The Hunted

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The Hunted

R

2003

1h 34m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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"The Hunted" is a suspense thriller about a tracker, Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), who teams up with FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) to hunt down a trained assassin Hallam (Benicio del Toro). With precision and skill, the predator remains one step ahead, and escapes into the city.

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Critics Consensus

An all too familiar chase movie that's not worth the talents involved.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/28/2010

1/5

An awful and graphically violent movie.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

05/04/2005

C+

Be prepared to endure pounds of painful preposterousness in return for the film's pint-sized pleasures.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

06/19/2003

2/4

There is a chase sequence between Hallam and Bonham through the streets of Portland that begins promisingly enough, but soon becomes so ungainly I had no idea what was up and where was down.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mar 6

3/4

...an erratic yet entertaining thriller that grows more and more engrossing as it unfolds...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 8

1.5/4

It's depressing enough when lousy movies manage to snag the services of one talented Oscar winner, but finding two stranded in the same drivel seems like an especially monumental waste of resources.

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Justin Harrison

The Spool

10/05/2023

Friedkin deftly balances Bonham and Hallam’s screentime.

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Joaquin U

@Joaquin1 Jul 2

Kinda entertaining, with plenty of action. Jones is back chasing another fugitive relentlessly, though the reasons for the pursuit are pretty vague. The movie piles on nonsense, especially with characters magically showing up in the right place every time — Jason Voorhees would be proud. A watchable popcorn flick, but you’ll need to switch off your brain to enjoy it.

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Unique C.

@uniquecliches Feb 26

This movie chooses action over a coherent narrative. The story consists of disjointed elements that fail to tie together the relentless scenes of violence. It seems like the movie had the potential to be great, but someone overlooked the importance of having a story.

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Matthew D

@OceanSage Dec 25

I found The Hunted super gripping, stylish, ruthless, and exciting. Friedkin allows us to follow Benicio del Toro’s insane special ops assassin to see woodland traps, craft a serrated knife, sneak up on prey, and brutally strike his victims. I loved watching Tommy Lee Jones’ persistent survivalist and knife expert hunt down Benicio. It's neat how we get to see the visual clues that Jones is using to track Benicio path in the forest and town. Tommy Lee Jones is astounding in a mature and compelling hero performance as L.T. Bonham. You can tell he doesn’t want to hunt his student down, but he must kill this military killer. I think Jones is a cool action hero and very physical for an older actor. Benicio del Toro is scary and unhinged as the traumatized villain Sergeant First Class Aaron Hallam. His ferocious facial expressions and raging knife attacks are enthralling. Connie Nielsen is excellent as the careful FBI Special Agent Abby Durrell, who is in over her head on this bloody case.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Nov 6

Not sure why anything less than praise can be attributed to this brilliant film. Jones Del Toro are both great, outshined only by the beautiful natural forest shots. This is a man's movie, not for little girls.

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Bill E

@Billwill Oct 30

Jones can run 35 mph?

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Kirsten W.

@kirght Oct 19

Good story. Very good acting.

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Synopsis

"The Hunted" is a suspense thriller about a tracker, Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), who teams up with FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) to hunt down a trained assassin Hallam (Benicio del Toro). With precision and skill, the predator remains one step ahead, and escapes into the city.

Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Ricardo Mestres, James Jacks
Screenwriter: David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths, Art Monterastelli
Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih, Gativideo, BV International Pictures [no], 01 Distribuzione, Paramount Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment [br], CTV International
Production Co: Alphaville Films, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)