Repo Men

"For a price, any organ in your body can be replaced. But it can also be repossessed."

Mar 19 2010 R 1h 51m
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.

Plot

In the near future, the company "The Union" provides expensive prosthesis to improve the lives of the clients. However, the company sends repo men to retrieve the artificial organs for those that do not pay the installments. The former soldiers Remy and his best friend Jake are among the best repo men of the company; however Remy's job cost his marriage and his wife Carol leaves him. When Remy is ready to request to be transferred to the sales department expecting to save his marriage, he has an accident with a defibrillator and he needs heart transplantation. The prosthesis is very expensive and Remy changes his behavior after the medical procedure, and he is no longer capable of chasing the debtors. Meanwhile Remy helps the singer Beth, who owes a large amount to The Union, and sooner they are chased by the repo men.

Written by

Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner

Directed by

Miguel Sapochnik

Cast

Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

dentsu, Universal Pictures, Stuber Productions, Relativity Media

Languages

English

Awards

2 nominations total

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# of Votes
112,363
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
32
Popularity
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