The Contract (2006)

97 min · Thriller, crime film, drama film, thriller film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Bruce Beresford

Cast

Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Corey Johnson, Jonathan Hyde, Bill Smitrovich, Anthony Warren, Ned Bellamy, Thomas Lockyer, Gary Whelan, Ian Shaw, Mark Johnson, Jamie Anderson

The story

Frank Carden is a professional assassin who has been hired to kill a reclusive billionaire named Lydell Hammond Sr., a vocal opponent of stem cell research. Frank's plan goes awry when he gets injured in a car accident and ends up in the hospital. When the hospital staff see his gun, they're able to identify him and federal marshals are called to pick him up.

Catalogue themes and tags

Attempted Murder, FBI-Agentin, Hitman, Mission of Murder, Planned Murder, Polizeibeamter, PotUS, Serienkillerfilm, Strenger Lehrer, chase, vater-sohn, woods, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Drama, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Thriller, crime film, drama film, thriller film

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