The Interpreter (2005) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	April 22, 2005
On DVD:	October 4, 2005
Genre:	Suspense, Action
Director:	Sydney Pollack
Writer:	Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, Steven Zaillian
Cast:	Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, Catherine Keener, Maz Jobrani, Tsai Chin
Studio:	Universal Pictures
Official site:	theinterpretermovie.com
Running Time:	128 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexual content and brief strong language

Silvia Broome (Kidman) is an African-born UN interpreter who inadvertently overhears a death threat against an African head of state scheduled to address the United Nation's General Assembly. Realizing she's become a target of the assassins as well, Silvia is desperate to thwart the plot…if only she can survive long enough to get someone to believe her. Tobin Keller (Penn), the federal agent charged with protecting the interpreter, who nonetheless suspects she may...

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Masterful directing, great acting and a tense plot that doesn't quite reach its potential are what makes "The Interpreter" what it is, an exciting, smart thriller that never quite attains the edge to take it to the next level. Full movie review »