The Recruit
“Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.”
A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
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Cast
44 people
Colin Farrell
James Clayton
Known for
The Lobster
Total Recall
Al Pacino
Walter Burke
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Scarface
Bridget Moynahan
Layla Moore
Known for
I, Robot
Lord of War
Gabriel Macht
Zack
Known for
Suits
The Spirit
Karl Pruner
Dennis Slayne
Known for
The Cry of the Owl
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
Eugene Lipinski
Husky Man
Known for
Alice
Fringe
Mike Realba
Ronnie Gibson
Known for
Saw IV
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Domenico Fiore
Instructor #1
Known for
Stage Fright
Brainscan
Ron Lea
Dell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Known for
Orphan Black
Painkiller
Jeanie Calleja
Co-Ed #1
Known for
Soldier's Girl
Get Over It
Jessica Greco
Brunette at Blue Ridge
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
Heated Rivalry
Angelo Tsarouchas
Cab Driver
Known for
The Prince & Me
Avenging Angelo
Roger Donaldson Director · Kurt Wimmer Writer Roger Towne Writer
Worldwide gross $101M · Budget $46M · United States release January 31, 2003
Box office
Budget
$46,000,000
Worldwide gross
$101,200,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Birnbaum/Barber Productions
Production
Buena Vista Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Persian · Russian
Release dates
Czechia · January 25, 2003
Premiere · Febio Film Festival
United States · January 31, 2003
Theatrical
United States
January 28, 2003 · Premiere
Australia
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Austria
February 20, 2004 · Digital
Belgium
January 31, 2003 · Physical
Brazil
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 13, 2003 · Theatrical
France
June 11, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
January 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
March 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 17, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Lithuania
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 27, 2003 · Theatrical
June 22, 2003 · Physical · Rental
October 24, 2005 · TV · SBS6
May 17, 2007 · Physical · DVD
April 10, 2008 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 11, 2015 · Digital · Netflix
Poland
September 5, 2003 · Digital
Portugal
April 18, 2003 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 24, 2003 · Theatrical · English
September 5, 2009 · TV · Slovak · JOJ
Switzerland
April 4, 2003 · Digital
Taiwan
March 14, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 28, 2003 · Theatrical
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