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Paycheck poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.4 / 100
2003·Action / Mystery / Sci-Fi·1h 59m

PAYCHECK

“The future depends on a past he was paid to forget.”

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Above the Line
John Woo·DirectorDean Georgaris·ScreenplayJeffrey L. Kimball·Director of PhotographyJohn Powell·Original Music ComposerChristopher Rouse·Editor
Cast
Ben Affleck·Michael JenningsUma Thurman·Rachel PorterAaron Eckhart·James RethrickPaul Giamatti·ShortyColm Feore·John WolfeJoe Morton·Agent DodgeMichael C. Hall·Agent KleinKathryn Morris·Rita DunneClaudette Mink·Sara RethrickPeter Friedman·Attorney General Brown
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
John Woo·Director
Writing· 1
Dean Georgaris·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Jeffrey L. Kimball·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Christopher Rouse·EditorKevin Stitt·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John Powell·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Sandy Cochrane·Art DirectionWilliam Sandell·Production DesignErica Edell Phillips·Costume Design
Production· 7
Terence Chang·ProducerJohn Woo·ProducerJohn Davis·ProducerMichael Hackett·ProducerDavid Solomon·Executive ProducerStratton Leopold·Executive ProducerMindy Marin·Casting
Other Departments· 14
Andrea Kinsky·StuntsBrett Armstrong·StuntsOwen Walstrom·StuntsTerry Jackson·StuntsMike Desabrais·StuntsRandy Hall·StuntsDavid Jacox·StuntsRyan Ennis·StuntsKen Kirzinger·StuntsRick Seaman·StuntsRonn Surels·Fight ChoreographerScott J. Ateah·StuntsBill Ferguson·StuntsKim Howey·Stunts
By the Numbers
62.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
IMDb
27%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$117M
ROI 95%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Paycheck's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A1A38
#3A72B9
#FFFFFF
Mood
Mysterious, Intense, Fragmented
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Graphic Design

“The movie poster for 'Paycheck' features three human faces, two male and one female, fragmented and distorted within a blue, metallic, shattered glass or puzzle”

sci-fimystery
Key Elements
Puzzle PiecesShattered Glass Effect
Atmosphere
Cold
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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