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Ronin

Play trailer Poster for Ronin R,  1998,  1h 58m,  Action/ Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) puts together a team of experts that she tasks with stealing a valuable briefcase, the contents of which are a mystery. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. As their operation gets underway, several team members are found to be untrustworthy, and everyone must complete the mission with a watchful eye on everyone else.
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Critics Consensus

Ronin earns comparisons to The French Connection with strong action, dynamic road chase scenes, and solid performances.

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Anthony Lane The New Yorker Apr 19, 2021
It's like watching the revival of a forgotten art form; the fact that it's done with a minimum of special effects makes it all the more stirring. Go to Full Review
Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Aug 18, 2017
Not even supercool Robert De Niro can enliven this boring tale. Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Jan 1, 2000
B-
The chases in Ronin are among the most dynamic road clashes the movies have offered in some time. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jul 20, 2026
3/5
…given the talent involved, little more effort in the conception might have produced an action classic; as it stands, Ronin feels like it’s trolling the audience with a meaningless MacGuffin that never gets explained…. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jan 27, 2023
3/4
...an erratically-paced yet often thrilling endeavor... Go to Full Review
Olly Richards Sunday Times (UK) Sep 19, 2022
[John Frankenheimer] turns a pretty duff script into something fairly exciting... Go to Full Review
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Anakin S Jan 1, 2019 Lame. Not worth the watch. Poor performance from Robert DeNiro.
Rey S Apr 5, 2018 De Niro is great as always and Ronin gives suspense from beginning to end. Many plot twists and turns. Plus, there's Katarina Witt doing some of her magic on ice. See more
Hagrid W Nov 24, 2017 Very underrated film with De Niro in a mostly ensemble role. Fantastic cast and acting, great plot with intrigue. I generally hate car chase scenes. This has possibly the best car chance sequence I've ever seen. Thrilling and enjoyable, and puts the viewer in the car for most of it. One of my favorite movies that nobody has seen. See more
Ron W Nov 10, 2017 This combination gangster/espionage/heist-caper film, very tautly directed by John Frankenheimer (best known for The Manchurian Candidate, Seven Days in May, and French Connection II,) and co-scripted by David Mamet (under a pseudonym because of contract disputes,) features Robert De Niro as a freelance commando with a mysterious background who is part of a team hired by Irish terrorists to hijack a container of something very valuable being delivered to a Russian mafia outfit. The possibilities arising from this array for violence and betrayal are fully exploited in the quite convoluted but essentially clear plot. The film features some great photography of Paris and southern France, and a series of cinematic set pieces, including not one but two car chases which are so good that they are exciting even if you've gotten tired of movie car chases, an extended urban shoot out, ditto, and some beautiful figure skating, something you don't expect to see in an action movie. Notable among the cast is Sean Bean in an atypical non-heroic role. Definitely an above average action film which anyone who likes that genre will want to see. Advisories: lots of violence though not excessively gory by current standards, some language. See more
Luke M Oct 29, 2017 What can I say, Robert do Niro is yesteryears burnout. Sucks. Dah.
Han S Aug 23, 2017 A professional decides to get revenge on his employer after the employer refuses to pay him for a job well done. So, it's pretty much The Pied Piper, but with more car chases. See more
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Synopsis Deirdre (Natascha McElhone) puts together a team of experts that she tasks with stealing a valuable briefcase, the contents of which are a mystery. The international team includes Sam (Robert De Niro), an ex-intelligence officer, along with Vincent (Jean Reno), Gregor (Stellan Skarsgard) and others. As their operation gets underway, several team members are found to be untrustworthy, and everyone must complete the mission with a watchful eye on everyone else.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Frank Mancuso Jr.
Screenwriter
J.D. Zeik, David Mamet
Distributor
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
United Artists, Metro Goldwyn Mayer, FGM Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$41.6M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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