Paycheck

SINOPSIS

Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed and produced by John Woo. It was written by Dean Georgaris based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick. Starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, and Uma Thurman, with Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, and Michael C. Hall in supporting roles, the film follows a reverse engineer who finds himself hunted by both the FBI and a billionaire CEO after his memory is erased. Paycheck was released on December 25, 2003, by Paramount Pictures in North America and DreamWorks Pictures internationally to negative reviews from critics and grossed $117.2 million against a $60 million budget. Woo did not direct another American feature film until 2023's Silent Night.