The Expatriate

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The Expatriate

R

Released May 17, 2013

1h 44m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A former agent (Aaron Eckhart) of the CIA and his estranged daughter (Liana Liberato) go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.

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Critics Consensus

Derivative to a fault, Erased squanders some nifty potential and its talented cast in a bland retelling of a story action fans have seen too many times before.

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Michael Posner

Globe and Mail

Arash Amel's plot is a hodgepodge of threadbare motifs, liberally cut and pasted from every thriller you've seen.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 31, 2013

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Characters we genuinely care about are lost in a movie that almost dissipates before our very eyes.

May 17, 2013

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Tom Long

Detroit News

"Erased" isn't actively bad, it's just doing something that has been done a whole lot better before.

Rated: C

May 17, 2013

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Edge-of-your-seat, non-stop action, adventure and espionage keep Erased from being erased.

Nov 27, 2019

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Generic and forgettable.

Aug 12, 2019

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Adam Lowes

CineVue

Those looking for an undemanding evening of real-world action beats could do a lot worse than Stölzl's run-around.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 13, 2019

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Pongo K

I liked this movie. Some more action would be great, and a bit less talking.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Eye C

A nice action thriller nothing fancy nor spectacular but is entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Brian L

Maybe this may have been a film worth watching had they Erased the daughter from this movie. Or maybe they could have killed her off very early and added a revenge factor to the story. As it is the only thing you feel is pity for having to deal with such a horrible daughter...and I mean pity for the audience.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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David W

A decent to good movie. Its a little derivative and shows its hand too soon but it held my attention and was worth a watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Eckhart is a reliable and quality actor who pretty much carries this film himself with his performance. Eckhart is always a good watch (even if the movies he's in sometimes aren't that impressive) and the rest of the cast are mostly good (Olga Kurylenko especially). The daughter, however, can be quite irritating but that's due more to the way the part was written rather than the actress playing her. Anyway, not stellar but largely effective and well made despite it being naggingly reminiscent of several other movies.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Audience Member

awesome just like the equalizer

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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steve d

As by the books as you can get.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

A former agent (Aaron Eckhart) of the CIA and his estranged daughter (Liana Liberato) go on the run after his employers target them for assassination.

Director: Philipp Stölzl
Screenwriter: Arash Amel
Distributor: Radius TWC
Production Co: Transfilm
Rating: R (Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 17, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2016
Runtime: 1h 44m

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