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6.4/10 2002 2h 4m Released

27,000 nuclear weapons. One is missing.

When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation. Then the unthinkable happens: a nuclear bomb explodes in a U.S. city, and America is quick to blame the Russians.

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Top Cast

Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
Jack Ryan
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
DCI William Cabot
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
President Fowler
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
John Clark
Bridget Moynahan
Bridget Moynahan
Dr. Cathy Muller
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Dressler
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
President Nemerov
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
Defense Secretary Becker
Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin
Secretary of State Owens
Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
National Security Advisor Revell
Colm Feore
Colm Feore
Olson
Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer
Senator Jessup
Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins
Admiral Pollack
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Anatoli Grushkov
John Beasley
John Beasley
General Lasseter
Jamie Harrold
Jamie Harrold
Dillon

Reviews

John Chard 8/10

Let's see. Who else has 27,000 nukes for us to worry about? The Sum of All Fears is directed by Phil Alden Robinson and adapted to screenplay by Paul Attanasio and Daniel Pyne from the novel of the same name written by Tom Clancy. It stars Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Ciaran Hinds, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan and Michael Byrne. Music is scored by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by John…

Wuchak 8/10

_**The sum of all OUR fears**_ A nuke falls into the hands of a neo-fascist madman who wants to pit America against Russia. Then the unthinkable happens. Based on the Tom Clancy novel, "The Sum of All Fears" (2002) features Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan, a CIA analyst-turned-operative; Morgan Freeman plays his boss; and James Cromwell is on hand as the president. There are several other notables; even the hulking…

sooner1ksn

As a movie, it is OK, actually one of Afflec's better efforts. However, apparently the writer of the screenplay read a different book than I did, because "The Sum Of All Fears", the movie, had about 3 things in common with the book: The name, the main characters, and the fact that it involved nuclear weapons. Why change from Denver to Baltimore? The relationships between Ryan and most of the other characters is…

CinemaSerf 6/10

For once, Morgan Freeman isn't playing the US President in this rather run of the mill, political apocalypse film. He's actually the CIA director "Cabot" who is working with an analyst "Jack Ryan" (Ben Affleck) to try and thwart a cunning plan to detonate a recently stolen nuclear explosive in the United States so he can start an all out war with Russia. The fascists behind the scheme know full well that any such…

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What is The Sum of All Fears about?
When the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a young analyst to supply insight and advice on the situation.…
When was The Sum of All Fears released?
The Sum of All Fears was released in 2002.
What genres does The Sum of All Fears belong to?
The Sum of All Fears is categorised as Thriller, Action, Drama.
Who stars in The Sum of All Fears?
The cast of The Sum of All Fears includes Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Bridget Moynahan.