the Mind’s Chew Toy

Plot: When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Saudi Arabia, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury (Foxx) quickly assembles an elite team and secretly negotiates a 5-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Once there, however, they discover themselves hamstringed by Saudi officials, who don’t appreciate them poking their noses in what they consider to be a local matter.

Plot: Anthony “Swoff” Swofford (Gyllenhaal) is a new recruit in the Marines - but he can’t figure out why he ever signed up. As his unit passes from Boot Camp to Operation: Desert Shield, they discover that most of this war will be about waiting, not killing. Now, with the threat of war looming tantalizingly close on the horizon, Swof must do his best to combat the boredom any way he can - before the waiting drives him crazy. Based on the novel by Anthony Swofford.

Plot: An amnesiac (Damon) is rescued by an Italian fishing boat. All he carries for identification are the bullets in his back and an account number implanted in his skin. He discovers he possesses a wide range of talents, from speaking several languages to knowing several forms of self-defense. Based on the novel by Robert Ludlum.