History Film / JackRyanShadowRecruit

* AdaptedOut: One of the most popular characters from the Jack Ryan novels, John Clark, does not make even a single appearance in this film.
** Admiral Jim Greer, Ryan's CIA superior for most of the novels, is not mentioned either. Presumably, Ryan hasn't met him yet.

* BullyingADragon: After foolishly allowing himself to be manipulated into giving up his access card by Jack and Cathy, the chief of security [[spoiler:for his boss]] verbally berates him for being so powerless against vodka and women, and ends by saying "your son would be ashamed of you." [[spoiler:Cherevin immediately grabs a gun and kills his security chief for the unwanted criticism.]]
* TheCameo: Mikhail Baryshnikov appears in two short scenes as Minister Sorokin, [[spoiler:TheManBehindTheMan for Cherevin's plot].

* TheWarOnTerror: Jack Ryan joins the Marines not too long after 9/11, which he sees on TV as a student in London.

* DragonInChief / TheHeavy: Aleksandr to Cherevin and Sorokin.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: Jack keeps explaining to Harper what their man inside Cherevin's office will need to do.. and then realizing that he's the guy.

* GreaterScopeVillain: Sorokin and his associates

* MistakenForCheating: Cathy flies to Russia because she thinks that Jack is cheating on her. [[spoiler: She's so happy he's ''not'' cheating, she's actually pretty cool with him being in the CIA.]]

** Being a medical doctor, Cathy can tell from the BigBad's appearance that he is dying [[spoiler:from cirrhosis of the liver.]]

''Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2014) is a ContinuityReboot of the film series based on the character of Literature/JackRyan created by the late Creator/TomClancy. It stars Creator/ChrisPine as Jack Ryan, Creator/KeiraKnightley as his wife Cathy, Creator/KevinCostner as Ryan's CIA superior William Harper, and Creator/KennethBranagh (who also directs) as Viktor Cherevin, a sinister Russian who plans to use a terrorist attack to crash the U.S. economy. It is the first Jack Ryan film that is not based on any of the novels in the Jack Ryan book series.

* TheNewRussia: The main antagonist of the movie, incarnated in both Victor Cherevin and [[spoiler:Minister Sorokin.]]

* BigBad: Viktor Cherevin
** NonActionBigBad: Both Cherevin and Sorokin

* EvilCounterpart: [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/EvilCounterpart/Film Viktor Cherevin serves this role to Jack Ryan]]

* TheWarOnTerror: Jack Ryan joins the Marines not too long after 9/11.

* DoorClosesEnding: As Ryan is lead in to give his briefing to the president.

''Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' is a ContinuityReboot of the film series based on the character of Literature/JackRyan created by the late Creator/TomClancy. It stars Creator/ChrisPine as Jack Ryan, Creator/KeiraKnightley as his wife Cathy, Creator/KevinCostner as Ryan's CIA superior William Harper, and Creator/KennethBranagh (who also directs) as Viktor Cherevin, a sinister Russian who plans to use a terrorist attack to crash the U.S. economy. It is the first Jack Ryan film that is not based on any of the novels in the Jack Ryan book series.

* {{Badass}}: Harper is definitely this, not only serving as Ryan's MissionControl during a break-in [[spoiler:at Cherevin's office]], but fighting attacking forces [[spoiler:when their safe house's secrecy is compromised]].

* AdaptationalDyeJob: The book version of Cathy is a classical blond-haired, blue-eyed beauty. In this film she's a brunette.

''Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' is a ContinuityReboot of the film series based on the character of Literature/JackRyan created by the late Creator/TomClancy. It stars Creator/ChrisPine as Jack Ryan, Creator/KeiraKnightley as his wife Cathy, Creator/KevinCostner as Ryan's CIA superior William Harper, and Creator/KennethBranagh (who also directs) as Viktor Cherevin, a sinister Russian who plans to use a terrorist attack to crash the U.S. economy. It will be the first Jack Ryan film that is not based on any of the novels in the Jack Ryan book series.

* BookEnds: Cherevin receiving a phonecall to meet with Minister Sorokin immediately. [[spoiler: The first meeting kicks off Lamentations, the second meeting has Cherevin being executed for his failure.]]

* CommandingCoolness: Harper was a Commander in the U.S. Navy (and, given his skill when it comes to small unit infantry combat, it's quite likely that he was a [=SEAL=]).

-->"Different time, different empire, same graveyard."
* HospitalHottie: Cathy Muller, who is played by the very attractive KeiraKnightley.

** Jack being given a gun and asked to temporarily act as a field agent happened in ''Literature/RedRabbit''. Not to mention also having to backup Ramius in ''TheHuntForRedOctober''.

* SherlockScan: Being a medical doctor, Cathy can tell from the BigBad's appearance that he is dying [[spoiler:from cirrhosis of the liver.]]

* TrailersAlwaysLie: The trailers play up Jack as a kind of James Bond/Jason Bourne assassin badass and Cathy as a honey pot/double agents. In reality, Jack is an analyst pressed into field work, and Cathy is exactly what she is in the books: a doctor.

* YouLookFamiliar: {{Creator/Colm Feore}} played South African arms dealer Olson in the first Jack Ryan reboot film {{Film/The Sum of All Fears}}. Feore plays Rob Behringer, Ryan's Wall Street boss, in this reboot.

* HospitalHottie: Cathy Muller, who is played by the very attractive Kiera Knightley.

** BiggerBad: Sorokin and his associates

* DoorClosesEnding: As Ryan is lead in to give his briefing to the president.

* InMemoriam: WordOfGod has stated that the film will be dedicated to Tom Clancy, who passed away on October 1, 2013.

* SpyCouple: Jack and Cathy temporarily become this out of necessity.

* CommandingCoolness: Harper was a Commander in the U.S. Navy (and, given his skill when it comes to small unit infantry combat, it's quite likely that he was a [=SEaL=]).

** Possible that he enlisted and later became an officer?

* CastingGag: Creator/KevinCostner, who plays Harper, had been considered to play Ryan in ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober''.