# The Contract (2006)

> A remorseful father must escort a captured assassin through the wilderness while protecting his son from a professional kill team.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/968

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
- Director: Bruce Beresford
- Cast: Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Corey Johnson, Jonathan Hyde, Bill Smitrovich, Anthony Warren
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0445946/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, rugged, brooding, action movie night, wilderness thriller marathon

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