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Traitor

Traitor

Drama · Action · Thriller · 2008

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Movie details

Traitor

“The truth is complicated.”

2008 Drama · Action · Thriller 1h 54m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

60.5K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

64 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

61 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Traitor?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jeffrey Nachmanoff

Written by

Jeffrey Nachmanoff · Steve Martin

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Samir Horn

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Roy Clayton

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Max Archer

Saïd Taghmaoui

Saïd Taghmaoui

Omar

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Carter

Alyy Khan

Alyy Khan

Fareed Mansour

Raad Rawi

Raad Rawi

Nathir

Court is in session

Put Traitor on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.