2006 · drama · action · thriller
The Contract
Directed by Bruce Beresford1h 36m2006
Attempting to recover from a recent family trauma by escaping into the woods for a peaceful hiking trip, an ex-lawman and his young son stumble across a dangerous contract killer.
Our read: The Contract (2006) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · action · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / action, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
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