying boss, equally dedicated to peace. Break out your popcorn and settle in. You will not look at geopolitics the same way ever again, unless you already know what Tom Clancy was talking about.
- ZokkiieFebruary 14, 2026Keeps a steady pace and holds your attention, with Ben Affleck solid as Jack Ryan. Some plot points are predictable, and a few scenes drag, but the action and tension mostly hit. The nuclear stakes add real weight, making the suspense feel urgent. Not a masterpiece, but it’s a solid thriller that’s worth a watch.
- Gerald InmanMay 10, 2025This film is the 4th installment of the “Jack Ryan” series of films based on author Tom Clancy novels that carry the same name. Ben Affleck plays Jack Ryan in this action drama whom gets inadvertently caught into international intrigue in which he must perform heroic efforts to prevent calamity from happening. The film is enjoyable from that standpoint. Tom Clancy has a consistent plot and theme style that is quite prevalent in this novels and this clearly comes out in this film as well. This movie just barely meets the level of expectation and excitement of the previous Jack Ryan films despite some high profile acting include performances from Morgan Freeman and James Cromwell. The movie still has merit especially given some wonderful acting scenes by Liev Schreiber so you should enjoy the film.
- Hendrik PapeMarch 15, 2025One of my favourite of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan book series and yet the movie seemingly ignored the book. Rather than follow the events of Clear and Present Danger this movie takes us back to the beginning of Ryan’s career. Overall the movie isn’t bad but it’s NOT Tom Clancy’s Sum of All Fears.
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The Sum of All Fears was released on May 31, 2002.
The Sum of All Fears was directed by Phil Alden Robinson.
The Sum of All Fears has a runtime of 2h 4m.
The Sum of All Fears was produced by Mace Neufeld.
CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to incite a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.
The key characters in The Sum of All Fears are Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck), DCI William Cabot (Morgan Freeman), President Fowler (James Cromwell).
The Sum of All Fears is rated PG-13.
The Sum of All Fears is a War, Thriller, Action film.
The Sum of All Fears has an audience rating of 4.9 out of 10.
The Sum of All Fears had a budget of $68M.
The Sum of All Fears has made $193.9M at the box office.