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The Recruit
Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.
Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.
Action, Thriller - 2003
6.6
43%
56
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Director:

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
115 min
Release date:
31 Jan 2003
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Persian (Farsi), Russian
Budget:
$46,000,000
Revenue:
$101,191,884
Awards:
2 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A compelling, if throwaway, drama.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
31 Jan 2003
rotten:
A conjurer's trick that delights for about an hour, then spirals into idiocy.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
1 Feb 2003
fresh:
I liked all those set pieces where they set up these elaborate schemes, and you're not sure who the good guy is, and the bad guy.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
3 Feb 2003
rotten:
The Recruit weighs in like a porous brick of recycled polypropylene.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
5 Feb 2003
rotten:
Here I suspected the ultimate villain almost from the very beginning -- and, if I wasn't fooled, I can't imagine anyone else will be, either.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
12 Feb 2003
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