The Foreigner (2017)

The Foreigner is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by David Marconi, based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. The British-Chinese co-production stars Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Liu Tao, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady and Katie Leung.
==Plot==
Quan (Jackie Chan) is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love, his teenage daughter dies in a senseless act of politically motivated terrorism. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Pierce Brosnan) whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
==Cast==
*Jackie Chan as Ngoc Minh Quan
*Pierce Brosnan as Liam Hennessy
*Michael McElhatton as Jim Kavanagh
*Liu Tao as Keyi Lam
*Charlie Murphy as Maggie/Sara McKay
*Orla Brady as Mary Hennessy
*Katie Leung as Fan
*Ray Fearon as Commander Richard Bromley
*Dermot Crowley as Hugh McGrath
*Rory Fleck-Byrne as Sean Morrison
*Lia Williams as Katherine Davies 
*Simon Kunz as Matthew Rice
*Roberta Taylor as Mrs. Taylor
*Rufus Jones as Ian Wood
*Niall McNamee as Patrick O'Reilly
==Reception==
===Critical response===
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 65% based on 106 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Foreigner adheres strictly to action thriller formula, but benefits from committed—and out of character—performances from its talented veteran stars." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 78% overall positive score.
Category:2017 films
Category:British films
Category:Chinese films
Category:English-language films
Category:American action thriller films
Category:2010s American action thriller films
Category:Action thriller films
Category:Rated R
Category:Films written by David Marconi
Category:Films directed by Martin Campbell
Category:Films with asian companies and co-production