The Assignment

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Movie 1997 119 min

Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. 16 (BR)

Likely present: ViolenceFamily themesHeavy emotional content

The description of a CIA agent tracking an international killer and surviving a bombing suggests violence and heavy emotional content.

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