Paycheck
Paycheck
“ The future depends on a past he was paid to forget. ”
CINEMA2003-12-25
DIGITAL2012-11-14
RegionCA / US
Runtime119 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A fast-paced sci-fi puzzle thriller exploring corporate espionage, precognition, and high-tech escape artistry.”
“A fast-paced sci-fi puzzle thriller exploring corporate espionage, precognition, and high-tech escape artistry.”
Storyline
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 p...
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
John Woo
KEYWORDS
amnesiaprophecytechnologyengineertimeevil corporationcyberpunkscientistmillionairebased on short storytech noirseeing the future
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