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Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman (Aaron Eckhart) uses the "Help Wanted" section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. His long-lost daughter (Abigail Breslin), now a UK MI6 analyst, tracks him down to deliver shocking news: his CIA boss (Tim Roth) has been dead for years and the division long since shut down. Together, they set out to discover whose orders he's been executing.
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Leslie Felperin Observer (UK) There is shockingly bad dialogue and a lot of extras waiting to fall over dead as Eckhart’s killer for hire finds all is not what it seems. Rated: 2/5 Oct 22, 2024 Full Review JK Sooja Common Sense Media Unfortunately, this film has too many problems to warrant a recommendation. Nov 12, 2024 Full Review Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Classified is a film that feels like it had no ambitions, no goal beyond “making a film”. There is a story, it’s on the screen, but that is about all there is to say about it. Nov 6, 2024 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Solid portrayals and scenic visual backdrops can’t save this derivative thriller, in which some character-driven intrigue is overwhelmed by generic action and nondescript villains. Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Gary M. Kramer MovieJawn Ultimately, Classified plays out like the body GPS Shaw is equipped with by his handlers. It works well in the beginning, and it is fun to watch him go through the motions, but once he goes off-mission, things go sideways, never to recover. Oct 22, 2024 Full Review Mark Keizer MovieWeb A slew of action thriller clichés, logy fight choreography, dull pew-pew shootouts and a miscast Abigail Breslin. Rated: 2/5 Oct 22, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This movie is better than Open Water, Shooter, and The Ritual Killer, however it's still one of the worst. There is bad and unrealistic gun play, my husband said there were paint ball masks but I have no idea what they look like so I'll just believe him, there was ONE computer in the Italian library in the middle of the floor? What? For the whole lot of visitors? The cafe also had a ROTARY PHONE like it was 1980. Not only was the acting not great but Abigail Breslin was absolutely miscast. This was not a role for her. I hate to say it but she was also not fit enough for it. This is supposedly a CIA based type of film with running, shooting, and a lot of movement and she could barely keep up. Also there was an RPG fired and a dude fell from the computer chair but the computers were fine lol? Main character got shot in the final showdown and Abigail was like "I'll get you a bandage!" But they literally had nothing with them. She was off screen for like 5 seconds so where did she go and where did she find this med pack? Somehow Shaw found a shotgun in the middle of this gun fight that held ARs and other automatic weapons and was shooting it but where did it come from? Had closed captions on and it kept saying "vocalist vocalizing." Not even like... "Vocalist singing," or "orchestral chanting." Yes. Vocalists do vocalize. That's how they get sound out. There are many other fxck ups in this movie lmao. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/20/25 Full Review JimBob D Quite possibly one of the worst movies I have seen! I didn't have the stamina to watch more than about 45 minutes of Classified. This movie was painful to watch. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/15/25 Full Review Jason G Potato 😂 Below zero! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Kieran M I would rather be skinned and rolled in salt than rewatch Classified Review. I had a long day and was looking forward to a relaxing move night with my family but director Roel Reiné took that from me. The air in our living room was so thick with discontent it made our dogs uneasy. Spend two hours of your life doing anything else. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Jim D The writing is absolutely boring which is quite a feat in an action movie. It DRAGS. It looks like it was filmed mostly with standard video cams. The lighting is frequently AWFUL and over exposed, washing out faces and blurring the shots. Editing was awful. The female lead was neither funny nor enjoyable in any way. Even the choreography of fight scenes were terrible and not filmed or edited well to improve the intensity. The acting was awful except for the lead, but he can’t overcome all the crap. The only good thing about the movie was some of the scenes around Malta were GORGEOUS. At least they could not destroy that with a lousy script, acting and shoddy cinematography. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Dalton P I can’t express enough how poorly executed this movie was. The idea was pretty good but the cinematography, the acting, the dialogue, the choreography of the fighting scenes, all of it was just so bad. I kept pushing through hoping something would redeem it, nothing ever did. After zombieland Abigail Breslin should have stopped acting, she’s just not good at it. Tim Roth, what’re you doing signing on to do this movie, it’s beneath you. Aaron Eckhart was possibly the only decent thing about it, I honestly wouldn’t have wasted my time on it if it wasn’t for him but he was set up to fail by the writers and the director. I would give this I am AMAZED that it even has a 9% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. I wouldn’t not be surprised if it drops. Small edit: I just looked at the director’s other work… no wonder this movie flopped so hard. Dude is just an awful director with no good work. It’s wild that he’s still out there directing. Oh and he was the cinematographer so no wonder that was trash too. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Operating alone in the field for more than 20 years, a CIA hitman (Aaron Eckhart) uses the "Help Wanted" section of the newspapers to get his orders from the Agency. His long-lost daughter (Abigail Breslin), now a UK MI6 analyst, tracks him down to deliver shocking news: his CIA boss (Tim Roth) has been dead for years and the division long since shut down. Together, they set out to discover whose orders he's been executing.
Director
Roel Reiné
Producer
Jordan Dykstra, Gabriel Georgiev, Ellen S. Wander
Screenwriter
Bob DeRosa
Distributor
Saban Films
Production Co
Underdogg Entertainment, Film Bridge International, Midwest, Filmology Finance
Rating
R (Violence and Language)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 22, 2024
Runtime
1h 45m
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