Movie
The Foreigner
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2017-09-28
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Action, Thriller, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sparkle Roll Media, STXfilms, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, The Entertainer Production Company, Orange Corp, Wanda Pictures, Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业, Prosperity Pictures
- Country
- China, India, United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Pierce Brosnan as Liam Hennessy
- Jackie Chan as Quan Ngoc Minh
- Rory Fleck-Byrne as Sean Morrison
- Ray Fearon as Commander Richard Bromley
- Charlie Murphy as Maggie / Sara McKay
- Orla Brady as Mary Hennessy
- Michael McElhatton as Jim Kavanagh
- Lia Williams as Katherine Davies
- Dermot Crowley as Hugh McGrath
- Stephen Hogan as Christy Murphy
- Liu Tao as Lam
- Katie Leung as Fan
Crew
- Martin Campbell - Director
- David Marconi - Screenplay
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