Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell

CIA analyst Jack Ryan must thwart the plans of a terrorist faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's newly elected president by detonating a nucle...( read more  read more... )ar weapon at a football game in Baltimore.

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PG-13, 123 min.

Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson

Release Date: May 31, 2002

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DVD Release Date: October 29, 2002

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  • September 24, 2009
    The Sum of All Fears is actually pretty good, it?s probably my favourite of the Jack Ryan films.
  • July 25, 2009
    good film. the bomb scene was great doh
  • January 11, 2009
    [en route to Russia]
    Cabot: Jack... Jack, what are you doing?
    Jack: Oh... I had a date tonight, so I had to call and cancel...
    Cabot: Well, don't be stupid! Tell her where you're going. In fact, tell her who you work for. She'll be impressed.
    Jack: [to Cathy, over the phone] OK. ...( read more)I work for the CIA, and the Director asked me at the last minute to come with him to Russia with him to do a nuclear arms inspection. Hello?
    Cathy: That is so lame.
    Jack: No, I swear, it's because of the START treaty, we get to inspect to make sure they're really decommissioning their nuclear arsenal...
    [Cathy hangs up]
    Jack: Hello... hello?
    [Cabot starts laughing]
    Jack: Thanks. Thanks a lot.

    A good enough Tom Clancy/Jack Ryan movie. It works well enough to unfold an elaborate Clancy-style plot while being entertaining enough. The third act gets pretty ridiculous, but some of the characters, namely Liev Schreiber as John Clark make this movie worthwhile.

    Jack Ryan: I don't go on the, you know, missions, I just write reports for the CIA.
    John Clark: Then write a report about it.
  • November 20, 2008
    like the cuba missile crisis, but with a bomb
  • August 10, 2008
    Young Jack Ryan CIA analyst must thwart a terrorist plot aimed at the United States. After a bomb is found from the Israeli and Palestine war, a German terrorist plans to use the bomb to start a war. Aimed to target the President of The United States of America at the Superbowl i...( read more)n Baltimore and frame the Russians for the attack to bring Armageddon to the world. Now Jack Ryan must uncover the conspiracy plot with the help of Mr. Clark before the world becomes engulfed in World War 3 where there is no sign of a victor with each side holding nuclear weapons.
    The Sum of All Fears is the fourth movie of the Tom Clancy Jack Ran series based on the same name. This time around Ben Affleck takes the place of Harrison Ford in the role of Jack Ryan, being the third to play him in four movies. Affleck did an admirable job for what he was given and in a rare spot actually portrayed a good performance. Affleck usually better in the supporting actually shined in the lead. Surrounded by a strong cast that includes James Cromwell and Morgan Freeman as co-stars, The Sum of All Fears puts realism in the movie. The Sum of All Fears is a solid espionage film that sells extremely well. The movie though was hurt by the terrorist attacks after 9/11 and that event had a lot of people stray away from the movie in theaters but this movie definitely deserves a viewing. The Sum of All Fears receives four nuclear bombs out of five for showing realistic events of tragedy while keeping the terror fresh in the viewers mind.
  • November 12, 2009
    Oh yea ! this is a good movie.you
    should see it
  • November 8, 2009
    Of the actors who have played Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Affleck is not the best. In fact, he is the worst, but, at the same time, he performs admirably. There are a number of criticisms on his take on the character, and having read some of the books and being quite a big fan of Cla...( read more)ncy, I would have preferred someone else to play Ryan, but on the whole, Affleck does a good job.
    DEFINING SCENE ~ Affleck's Ryan walking through the debris. This scene is brilliantly done, with the sound having been muted apart from the dull throb of helicopters and engines. Wonderful.
  • November 4, 2009
    A regular tv thriller. The idea is good actually, world's most powerful countries in a crisis. Last 45 minutes was exciting.
  • November 3, 2009
    Buena. Entretenida. Pero le falto algo...
  • October 22, 2009
    Not exactly my favorite of the Jack Ryan films, but still good. It was interesting seeing Ryan's first interactions with the President and so-forth. Good story, good action and the cast was pretty damn good, too.

    ** review to be continued **

Critic Reviews


June 10, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Affleck merely creates an outline for a role he still needs to grow into, a role that Ford effortlessly filled with authority. full review

May 31, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a movie that, frankly, I could not recommend to a friend, and yet I find no fault in the filmmaking. full review

May 31, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Director Phil Alden Robinson and his writers, Paul Attanasio and Daniel Pyne, do a spellbinding job of cranking up the tension. full review

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    March 23, 2007
    Why hasnt any one adapted Red Storm Rising? Thats the ULTIMATE Clancey novel. Well, that is besides Hunt for Red October. But, cmon, get someone good to direct Red Storm Rising. That would be awesome.

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