Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a movie directed by Kenneth Branagh in 2014 and based on the characters from the book Patriot Games by Tom Clancy, first published in 1987. The movie features Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley, Colm Feore, Gemma Chan, and others.
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Storyline
After the 9/11 attacks, Jack Ryan, studying at the London School of Economics, becomes a U.S. Marine officer in Afghanistan, where his spine is severely injured after his helicopter is shot down. Ten years later, Ryan is working on Wall Street covertly for the CIA looking for suspicious financial transactions that would indicate terrorist activity.
Movie vs Book
Year
2014
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Country: USA
Year: 2014
Length: 1h45m
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Year
1987
Pages
503
Book Rate
8.26
S: Goodreads
Book
Patriot Games
Author: Tom Clancy
Country: USA
First published in: 1987
Length: 503 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jack Ryan
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Phillip Noyce
TV Series by Carlton Cuse, Graham Roland
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
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