Where to watch Paycheck(2003)

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Paycheck plot summary

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

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.

Details

Release date

December 25, 2003

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Directed by

John Woo

Country

Canada, United States, Hong Kong

TMDB rating

6.2 / 10 · 2,134 votes

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Cast

• Ben AffleckMichael Jennings
• Aaron EckhartJames Rethrick
• Uma ThurmanRachel Porter
• Paul GiamattiShorty
• Colm FeoreJohn Wolfe
• Joe MortonAgent Dodge
• Michael C. HallAgent Klein
• Peter FriedmanAttorney General Brown
• Kathryn MorrisRita Dunne
• Ivana MiličevićMaya-Rachel

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