As beautifully shot as it is emotionally restrained, The American is an unusually divisive spy thriller -- and one that rests on an unusually subdued performance from George Clooney.
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Anton Corbijn
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Director -
Anton Corbijn -
Producer -
Anne Carey , Jill Green , Ann Wingate , Grant Heslov , George Clooney -
Screenwriter -
Rowan Joffe -
Distributor -
Focus Features -
Production Co -
This Is That Productions , Smoke House , Greenlit Productions -
Rating -
R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama , Action -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 1, 2010, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 14, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$35.6M -
Runtime -
1h 45m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , DTS