

It started like any other night.
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Tom CruiseVincent
- Jamie FoxxMax Durocher
- Jada Pinkett SmithAnnie Farrell
- Mark RuffaloDet. Ray Fanning
- Peter BergRichard Weidner
- Javier BardemFelix Reyes-Torrena
- Bruce McGillFrank Pedrosa
- Klea ScottZee
- Barry Shabaka HenleyDaniel Baker
- Irma P. HallIda Durocher
Crew
- Michael MannDirector
- Stuart BeattieWriter
- Dion BeebeDirector of Photography
- Paul CameronDirector of Photography
- António PintoOriginal Music Composer
- James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
- Paul RubellEditor
- Jim MillerEditor
- Julie RichardsonProducer
- Michael MannProducer
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