“Jackie Chan is in black-tar revenge mode”: The #1 Netflix Thriller Is Brutal and Heartbreaking
Sharai Bohannon
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Netflix subscribers are discovering this 2017 action film and losing their minds over it. This movie proves revenge is a dish best-served cold, and viewers are eating it up. The Foreigner is now the #1 thriller on the charts today. Let us dive into this intriguing title.
Rotten Tomatoes Synopsis
“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 a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. 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.”
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The Foreigner is directed by Martin Campbell. It was adapted for the screen by David Marconi and is based on the novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. The movie stars Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Ray Fearon, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady, and Michael McElhatton.
Fans are losing it over seeing Jackie Chan in a more serious role than they are used to seeing him in. Many are also just here for the violent revenge this movie is doling out fast and furiously.
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As a child of the 90s, I would be lying if I said I did not do a double take when I saw Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan’s names on this cast list. If you also have follow-up questions, then watch the trailer below.
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