Rotten
There's nothing wrong with Paranoia that a stronger director, livelier leading actors and several hundred fewer narrative conveniences wouldn't cure.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Paranoia
In a war between kings even a pawn can change the game.
2013 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Robert Luketic
Overview
An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price—he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.
Director and cast
- Robert Luketic Director
- Liam Hemsworth as Adam Cassidy
- Harrison Ford as Jock Goddard
- Gary Oldman as Nicholas Wyatt
- Amber Heard as Emma Jennings
- Josh Holloway as Agent Gamble
- Embeth Davidtz as Judith Bolton
- Richard Dreyfuss as Frank Cassidy
- Julian McMahon as Meechum
- Lucas Till as Kevin
- Angela Sarafyan as Alison
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
6%
Tomatometer
Rotten
This is a film at odds with itself, wanting to be a 99 percenter rallying cry but wallowing in and fetishizing 1 percenter accoutrement at every turn.
Ernest Hardy, Village Voice
Rotten
Paranoia, a ho-hum thriller about corporate spying in the high-tech world, comes off as a lot more preposterous than paranoid, and it takes no more than a few frames for the eye rolling to commence.
David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Corporate thrillers just aren't what they used to be.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
In a movie about a new generation's hunger to topple the old guard, pretty boy Hemsworth is outclassed by his veteran costars, who get more mileage from baring their teeth than he does baring his chest.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
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