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The Recruit

Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.

Jan 31, 2003 1h 55mPG-13ActionThriller
6.4IMDb
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A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

Worldwide
$101M
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A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

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The Recruit returned 2.2× its budget worldwide.

Budget
$46M
Opening weekend
Domestic gross
International gross
Worldwide gross
$101M
Release date
Jan 31, 2003
Runtime
1h 55m
MPAA rating
PG-13
Language
English, Persian
Country
United States of America

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