

The Contract
2006-04-05 · 96 min · ★ 5.8
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
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Production details
- Directors
- Bruce Beresford
- Production companies
- Emmett/Furla Films, VIP Medienfonds 4, Revelations Entertainment, Millennium Media, Nu Image Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 25,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 5,549,200
Top Cast
Morgan FreemanFrank Carden
John CusackRay
Alice KrigeMiles
Megan DoddsSandra
Corey JohnsonDavis
Jonathan HydeTurner
Bill SmitrovichWainwright
Anthony WarrenRoyko
Ned BellamyEvans
Thomas LockyerJohnson
Gary WhelanStanfield
Ian ShawMichaels
Atanas SrebrevRodrigues
Maynard EziashiRobbins
William TapleyJennings
Ryan McCluskeyLochlan
Michelle NewellReal Estate LadyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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