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The Foreigner

- Never push a good man too far

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Release Date : 2017-09-28

Language :MandarinEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sparkle Roll MediaSTXfilmsArthur Sarkissian ProductionsThe Entertainer Production CompanyOrange CorpWanda PicturesHuayi Brothers PicturesProsperity Pictures

Production Country : ChinaIndiaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Liam Hennessy

Original Name : Pierce Brosnan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quan Ngoc Minh

Original Name : 成龍

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sean Morrison

Original Name : Rory Fleck-Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Commander Richard Bromley

Original Name : Ray Fearon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maggie / Sara McKay

Original Name : Charlie Murphy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mary Hennessy

Original Name : Orla Brady

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jim Kavanagh

Original Name : Michael McElhatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Katherine Davies

Original Name : Lia Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hugh McGrath

Original Name : Dermot Crowley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christy Murphy

Original Name : Stephen Hogan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lam

Original Name : 刘涛

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fan

Original Name : Katie Leung

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matthew Rice

Original Name : Simon Kunz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marissa Levett

Original Name : Pippa Bennett-Warner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Taylor

Original Name : Roberta Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ian Wood

Original Name : Rufus Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrick O'Reilly

Original Name : Niall McNamee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Forensic Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jorge Leon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic (uncredited)

Original Name : Dilyana Bouklieva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Simpson

Original Name : Mark Tandy

Gender : Male

Character Name : I.R.A. Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Terry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Firefighter (uncredited)

Original Name : Dino Fazzani

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Nicholas Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ginge

Original Name : Branwell Donaghey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teacher (uncredited)

Original Name : Dolly Jagdeo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Officer / SO19 (uncredited)

Original Name : Glenn Webster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sniper 3 (uncredited)

Original Name : James O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Byard Cary

Original Name : Sean Campion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Landesman

Original Name : Ilan Goodman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Scotland Yard Receptionist

Original Name : Ryan Early

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prime Minister

Original Name : David Annen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Electrician

Original Name : Simon Lenagan

Gender : Male

Character Name : McCormick

Original Name : Caolan Byrne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pub Punter (uncredited)

Original Name : Ekran Mustafa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Businessman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Ray

Gender : Male

Character Name : MI5 Tech

Original Name : Michael Billington

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Rohan Mehra

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacko (uncredited)

Original Name : Adrian McGaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hennessy Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Glen Stanway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Traffic Walden (uncredited)

Original Name : Pete Meads

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Gerald Tomkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bridge Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Chris Groundsell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Footballer (uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Totham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. McAllister

Original Name : Jane Thorne

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dog Walker (uncredited)

Original Name : Shaun Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Bron James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prime Minister's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Scott-Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : News Reporting Camera Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Twine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Rentell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Tim Baros

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pub Punter (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Windham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman at Airport Bar

Original Name : Emma Jerrold

Gender : Female

Character Name : Airport passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Alexander Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Business Women (uncredited)

Original Name : Pamela Betsy Cooper

Gender : Female

Character Name : Denis Fisher

Original Name : John Cronin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Channel A News Anchor

Original Name : Donna Bernard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pat Nugent

Original Name : Aaron Monaghan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy McMahon

Original Name : David Pearse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Daniel Barrie

Original Name : Scott Sparrow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Mahre

Original Name : Seán Gleeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mira

Original Name : Thusitha Jayasundera

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Expert

Original Name : Jonathan Cullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Grainne Keenan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Inspector Donal Greig

Original Name : Stuart Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Channel B News Reporter

Original Name : Julian Druker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Channel B News Reporter

Original Name : Robin Oakley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ross

Original Name : Aden Gillett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joker

Original Name : Charlie Bewley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Police Officer

Original Name : Bill Buckhurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hardened IRA (uncredited)

Original Name : Neal Beagley

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV News Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Roberto Gomez Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hennessy Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Hudson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Belfast Business Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Hugh Irvine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quan's Wife

Original Name : Yangmeizi Wang

Gender : Female

Character Name : Quan's Daughter

Original Name : Yuchen Xie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quan's Daughter

Original Name : Liang Hao

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soundman (uncredited)

Original Name : Lasco Atkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shop Blast Victim Right Arm Amputee (uncredited)

Original Name : Lee Paul Atkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Battershill

Gender : Male

Character Name : IRA Hit Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Beck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Sargent (uncredited)

Original Name : David J Biscoe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hennessy Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : David Cromarty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Dab

Gender : Male

Character Name : Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Begoña Fernández Martín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Melissa Galloway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Caroline Glass

Gender : Male

Character Name : IRA Commander (uncredited)

Original Name : Doug Grant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective (uncredited)

Original Name : Philip Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Kornelia Horvath

Gender : Male

Character Name : IRA Gang Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : Jaey Howe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Takeaway Passerby (uncredited)

Original Name : Marian Lorencik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pedestrian (uncredited)

Original Name : Hamza Malik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic (uncredited)

Original Name : Garry Marriott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Construction Worker (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul A. Munday

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Shina Shihoko Nagai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hockey Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Ella Parsons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Journalist (uncredited)

Original Name : Lewis Roe

Gender : Male

Character Name : IRA Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Ryder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Business Traveler (uncredited)

Original Name : Maurice Sardison

Gender : Male

Character Name : MI5 Technician (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Shrimpton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burn Victim (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlotte Worwood

Gender : Female

Character Name : Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Roseline Yale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lout (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Watts

Gender : Male

Reviews

Gimly

@Ruuz

2021-06-23

Jackie Chan just keeps fuckin' bringing it doesn't he? The serious tone of _The Foreigner_ fits him well, but the role he plays seems oddly shoehorned in. I understand that the movie is in actual fact based on a novel called _The Chinaman_, which I assume unfolds more or less as the film does. But the Troubles-themed Political Drama makes up most of the runtime in _The Foreigner_, and the Action/Revenge Thriller element seems almost like at some point in pre-production the crew went "Holy shit, did you know we can put Jackie Chan in this? Quickly! Write him a role!". Although I'm sure that it's not the case, that is how it feels, and while the Action/Revenge Thriller element is the best part of the movie, its failure to mesh with the piece at large does bring it all down a bit. Still a worthwhile watch if you're a fan of the Chan. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

RalphRahal

@RalphRahal

2025-02-07

The Foreigner (2017) is an intense mix of action and political thriller, with Jackie Chan stepping into a more serious and dramatic role than usual. The plot follows a grieving father seeking justice, but instead of the straightforward revenge story you might expect, it leans into a complex web of political intrigue. This shift adds depth but also slows the pacing at times, making it feel like two different movies competing for attention. The directing by Martin Campbell is solid, keeping the tension high, but the balance between action and drama doesn’t always hit perfectly. The cinematography is grounded, with a darker, more realistic tone that fits the story well, though it lacks any particularly standout visual moments. Jackie Chan delivers one of his best dramatic performances, showing vulnerability alongside his usual action skills, while Pierce Brosnan gives a strong performance as a conflicted political figure. The action sequences are brutal and effective, favoring realism over flashy choreography, which works for the film’s tone. The script is decent, though some parts feel underdeveloped, especially when juggling the personal and political elements. The score does its job without being particularly memorable, keeping the tension in check. Overall, The Foreigner is a well-made thriller with great performances and solid action, but it might leave you wanting a bit more from its story.