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The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Action · Adventure · Thriller · 2007

A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.

Movie details

The Hunting Party

“How can they find the world's most wanted war criminal when the C.I.A. can't... By actually looking?”

2007 Action · Adventure · Thriller 1h 41m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

26.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

56 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

54 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

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

A young journalist, an experienced cameraman and a discredited reporter find their bold plan to capture Bosnia's top war criminal quickly spiraling out of control when a UN representative mistakes them for a CIA hit squad.

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 The Hunting Party?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Richard Shepard

Written by

Richard Shepard

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Simon Hunt

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Duck

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Benjamin

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

CIA Operative

Mark Ivanir

Mark Ivanir

Boris

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Marjana

Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Indian Officer

Court is in session

Put The Hunting Party 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.