The Contract THE CONTRACT (2006) Starring Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Bill Smitrovich, Ned Bellamy, Jonathan Hyde, Corey Johnson and Mircea Monroe. Written by Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Distributed by Millennium Films.  96 minutes.  Rated R. The most surprising thing about The Contract is that it is being released straight-to-video without even the most cursory of theatrical runs.  (At least in the