The Sum of All Fears
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- Synopsis
- The successful franchise of Paramount motion pictures based on novelist Tom Clancy's techno-thrillers featuring heroic CIA intelligence analyst Jack Ryan stages a much-publicized "do-over" with this action-adventure that recasts the character of Ryan ......
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- Starring
- Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates
- Director(s)
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Distributor(s)
- Paramount
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 118 min.
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Critic Reviews
Director Phil Alden Robinson and his writers, Paul Attanasio and Daniel Pyne, do a spellbinding job of cranking up the tension, they create a portrait of convincing realism, and then they add the other stuff because, well, if anybody ever makes a movie like this without the obligatory Hollywood softeners, audiences might flee the theater in despair.Read the full review
Director Phil Alden Robinson -- has done just about everything he can do to build a sleek, involving and -- for a few minutes -- terrifying movie that can get viewers past the young Ryan factor.Read the full review
The movie does what all good thrillers should do -- provide enough shocks and surprises to keep us guessing, and never lets up on the suspense until the end credits arrive.Read the full review
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Chris Pine in talks for Jack Ryan role
10/13/09 Paramount Pictures is negotiating with Chris Pine to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in the reboot of the franchise based on the Tom Clancy novels. | Variety -
George Clooney Is Not The Next Jack Ryan, Says 'G.I. Joe' Producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura
08/12/09 A few weeks back, some rumblings made the Internet rounds concerning the possibility of George Clooney stepping in as the next Jack Ryan. The Tom Clancy character has been previously played by Ben Affleck , Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin , and Clooney seemed like a perfectly viable fourth. | MTV Movies Blog -
Tom Clancy’s Next Movie: Rainbow Ghost Cell?
07/08/09 If you haven't played the Clancy video games, it probably doesn't make much sense. | MTV Movies Blog -
George Clooney Interested In Following Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck As Jack Ryan?
07/06/09 There are some Jack Ryan rumblings afoot and, since the fictional government worker has been kept on the benches since Ben Affleck revived him in 2002's "The Sum of All Fears," any news is good news. | MTV Movies Blog -
New Jack Ryan pic attracts scribe
12/18/08 Screenwriter Hossein Amini has been hired to tackle a new Jack Ryan movie for Paramount Pictures. | The Hollywood Reporter -
Paramount Moves Forward with Jack Ryan Project
10/23/08 Sam Raimi may be off the project (he was never officially attached anyway - but his company had expressed interest in developing a new set of movies based around the popular literary hero) but that's not enough to deter Paramount from doing a new Jack Ryan film - nope they've just bought in some 'old blood' - including someone who has been associated with this particular film series from the start - to fuel the reboot. | Rotten Tomatoes -
U.S. short on tough guy actors
08/28/08 Not so long ago, Hollywood's male stars were men's men. | Variety -
James Franco Rumored for New Jack Ryan Movie
08/18/08 According to this source, known only as Admiral Greer, Sam Raimi wants James Franco to play the lead role in his relaunch of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series. | Rotten Tomatoes