Jack Reacher

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Jack Reacher

PG-13,

2012,

2h 10m,

Action/

Mystery & Thriller

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One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack; all evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody; Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

Critics Consensus

Jack Reacher is an above-average crime thriller with a smoothly charismatic performance from Tom Cruise.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Sep 2, 2026

2/5

All narrative tension buckles under the weight of [Cruise's] smugly one-dimensional performance, something counteracted only by the rousing hamminess of Werner Herzog, as a semideformed, way-underground gangster called the Zec.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Feb 5, 2024

Casting Tom Cruise as the former military policeman Reacher is far-fetched to say the least. That said, this is enjoyably boisterous.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Jan 21, 2013

There is a dogged leanness to Reacher's pursuit that lifts his adventures from the generic rut ...

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Sep 4, 2023

3/5

Jack Reacher entertains with a good bit of pulpy dramatic irony.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 20, 2022

2/4

Other characters keep telling us how mysterious and dangerous Jack Reacher is, and yet Cruise’s appearance, clean-cut and trim, doesn’t fit the bill.

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

May 1, 2022

3/5

Im not sure what level of recommendation it is when you say a film was better than you thought it would be, but there it is.

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Theodore R

Apr 18, 2019

The worst characters I've ever seen in a movie. Typical Tom Cruise movie with a mind blending, but very bad story. The only good things in this movie are: â¢ Werner Herzog is a perfect villain (The Zeg) â¢ The action is good

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Ron L

Apr 16, 2019

The first half of this movie is unexpectedly and honestly admittedly boring for a Tom Cruise movie. I mean, it was story not just boring talk, and it was a good story too, I kind of feel a little bad. It's also a long one too, during the boring parts I really got antsy. Now when the action happened I was completely entertained, it was fun and really cool and really badass. Cruise's character was a major stud and he was the most interesting character in the whole movie. The villain was confusing and I never understood his motive so that was a killer too alongside the boring shit. Not a bad movie but not a highly recommend for some people.

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Abraham S

Apr 3, 2019

The only reason "Jack Reacher" is worth watching, is because of the car chase and Tom Cruise's performance.

Mar 8, 2019

This book was way better than the movie, but they did okay.

George R

Mar 8, 2019

Cool action, solid acting and a thrilling plot all come together to create an enjoyable crime thriller.

Rey L

Jan 19, 2019

A thriller that had me concentrating on what the truth was, from the start of the story to finish, twisting and turning to the end. A few standard for thrillers characters re-appear, bent cop, nasty bad boss who murders his own underlings should they fail him. Cruise keeps his character on a believable level. Good stuff.

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Christopher McQuarrie

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Tom Cruise

Jack Reacher

Rosamund Pike

Helen Rodin

Robert Duvall

Cash

Richard Jenkins

D.A. Rodin

Werner Herzog

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Synopsis

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack; all evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody; Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Producer: Tom Cruise, Don Granger, Paula Wagner, Gary Levinsohn
Screenwriter: Christopher McQuarrie
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Tom Cruise, Mutual Film Company
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug Material|Language|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.6M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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