Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kenneth Branagh
Produced by	Mace Neufeld Lorenzo di Bonaventura David Barron Mark Vahradian
Written by	Adam Cozad David Koepp
Based on	Characters created by Tom Clancy
Starring	Chris Pine Kevin Costner Kenneth Branagh Keira Knightley
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Cinematography	Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by	Martin Walsh
Production companies	Skydance Productions di Bonaventura Pictures Mace Neufeld Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15) (Philippines) January 17, 2014 (2014-01-17) (United States)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$60 million
Box office	$135.5 million

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a 2014 American action spy thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh. Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, and Keira Knightley star in leading roles. The film features the fictional character Jack Ryan created by author Tom Clancy. It is the fifth film in the Jack Ryan series but is presented as a reboot that departs from the previous installments. Unlike its predecessors, it is not an adaptation of a particular Clancy novel, but rather an original story. Pine stars in the title role, becoming the fourth actor to play Ryan, following Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck.

The original screenplay was written by Adam Cozand and David Koepp. The film was produced by Mace Neufeld, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, David Barron and Mark Vahradian, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Paul Schwake and Tommy Harper as executive producers.

The film score was composed by Patrick Doyle. The film was released on January 17, 2014, and grossed over $130 million in revenue at the box office. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was met with mixed critical reviews. The film is dedicated to Clancy, who died on October 1, 2013.

After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, Jack Ryan (Pine), studying at the LSE (London School of Economics), becomes a U.S. Marine second lieutenant fighting in Afghanistan, where his spine is critically injured when his helicopter is shot down. During a lengthy recovery back in the United States, he attracts the attention of Cathy Muller (Knightley), a medical student helping him learn to walk again, and Thomas Harper (Costner), an official with the CIA who recruits him.