One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
Direction
McQuarrie's clean, muscular staging before Mission: Impossible fame
Acting
Werner Herzog's terrifying villain monologue about chewing fingers
Practical Effects
Cruise insisted on doing his own driving stunts
Director
Christopher McQuarrie
Tom Cruise
Jack Reacher
Rosamund Pike
Helen Rodin
Richard Jenkins
D.A. Alex Rodin
David Oyelowo
Det. Emerson
Werner Herzog
Zec Chelovek
Jai Courtney
Charlie
Robert Duvall
Martin Cash
Vladimir Sizov
Vlad
Joseph Sikora
James Barr
Nicole Forester
Nancy Holt
Michael Raymond-James
Linsky
Alexia Fast
Sandy
Josh Helman
Jeb Oliver
James Martin Kelly
Rob Farrior
Dylan Kussman
Gary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lee Child's Reacher is famously 6'5"; fans roasted Cruise's casting so hard that Child eventually admitted Cruise captured the character's energy despite the height difference.
The car chase was shot practically with Cruise driving—no CGI, no green screen, just a 1970 Chevelle SS and Tom Cruise refusing to use a stunt double.
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