Most Wanted

R

Released Jul 24, 2020

2 hr. 5 min.

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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An investigative reporter fights to expose the twisted truth behind a heroin bust orchestrated by dirty cops to frame an innocent man -- sentencing him to life in a Thai prison.

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Although it suffers in comparison to similar suspense thrillers, Most Wanted benefits from solid casting and a taut, intelligent storytelling approach.

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jwcdood

MOST WANTED is a fascinating story about police corruption. The considerably engaging story is what matters in this flick; the direction and acting are good, but have little to do with the story's impact. The last scene with the comment about Zen Buddhism and then ultimately "Gratitude" is probably what this flick is actually about.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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prawnda s

this one is alright, but it's almost a carbon copy of "a prayer before dawn", which is basically better in every way. if you liked this, which i admittedly did, then you should watch the better version of what is almost the same story. i don't regret watching this, and the cast and general production values are nice. it's just not quite as good, and seems to end before the real juicy content starts. a prayer before dawn does not shy from getting into the grittier content, so this film might be better for viewers with less of a tough skin, but it's just not as good. some reviews said that harnett wasn't good or convincing. i think he did just fine, but i also think the script doesn't give a very good reason for him being such a major and consistently present role as opposed to just an intermittent supporting role for the protagonist. the viewer doesn't feel the need to empathize with him, and i think it has more to do with the script than his performance.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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molly r

Good. A little slow but good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Stoner J

A pretty good true crime flick with a great emotional ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/23

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Laurie S

It was an enjoyable movie and well presented. Josh Hairnet did a good job.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/07/23

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Sky M

There's none of the haunting terror of Midnight Express, which was based on the true story of an American who is jailed for life in a Turkish hellhole for smuggling hash and makes plans to escape unlike the junkie in the film under review who is resigned to his lot. It's not as if Thai jails are idyllic like their beaches, but the titular character suffers for several years and would have probably rotted in prison if the parallel protagonist, journalist Victor Malarek, hadn't uncovered the inconvenient truth. Well casted and period correct

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/22

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Daniel Roby

Director

Antoine Olivier Pilon

Daniel Léger

Josh Hartnett

Victor Malarek

Stephen McHattie

Frank Cooper

Jim Gaffigan

Picker

Cory Lipman

Al Cooper

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Leslie Felperin

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Using blanched lighting setups and grainy effects, the film evokes those gritty 1970s true-crime films such as Midnight Express and The French Connection, and that's always a good thing.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 28, 2020

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Most Wanted runs a little long and a little ragged, but it's still a solid adaptation of a mind-boggling, true-life story.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 27, 2020

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

[Hartnett's] unconvincing performance amplifies many of the movie's worst tendencies.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 26, 2020

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

Ultimately, “Most Wanted” is an inherently interesting true story that's told in a way that saps it of its excitement. The bold narrative structure doesn't quite live up to what it's trying to do.

Rated: 4/10

Jul 5, 2022

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Alex Behan

Stuff.co.nz

If you like a good yarn about the importance of investigative journalism, you'll definitely enjoy this... Oh, and Jim Gaffigan is really scary. He should be the bad guy in everything.

Sep 3, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

A low-key thriller, short on action but long on intrigue.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 29, 2021

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Synopsis

An investigative reporter fights to expose the twisted truth behind a heroin bust orchestrated by dirty cops to frame an innocent man -- sentencing him to life in a Thai prison.

Director: Daniel Roby
Executive Producer: Arianne Fraser, Eric Gozlan, Richard Iott, Delphine Perrier
Screenwriter: Daniel Roby
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Caramel Films, Goldrush Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2020

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