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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.
A new CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, is thrust into a high-stakes situation when he discovers a plot by a neo-Nazi faction to detonate a nuclear weapon in the United States. Ryan must race against time to uncover the truth, prevent the attack, and avoid a global nuclear war that could erupt between the US and Russia.
The Sum of All Fears was a commercial success, grossing over $190 million worldwide. Critics were divided, with many praising Ben Affleck's portrayal of Jack Ryan and the film's tense atmosphere, while others found the plot convoluted and derivative of earlier Tom Clancy adaptations.
Praised for its suspenseful action sequences and Ben Affleck's performance as Jack Ryan.
Criticized for a complex and sometimes confusing plot that relies heavily on techno-thriller tropes.
Seen as a solid, if not groundbreaking, entry in the Tom Clancy film adaptations.
Google audience: Audiences generally found the film to be an exciting and well-acted thriller, appreciating the return of Jack Ryan in a new adaptation. Some viewers felt the plot was a bit dense, but most agreed it was an entertaining watch with good tension.
The film was the first Tom Clancy novel adaptation not to feature Alec Baldwin or Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan.
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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 p...
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 na...
_**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 Affle...
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 s...