Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- gritty
- paranoid
- action movie night
- weekend thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film caught between a message-driven veteran drama and a conventional action thriller, with a talented cast unable to overcome its formulaic execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
James Harper is involuntarily discharged from the U.S. Special Forces and turns to private contracting to support his family.
Harper’s covert mission collapses into a survival struggle against people connected to his own contracting network.
The film follows a former Special Forces operative through covert missions, evasion, and combat across an overseas setting.
Harper joins a private contracting organization because he needs to support his family after losing his military career.
Films like The Contractor, and why
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
shares the ex-special-forces protagonist, covert operations, betrayal, and hunted-man action thriller framework
The Bourne Identity
shares the fugitive operative premise, government conspiracy, tactical action, and grounded espionage tone
Shooter
shares the discharged veteran protagonist, institutional betrayal, and revenge-driven military action thriller structure
Movie Details
- Director
- Tarik Saleh
- Release Date
- 2022-03-10
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1096)
Cast
- Chris Pine
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Ben Foster
- Gillian Jacobs
- Sander Thomas
- Toby Dixon
- Dean Ashton
- Dustin Lewis
- Regina Ting Chen
- Brian Lafontaine
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Contractor about?
- A discharged Special Forces veteran accepts a private military contract, only to become the target of the covert network that employed him.
- What is The Contractor like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Contractor as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Contractor violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Contractor as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Contractor?
- Critics broadly found the film caught between a message-driven veteran drama and a conventional action thriller, with a talented cast unable to overcome its formulaic execution.
- Which films are like The Contractor?
- Films with a similar feel include Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, The Bourne Identity, and Shooter.
- How long is The Contractor?
- The Contractor runs 103 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Contractor?
- In United States, The Contractor streams on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
