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Ava

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Ava

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Released Sep 25, 2020

1h 37m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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An assassin becomes marked for death by her own black ops organization after questioning orders and breaking protocol.

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Critics Consensus

Ava seems to have all the components of an entertaining spy thriller, but not even this spectacular cast is enough to salvage the dull, clichéd story they're given to work with.

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Katie Rife

AV Club

Ava is a napping-on-the-couch movie through and through, with recognizable names and a sexy premise but no distinct personality.

Rated: C

Sep 28, 2020

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

If the action and espionage elements were executed at the same level as the dramatic and comedic exchanges and the observations about the types of people drawn to this life, Ava might've been a cult classic.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 27, 2020

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

One of our most expressive actresses joining two of our most insistent hams in an action movie? How do you screw something like that up? Well, maybe by just stopping at the concept and calling it a day.

Sep 26, 2020

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Charles Hartford

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Ava provides an enjoyable and often nuanced story of family drama and international assassins. If you are looking for an easy to watch action flick, that also provides some feeling, this certainly isn’t a bad way to spend an hour and a half.

Rated: 7/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

While “Ava” may not come together to form the most cohesive movie, it has enough meat on its bones to make for an entertaining escape.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

There's exactly one good scene in Ava.

Jun 5, 2021

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Hakun A

Pretty good movie cinema

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Scott W

This movies story seems poorly written. The actors try but, the story... The premise is a head scratching mess.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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John A

A handful of reliable actors and some visual flair struggle to elevate this out of the mid-budget entry dustbin. Somehow the most engaging scenes are probably the sister/mother scenes.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Marc Z

There is a lot to like here, but also some not so much. This is an action thriller about an agent who ends up being the target of her own organization's assassination attempts. She is smart, resourceful, and troubled. She has an addictive past and deadly skills. The acting is decent. Jessica Chastain is good in the starring role. Malkovich and Farrell are excellent-they are the strengths of the movie. Here are the major issues. The first is that Geena Davis is just not right for the role of the mother. Her dialogue and delivery are so fake it is painful. Even worse than that is how poorly choreographed Chastain's fight scenes are. They make those parts unwatchable. I am not sure what the reason is, since the Farrell/Malkovich scene does not suffer from this issue. So, an action movie where the action is bad makes this less than desirable to watch.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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David S

This movie was pretty good for about the 1st half. After the that the entire movie falls apart. Ava's actions in one scene conflict with the previous scene. The fights are ridiculous and the end makes no sense. Would recommend people avoid this. I guess they only paid for the 1st half of the script and pieced random scenes together for the rest. How would an ex-junkie with some regular army training become an elite assassin in less than 6 years? Why would an assassin be great at hand to hand combat? I guess you can tell I was very disappointed with this movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/24

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C. L

I ended up with a smile on my face at the ending. It is worth watching.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Synopsis

An assassin becomes marked for death by her own black ops organization after questioning orders and breaking protocol.

Director: Tate Taylor
Producer: Kelly Carmichael, Nicolas Chartier, Jessica Chastain, Dominic Rustam
Screenwriter: Matthew Newton
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Voltage Pictures, Freckle Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Brief Sexual Material|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $464.2K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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