American Assassin

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American Assassin

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Released Sep 15, 2017

1h 51m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

Director Michael Cuesta adds little of notice to the proceedings.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 21, 2017

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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

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Alejandro Turdó

EscribiendoCine

Acceptable for those who are less demanding, but not much more. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jul 18, 2022

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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

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Russell C

Ultra macho man revenge fantasy fodder for the MAGA class: It's ridiculously unsophisticated and unrealistic. The dialogue and the progression of events are often hard to swallow and even harder to stomach. Any number of aging heroes would have made sense for this movie... Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Jean Claude Van Dame.... but how they got Michael Keaton involved is beyond me. But, it was the only reason I gave the generically titled movie a try.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Stevie D

Saw this movie yesterday and cant belive i have never seen it.. Great Movie.. Great performance and Story.. The nuke ending was brutal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/30/24

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Night E

Loved this movie as did my friends.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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wan m

Cliché plot where Islam is terrorist, US is the world savior.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/08/24

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DIAVOLOHAND u

This movie is an effort to copy every action movie out there, which makes it boring and pointless, I still can't figure out how Michael Keaton acted in it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/02/24

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Gelwo C

Remember, Palastians threw candy to celebrate 9/11(search that sentence on youtube) and now most of your college students protest for them.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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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: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
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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