Paranoia

In a war between kings even a pawn can change the game

The two most powerful tech billionaires in the world are bitter rivals with a complicated past who will stop at nothing to destroy each other. A young superstar, seduced by unlimited wealth and power, falls between them, and becomes trapped in the middle of the twists and turns of their life-and-death game of corporate espionage. By the time he realizes his life is in danger, he is in far too deep and knows far too much for them to let him walk away.

106 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12 (Language, Violence).
Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Liam Hemsworth, Gardy Oldman, Amber Heard, Harrison Ford, Lucas Till, Embeth Davidz, Julian McMahon
Director	Robert Luketic
Screenplay	Jason Dean Hall, Barry Levy, Joseph Finder
Music	Junkie XL
Cinematography	David Tattersall
Editing	Dany Cooper
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2013
Produced by	Gaumont, Demarest Films, EMJAG Productions, IM Global, Kintop Pictures, Reliance Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, thriller
Language	Mild impact
Nudity	None
Sex	Brief affectionate kissing
Violence	Mild impact
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Brief social drinking
Comments	Themes are about the business world of greed, deceit, betrayal and corporate espionage, also fraud, financial difficulties, love, romance, relationships, conflicts between money and morals, corruption, stealing, wealth, power, blackmail, integrity and values.
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, violence and language
Runtime	106
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 13 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
ReelViews James Berardinelli Caveat emptor.	8
Metacritic.com 29 critics	6
Rottentomatoes critics 75 critics	7
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Clichéd and unoriginal, Paranoia is a middling techno-thriller with indifferent performances and a shortage of thrills.	1
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	7
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation	5
What the People say
Internet 2614 Netizens Great cast, intriguing plot. Not fly-out-of-your-seat-terrifying, but still suspenseful.	10
Average .. 31%	6