Paycheck

2003 · 1h59 · Film

Directed by John Woo

Starring Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Miličević

Ideal when you feel… Curious Bored Calm

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired - and paid handsomely - by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid - and why he's now in hot water.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Dean Georgaris, Raymond Dumas, Marc Marcum, Philip K. Dick

Music

John Powell

Cinematography

Jeffrey L. Kimball, Phil Pastuhov

Cast

Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton, Michael C. Hall, Peter Friedman, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Miličević, Christopher Kennedy, Fulvio Cecere

Updated July 22, 2026

Trailer

How to watch