Knight & Day (2010)
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A classic car restorer becomes entangled with an eccentric secret agent while he is on the run from the CIA.
The story
June Havens, a classic car restorer, finds herself in a perilous situation when she meets Roy Miller, an eccentric secret agent, at an airport. As Roy is being hunted by the CIA, the two are forced into an uneasy alliance. June is thrust into a world of high-stakes espionage and dangerous pursuits as they attempt to navigate the obstacles set by the agency and other antagonists. The journey takes them across various locations as they deal with the consequences of Roy's secret mission and the mysterious technology he is trying to protect.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
June Havens, a car restorer, meets Roy Miller at an airport and is forced into his world of espionage when he is hunted by the CIA. They flee together, and Roy reveals he is protecting a perpetual energy battery called the Zephyr. Their journey takes them from a highway chase to the Alps, where they encounter a Spanish arms dealer, Antonio Quintana. After a series of escapes, including a helicopter flight and a train ride in Austria, they face off against the real traitor, John Fitzgerald. Following a series of events where Roy is presumed dead and June is captured by Quintana's men, the truth is revealed: Roy's actions were a ruse to ensure June's safety. In the final confrontation, Roy faces Fitzgerald and Quintana's men in Spain. He successfully trades the Zephyr to Fitzgerald but is injured in the process. After being hospitalized, Roy is reunited with June, and they escape together in a restored Pontiac GTO, heading toward Cape Horn.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- James Mangold
- Writers
- Patrick O'Neill · writer
- Cast and characters
- Tom Cruise · Roy Miller; Cameron Diaz · June Havens; Peter Sarsgaard; Viola Davis; Jordi Mollà; Paul Dano
- Genres
- action; comedy
- Themes
- Espionage; Partnership
- Tone and mood
- Action; Comedy
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy; Road Trip
- Content notes
- Violence
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the action sequences and the performances of the lead actors but criticized the script.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 51% · scale: percentage · review count: 230; Metacritic · score: 46 · scale: 100 · review count: 38
- Production trivia
- The film was the second on-screen collaboration of Cruise and Diaz.; The film was remade in Hindi as Bang Bang!; The film was previously associated with director Tom Dey.
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