
Paycheck
Plot
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.
About Paycheck
Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed and produced by John Woo. It was written by Dean Georgaris based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. Starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, and Uma Thurman, with Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, and Michael C. Hall in supporting roles, the film follows a reverse engineer who finds himself hunted by both the FBI and a tech CEO after his memory is erased. Paycheck was released on December 25, 2003, by Paramount Pictures in North America and DreamWorks Pictures internationally to negative reviews from critics and grossed $117.2 million against a $60 million budget. Woo did not direct another American feature film until Silent Night (2023).
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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
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