Paycheck Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick, "Paycheck" is about world famous genius Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), who does specialized projects for high-tech corporations. Once a job is complete, his memory is erased so as not to divulge any company secrets. Highly paid for his work, Jennings expects to earn $4.4 billion for his latest 5-year project, but upon completion of the job, instead of a big paycheck, he is given an envelope full of random objects and told that he has agreed to forfeit all payment. With his memory erased per usual, Jennings has no defense, until he discovers that the objects are clues to his past. Now, with the help of Rachel (Uma Thurman), the woman he has worked with and loved for the last three years, Jennings is in a race against time to put the pieces of his past together before the people he once worked for have him killed.

Action Adventure Suspense Thriller

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Paycheck.

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  Ben Affleck

  The Accountant 2, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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  Uma Thurman

  The King of Kings, Oh, Canada

• 
  Aaron Eckhart

  Olympus Has Fallen, Rabbit Hole

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  Colm Feore

  The Prodigy, Astronaut

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  Paul Giamatti

  Downton Abbey 3, Morgan

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  Michael C. Hall

  Game Night, John and the Hole

• K
  Kathryn Morris

  Moneyball, Mindhunters

• J
  Joe Morton

  Stealth, Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D

Crew Behind the Film

The Paycheck behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director John Woo last directed The Killer and Silent Night. The film's writer Dean Georgaris last wrote The Meg and Tristan + Isolde.

Director

John Woo

Screenwriters

Dean Georgaris
James Gray
Philip K. Dick

Producers

Terence Chang
John Davis
Michael Hackett
John Woo

Production Details

What we know about the Paycheck movie production.

Production Updates for Paycheck

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Paycheck movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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