A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.
Acting
Pacino's whisper-yelling masterclass in making exposition feel dangerous.
Practical Effects
The Farm training sequences—actual spy techniques, zero CGI nonsense.
Direction
Donaldson's clean, paranoid framing that aged weirdly well.
Director
Roger Donaldson
Colin Farrell
James Clayton
Al Pacino
Walter Burke
Bridget Moynahan
Layla Moore
Gabriel Macht
Zack
Karl Pruner
Dennis Slayne
Eugene Lipinski
Husky Man
Mike Realba
Ronnie Gibson
Domenico Fiore
Instructor #1
Ron Lea
Dell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Jeanie Calleja
Co-Ed #1
Jessica Greco
Brunette at Blue Ridge
Angelo Tsarouchas
Cab Driver
Steve Lucescu
Instructor #2
Richard Fitzpatrick
Rob Stevens
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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