---
title: 'The Foreigner (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Martin Campbell'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'India'
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foreigner-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615160/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Foreigner (2017)

2017 · R · 113 min · Action · India, People's Republic of China, United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Foreigner is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell from a screenplay by David Marconi, based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. A British-Chinese-American co-production, starring Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Liu Tao, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady, and Katie Leung. The film follows a London-based Chinese Nùng restaurateur and ex-soldier who seeks vengeance for the death of his daughter.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan)
- **Director:** [Martin Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-campbell)
- **Screenplay:** [David Marconi](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-marconi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cliff Martinez](https://cinepixo.com/people/cliff-martinez)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tattersall)

## Cast

- [Dermot Crowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/dermot-crowley) as Hugh McGrath
- [Roberta Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberta-taylor) as Mrs. Taylor
- [Michael McElhatton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mcelhatton) as Jim Kavanagh
- [Simon Kunz](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-kunz) as Matthew Rice
- [Lia Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-williams) as Katherine Davies
- [Sean Campion](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-campion) as Byard Cary
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan) as Quan Ngoc Minh
- [Aden Gillett](https://cinepixo.com/people/aden-gillett) as Ross
- [Katie Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/katie-leung) as Fan
- [Ray Fearon](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-fearon) as Commander Richard Bromley
- [Charlie Murphy](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-murphy-2) as Maggie Dunn / Sara McKay
- [Pierce Brosnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-brosnan) as Liam Hennessy
- [Rory Fleck-Byrne](https://cinepixo.com/people/rory-fleck-byrne) as Sean Morrison
- [Rufus Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/rufus-jones) as Ian Wood
- [Stuart Graham](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-graham) as Inspector Donal Greig

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Official site: http://theforeignermovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-foreigner-2017
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