The Sum Of All Fears
Action, Drama, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (2002) 124 mins PG-13

6.4 (32,284 votes)
Based on the best-selling Tom Clancy novel…

Ben Affleck is ready for action, commanding the role of CIA agent Jack Ryan in this thrilling adventure based on the Tom Clancy bestseller.

America's Cold War fears are rekindled after the President of Russia dies and is succeeded by a man with a cryptic past. But East-West tensions erupt when the CIA suspects that renegade Russian scientists are developing more nuclear weapons. Mobilized into action by CIA director William Cabot (Morgan Freeman), Jack Ryan (Ben Affleck) follows a danger-ridden trail to a shocking conclusion: terrorists plan to provoke a war between the U.S. and Russia- by detonating a nuclear weapon at a championship football game!

Co-starring James Cromwell and Liev Schreiber, The Sum of All Fears adds up to the year's most explosive entertainment....

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Cast and Crew
Ben Affleck  ......  Jack Ryan
Morgan Freeman  ......  DCI William Cabot
James Cromwell  ......  President Robert 'Bob' Fowler
Ken Jenkins  ......  Admiral Pollack
Liev Schreiber  ......  John Clark
Bruce McGill  ......  National Security Advisor Gene Revell
Director  .....  Phil Alden Robinson
Producer  .....  Mace Neufeld
Writer  .....  Tom Clancy; Paul Attanasio; Daniel Pyne
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: There are at least two different "Tail Numbers" shown for the President's aircraft - a four digit (42xx) tail number is used when the aircraft is on the ground, and later a five digit (7xxxx) number is used when the plane is flying. (more)

Trivia:
Ciarán Hinds (President Nemerov) who did not previously speak a word of Russian, learned all of his large chunks of Russian dialogue in two weeks. (more)

Filming Locations:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA (more)

Quotes:
Jack Ryan: The bomb is in play. (more)

Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations (more)