The Foreigner (2017 film)

The Foreigner
The Foreigner
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Martin Campbell
Screenplay by	David Marconi
Based on	The Chinaman; by Stephen Leather
Produced by	Jackie Chan; Wayne Marc Godfrey; Arthur Sarkissian; Qi Jian Hong; Claire Kupchak; John Zeng; Scott Lumpkin; Jamie Marshall; Cathy Schulman;
Starring	Jackie Chan; Pierce Brosnan;
Cinematography	David Tattersall
Edited by	Angela M. Catanzaro
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Production; companies	STXfilms; Sparkle Roll Media; Wanda Pictures; H. Brothers; TMP; Jackie and J J; The Fyzz Facility; Orange Corp.;
Distributed by	Wuzhou Film Distribution (China); STX Entertainment (United States); Netflix (United Kingdom);
Release dates	24 September 2017 (Beijing); 30 September 2017 (China); 13 October 2017 (United States); 15 December 2017 (United Kingdom);
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; China; United States;
Language	English
Budget	$35 million
Box office	$145.4 million

The Foreigner is a 2017 action thriller film^[2] directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by David Marconi, based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. A British-Chinese-American co-production, starring Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Liu Tao, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady, and Katie Leung. The film follows a London-based Chinese Nùng restauranteur and ex-soldier who seeks vengeance for the death of his daughter.

The Foreigner was released in China on 30 September 2017 by Wuzhou Film Distribution, in the United States on 13 October 2017 by STX Entertainment, and in the United Kingdom on 15 December 2017 on Netflix. It received generally favourable reviews from critics with praise for its action sequences, musical score, and against type performances of Chan and Brosnan, but criticized its formulaic plot.^[3] The film grossed $145 million at the worldwide box office and was one of 2018's top ten most-watched Netflix original films in the UK.

^ "The Foreigner". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "The Foreigner (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ Giles, Jeff (12 October 2017). "Happy Death Day Is Familiar but Fun". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

[1] "The Foreigner". AMC Theatres. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

[BOM-2] "The Foreigner (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[3] Giles, Jeff (12 October 2017). "Happy Death Day Is Familiar but Fun". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

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