The Hunted

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The Hunted

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2003

1h 34m

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Mystery & Thriller

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"The Hunted" is a suspense thriller about a tracker, Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), who teams up with FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) to hunt down a trained assassin Hallam (Benicio del Toro). With precision and skill, the predator remains one step ahead, and escapes into the city.

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Critics Consensus

An all too familiar chase movie that's not worth the talents involved.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Dec 28, 2010

1/5

An awful and graphically violent movie.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

May 4, 2005

C+

Be prepared to endure pounds of painful preposterousness in return for the film's pint-sized pleasures.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

Jun 19, 2003

2/4

There is a chase sequence between Hallam and Bonham through the streets of Portland that begins promisingly enough, but soon becomes so ungainly I had no idea what was up and where was down.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Mar 6, 2026

3/4

...an erratic yet entertaining thriller that grows more and more engrossing as it unfolds...

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 8, 2025

1.5/4

It's depressing enough when lousy movies manage to snag the services of one talented Oscar winner, but finding two stranded in the same drivel seems like an especially monumental waste of resources.

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Justin Harrison

The Spool

Oct 5, 2023

Friedkin deftly balances Bonham and Hallam’s screentime.

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Fuck T

@RT13857505 Nov 2, 2026

Stupid beeyotch cop opens fire in the middle of the neighborhood after he jumps out the window and she could have hit an innocent person!

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Ashequl I

@Tofa13 Sep 12, 2026

Hunted, a gritty thriller. The premise was a cat-and-mouse game between a master and his disciple. The disciple had done something that the master had to step up to make right. The screenplay was good. Expected more great dialogue. The thrill works. Del Toro and Tommy Lee did a great job. The action was good. Some cons are that the backstory doesn't work, and except for Ellam and his master, no character was memorable. Lastly, it was a good watch.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Aug 26, 2026

8.5/10 Action, Thriller, Former Military Early 2000s Good action movie with depth, backstory Benecio Del Torro and Tommy Lee Tommy Lee is a wilderness survival guide who has to track down one of the former soldiers he trained

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Bruce M

@BruceMc Aug 4, 2026

Worth seeing, but only barely, and only because William Friedkin is the director and Caleb Deschanel is the DP. Very short run-time, which helps, but is basically a long chase scene with a very exciting first act. Makes no real sense, the leads Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro don't really do much and Connie Nielsen is oddly cast as an FBI agent who also doesn't do much. Friedkin made some clunkers, and this is perhaps his worst.

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Joaquin U

@Joaquin1 Jul 2, 2026

Kinda entertaining, with plenty of action. Jones is back chasing another fugitive relentlessly, though the reasons for the pursuit are pretty vague. The movie piles on nonsense, especially with characters magically showing up in the right place every time — Jason Voorhees would be proud. A watchable popcorn flick, but you’ll need to switch off your brain to enjoy it.

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Unique C.

@uniquecliches Feb 26, 2026

This movie chooses action over a coherent narrative. The story consists of disjointed elements that fail to tie together the relentless scenes of violence. It seems like the movie had the potential to be great, but someone overlooked the importance of having a story.

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Synopsis

"The Hunted" is a suspense thriller about a tracker, Bonham (Tommy Lee Jones), who teams up with FBI agent Abby Durrell (Connie Nielsen) to hunt down a trained assassin Hallam (Benicio del Toro). With precision and skill, the predator remains one step ahead, and escapes into the city.

Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Ricardo Mestres, James Jacks
Screenwriter: David Griffiths, Peter Griffiths, Art Monterastelli
Distributor: Concorde Filmverleih, Gativideo, BV International Pictures [no], 01 Distribuzione, Paramount Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment [br], CTV International
Production Co: Alphaville Films, Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.2M
Runtime: 1h 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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