The Engineer

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The Engineer

R

2023

1h 33m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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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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MT C

Important historical event that adds context to the ongoing division between Israelis and Palestinians.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Audience Member

The acting was so bad, I honestly stopped watching after 10mins. It's more like a 'home' made movie 🤷🏽‍♀️

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Serge T

While it seems this film was panned by most reviewers, I thought its portrayal of the confusion and chaos of terrorism in the Middle East was quite compelling. While the acting isn't perhaps Academy Awards material, and the plot has some cheesy elements, if you can look past that it is an enjoyable and very interesting insight to the efforts of the Mossad, terrorists, mercenaries and others working against and with one another in one of the most dangerous and troubled hot spots in the world.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/20/24

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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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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: Grindstone Entertainment Group, Doco Digital, 2B Films
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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