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American Assassin

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When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they receive an assignment to investigate a wave of random attacks on both military and civilian targets. After discovering a pattern of violence, Hurley and Rapp join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who wants to start a global war.
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American Assassin hits a few easy targets, but without enough style or wit to truly bring its characters to life -- or stand out in a crowded field of more compelling spy thrillers.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) With a generic title like American Assassin, this sounds like a Chuck Norris straight-to-DVD action flick. It's only a slight upgrade. Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2017 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times There are 15 more novels in the Mitch Rapp series. Who will save us from American Assassin 2? Rated: 2/5 Sep 22, 2017 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Director Michael Cuesta adds little of notice to the proceedings. Rated: 2/5 Sep 21, 2017 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an above-average thriller that does, at times, feel like a throwback to the 1990s’ similar-themed fare. Rated: 3/4 Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Alejandro Turdó EscribiendoCine Acceptable for those who are less demanding, but not much more. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Dara Khan Mediaversity Reviews American Assassin uses Islam as a convenient shorthand for terrorism and evil, yet it's conspicuously absent in 'good' characters from Iran. Rated: F Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Underrated. Could have used some more plot explanations and detail, but a solid action movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/25 Full Review CHRISTOPHER B Creo que se ahorraron todo el presupuesto para la exploración final. No le encontré absolutamente nada que me haya enganchado de la película, demasiado aburrida y en los primeros 15 minutos terminaron con la trama principal, que es la venganza de su pareja. Lo que sí me llega a gustar es la actuación de Dylan O'Brein, que a pesar de ser un personaje demasiado molesto tiene una personalidad única. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/10/25 Full Review larrykohut L American assassin is about a man named Mitch rapp . He is with his girlfriend and they are vacationing and spending time on the beach . However that comes to an end when a group of terrorists show up and they start shooting people at the beach . Mitch ends up being one of the few survivors and when he goes looking for his girlfriend she's dead . A year or two later he's recruited to a secret agency and he ends up working for the agency full time . But first he's got to go through training before ending up on the field saving peoples lives , finding out secret information and getting the bad guys killed or capturing the bad guys . Daniel O'Brien does a good job at portraying Mitch rapp and Micheal Keaton as his man boss does train him well and does seem to beleible boss . Also the lady in the film ( sanaa lathan ) does a decent job as the other boss . The plot of the movie could've been worked on a bit more though. Overall this was a good action movie that doesn't get enough credit or love . But it's not on the level of Terminator 2 at all . 3 out of 5 Parents guide/ Christian perspective Violence : heavy. Lots of punching and kicking . Terriorts shoot and kill innocent people. Scenes where a dead body is found in the trunk of a car . Mitch rapp shoots at bad guys and they shoot back . Chase science where he goes through a woman's house and is chasing the bad guy . I believe he jumps out the window . Language :moderate. 1 JC word , 4 or 5 gds . Use of the f word , s word and possibly hell and damn said a few times and 1 or 2 sobs . Nudity : light. 1 woman gets out of the shower her breasts are briefly visible . Drugs : none Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review MV 1 This movie has nothing to do with the book series and is incredibly disappointing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/25/25 Full Review The E Critics were wrong - this movie was a great watch with a great cast and action scenes. Included cool creative scenes in operative training with a Michael Keaton mentor. Would recommend! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/28/24 Full Review Smot U Critics missed it on this one. Fun ride with a solid ending. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they receive an assignment to investigate a wave of random attacks on both military and civilian targets. After discovering a pattern of violence, Hurley and Rapp join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who wants to start a global war.
Director
Michael Cuesta
Producer
Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter
Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Distributor
CBS Films, Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Lionsgate, Nick Wechsler, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, CBS Films
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Torture|Strong Violence Throughout)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$36.2M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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