Starring Morgan Freeman and John Cusack comes a twisty, slick and intelligent crime thriller full of action, suspense mystery and intrigue. Cusack plays Ray Keene, a father who, during a hiking trip with his son in the wilderness, is suddenly forced into a dangerous rescue mission when a notorious assassin, Frank Cordell (Freeman), washes downriver handcuffed to a dying US Marshall. Hell bent on escaping justice for his brutal crimes and with his mob closing in, Cordell must now outsmart and outrun former special ops solider Keen as the resilient and determined mercenary turned family man decides to turn him in. The Contract reunites Freeman with his Driving Miss Daisy director Bruce Beresford, who also directed celebrated thriller Double Jeopardy.