The Contractor Movie Storyline. James Harper (Chris Pine), a decorated serviceman is involuntarily discharged from the United States Army Special Forces due to his use of illegal steroids to treat a knee injury that will keep him active. Facing financial ruin, he contacts his friend Mike (Ben Foster) who works with a private military company alongside under the command of a fellow veteran Rusty Jennings (Kiefer Sutherland).
Harper is being headhunted by a number of military contracting companies with lucrative offers but still feels a sense of duty to his country. Mike tells him that Rusty runs clandestine operations for the Department of Defense. Harper agrees to meet Rusty after seeing Mike’s opulent house. After the meeting Harper signs on with Rusty and the team for an operation in Germany. As a sign of good faith Rusty gives Harper’s family $50,000 to help clear their debts.
Harper spends most of his tour surveilling a middle eastern scientist called Salim (Fares Fares). After analysing the data Rusty informs the team that Salim is working for ISIS and developing a bio-agent. He tells the team they have been given permission to invade Salims laboratory and retrieve all of his scientific data and then dispose of Salim.
The team easily accesses the lab and acquires the data, Mike orders Harper to finish Salim who protests his innocence to Harper (explaining that he is just a scientist working on a cure). Harper follows orders and then departs after setting the lab on fire. As the 3 man team return to their exfil van they encounter the police and after a prolonged shoot-out, during which the remaining team members have been killed, Harper rescues a wounded Mike and they hide in a nearby sewage drain.
Mike, believing he is about to die, begs Harper to look after his family and get the data to Rusty. Harper provides a blood transfusion and saves Mike’s life. After recuperating, Mike is ready to return to Rusty and the main team but Harper’s knee has given out on him and needs to rest up. Mike proceeds alone but informs Harper he will be picked up after he rests up.
Harper manages to make it to the agreed hotel and finds fresh clothes but no sign of Mike or Rusty. He tries to treat his injured knee and then gets a burner phone and makes contact with Rusty. Rusty informs him there is a car waiting to exfiltrate him to safety but Harper senses all is not as it seems. As he delays going to the car, a hit team emerges and they shoot at Harper forcing him to flee. Harper evades capture and manages to kill the hit team who are revealed to be a team of former marines working for Rusty and who have been sent to kill Harper. Before dying one of the marines gives Harper intel on a safe house but advises him that he can never return home.
The Contractor is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh in his English-language film debut. The film stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, J. D. Pardo, Florian Munteanu, and Kiefer Sutherland. Filming began in Europe including Fort Bragg on October 2019 and wrapped in the filming at the end of 2019.
The Contractor was released in theaters and on-demand in the United States on April 1, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and STXfilms. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million worldwide on a $40-50 million budget.
The Contractor (2022)
Directed by: Tarik Saleh
Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Kiefer Sutherland, Nina Hoss, Amira Casar, Fares Fares, J. D. Pardo, Florian Munteanu, Tyner Rushing, Patti Schellhaas
Screenplay by: J.P. Davis
Production Design by: Roger Rosenberg
Cinematography by: Pierre Aïm
Film Editing by: Theis Schmidt
Costume Design by: Louize Nissen
Set Decoration by: Gina Calin, Frank Galline, Andreea Popa, Laurentiu Zarnoianu
Art Direction by: Luca Bucura, Heather R. Dumas, Ion Peia, Grigore Puscariu, Carmen Ratoi
Music by: Alex Belcher
MPAA Rating: R for violence and language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: April 1, 2022
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