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The Assignment
64%
Movie
1h 59m
AI Analysis
The Assignment (1997) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Assignment (1997) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Action, and Crime with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval of… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~119 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Assignment 64% (158 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
64%
from 158 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1997-09-28
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- TMDB rating
- 6.4
- TMDB ID
- 18355
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What is The Assignment about?
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devas... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Assignment?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Assignment?
The official runtime for The Assignment is approximately 119 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Aidan Quinn
Annibal Ramirez / Carlos
Donald Sutherland
Jack Shaw / Henry Fields
Ben Kingsley
Amos
Claudia Ferri
Maura Ramirez
Céline Bonnier
Carla
Vlasta Vrana
KGB Head Officer
Liliana Komorowska
Agnieska
Von Flores
Koj
Gregory Hlady
KGB Aide
Gabriel Marian Oseciuc
KGB Agent
- M
Mitchell David Rothpan
Joey Ramirez
Frédéric Desager
KGB Agent
- K
Kliment Denchev
KGB Technician
- Y
Yonathan Gordon
Yoni
Al Waxman
Carl Mickens - CIA
Lucie Laurier
Paris Lover
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