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Certificate 15

Cast Ben Affleck Uma Thurman Aaron Eckhart Paul Giamatti

Directors John Woo

Screenwriters Dean Georgaris Philip K Dick

Running Time 98 minutes

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Futuristic corporate espionage/amnesia thriller from John Woo.

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Plot
In the near future, Michael Jennings earns his living 'reverse-engineering' major electronics projects before having his memory wiped to protect his clients' confidentiality. However, on awakening after a marathon two-year gig and expecting a mammoth paym

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