Paycheck (2003)

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

What to watch after Paycheck

• The Accountant 2 (2025) — Same feel: suspenseful, mysterious
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• Confidence (2003)
• The Rip (2026) — Ben Affleck appears in both
• Next (2007) — Same subject: time
• Antitrust (2001)