Ronin (1998)
Anyone is an enemy for a price.
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Ronin rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.2/10· 204K votes
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic67%
TMDb6.965/10· 3K votesWith 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 67/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Ronin
A briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the case.
Cast of Ronin
Robert De Niro
as Sam
Jean Reno
as Vincent
Natascha McElhone
as Deirdre
Stellan Skarsgård
as Gregor
Skipp Sudduth
as Larry
Jonathan Pryce
as Seamus O'Rourke
Sean Bean
as Spence
Michael Lonsdale
as Jean-Pierre
Féodor Atkine
as Mikhi
Katarina Witt
as Natacha Kirilova
Ron Perkins
as Man with the Newspaper
Daniel Breton
as Sergi's Accomplice
Ronin facts
- Budget
- $55M
- Box office
- $70.7M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •John Frankenheimer crafts tense espionage thriller with excellent car chases
- •Intelligent plotting and spy craft elevate material above standard action fare
- •Strong cast delivers professional performances grounding intricate premise
What the audience disliked
- •Narrative complexity occasionally obscures clarity in plot exposition moments
- •Some pacing drags between action set pieces affecting overall momentum
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