The Engineer

R

Released Aug 18, 2023

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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5 Reviews

23%

Audience Score

50+ Ratings

In the vein of "Homeland" and "Fauda" comes this pulse-pounding action-thriller based on true events and starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Tzahi Halevi (Bethlehem). As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a U.S. senator's daughter is killed in a bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan (Hirsch) must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible -- the elusive "Engineer." Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Feels very much like an American B-movie stab at turning Israeli anti-terrorist operations of 30 years ago into formulaic action fodder — without much action, even.

Aug 16, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Doesn't raise any excitement, as it fails to build suspense.

Rated: C+

Sep 2, 2023

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... never musters much suspense or intrigue despite a true-life backdrop that suggests both.

Aug 18, 2023

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Yet another B-movie with a compelling premise, but lackluster execution that fails to generate suspense, thrills and intrigue. The Engineer makes Blown Away and The Siege look like a masterpiece.

Aug 14, 2023

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

An important piece of recent history undermined in the telling by slack pacing and a film agenda that seems intent on changing the subject re: Israel today

Rated: 1/4

Aug 10, 2023

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kara D

The main actor Etan was terrible. He came off corny, didn't move like he was trained, looked out of shape. This guy should be used for comedy, not action.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Andrea C

Resoconto di una storia vera, seppure vista solamente da un lato e senza possibilità di controprova. Emile Hirsch indossa gli improbabili panni di uno spietato agente speciale che tra amicizie e contatti segue le indagini alla ricerca di un terrorista palestinese. Le sequenze di azione sono di rara bruttezza e veramente mal eseguite; con una CGI ancor meno performante. Non ci sono grandi spunti di dialogo e quasi tutto il film è piuttosto piatto, anche laddove non dovrebbe esserlo. Almeno risulta essere di attualità se visto nel 2024.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Richard

Low budget action movies abound but this one is actually based on true events of a really interesting story. Delivers on its promise and then some.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Brian K

Terrible movie. We turned it off about 20 minutes in. Very choppy and low end film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/10/24

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Lloyd S

ALLAH AKBAR!!! BOOOM! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is more like a conedy than an action movie. Reminds me of Scary movie 4.😂😂

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/24

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John M

I love Emile Hirsch and he was outstanding in Into The Wild, Lone Survivor and Alpha Dog...but this film was so poorly done and characters were not cast appropriately. Emile looked like a fish out of water trying to portray this character. I would expect so much more from him because I know he's talented. The acting was some of the worst, most lackluster and boring that I've seen to date. I could not even finish the movie. I fell asleep halfway through and I never fall asleep watching movies. Poorly filmed, poorly directed, poorly executed. This story had potential to be interesting and gripping .... but it failed miserably. I would not recommend.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Synopsis

In the vein of "Homeland" and "Fauda" comes this pulse-pounding action-thriller based on true events and starring Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Tzahi Halevi (Bethlehem). As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a U.S. senator's daughter is killed in a bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan (Hirsch) must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man responsible -- the elusive "Engineer." Can they find and destroy the madman before more innocent lives are lost?

Director: Danny A. Abeckaser
Producer: Danny A. Abeckaser, Yoav Gross
Screenwriter: Kosta Kondilopoulos
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: 2B Films, Doco Digital, Grindstone Entertainment Group
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 18, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 18, 2023
Runtime: 1h 33m

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