The Foreigner

"Never push a good man too far"

Oct 13 2017 R 1h 53m
Action, Thriller

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.

Plot

The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a Irish government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Written by

David Marconi, Stephen Leather

Directed by

Martin Campbell

Production Countries

United Kingdom, India, China, United States of America

Production Companies

STX Entertainment, The Fyzz, Universal Pictures, Arthur Sarkissian Productions, The Entertainer Production Company, Robert Simonds Productions, Wanda Media Co., Huayi Brothers Pictures, Sparkle Roll Media, Orange Corp

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
130,078
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA