Opening on a terrified-looking man in a hospital bed, we are immediately informed that Jack Reacher is a, "kind of cop", but doesn't care about proof or the law, only what's right. From the word go, we ca see that Reacher is not a man to be trifled with.
In an innocent heartland city in America, five seemingly innocent people are shot dead by an expert sniper from a nearby tower block. The police quickly identify and arrest the culprit, but things are of course not as easy as that as the police soon learn. Things begin to go awry for the police when the accused man claims he's innocent, all he can then do is give the police one potential tip: "Get Jack Reacher."
When Reacher himself sees the news report and arrives unannounced in the city to see what's going on and to get to the bottom of things. The law are immensely relived to see him, but Reacher hasn't come to help them, he's come to bury the bad guy.
Shocked at the accused's request, Reacher sets out to confirm for himself the absolute certainty of the man's guilt and get to the bottom of things, but comes up with more than he bargained for.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, James Martin Kelly, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo, Michael Raymond-James, Kristen Dalton, Nicole Forester and Josh Helman
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie