The Painter

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The Painter

R

Released Jan 5, 2024

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Crime

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An ex-CIA operative turned painter is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

“The Painter” never seems like more than a rote shoot-’em-up inadequately juiced by the kind of shocking revelations that are all contrived verbal explication.

Jan 1, 2024

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Andy Klein

FilmWeek (LAist)

Stop me if you've heard this one before...

Feb 1, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

The Painter is such inept garbage, this forgettable action flick about CIA agents doesn’t have any international CIA activities in its main plot. What you’ll see is a lot of bad acting and supporting actor Jon Voight in some laughable disguises.

Jan 30, 2024

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I.J. Wheaton

CBR

A film that is extremely difficult to take seriously but not nearly interesting enough to make a good joke out of.

Rated: 2/10

Jan 13, 2024

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

"'The Painter' seems destined for Tubi, where it may indeed earn a fanbase. The film clearly sets up a sequel, so a second franchise installment might be more creatively ambitious, even if its existence on paper doesn’t feel earned."

Jan 12, 2024

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

The Painter has no idea what to do with its central action concept of the visual and hearing impaired using those traits to their advantage in combat;

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 5, 2024

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Wendy H

This movie wasn't that bad. It is definitely better than Bad Man which got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Sometimes I wonder about how real the movie ratings are on here.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/22/25

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Matt N

As bad as these reviews say. The 5 star reviews seem obviously fake unless there really are ignorant people with no taste or critical thinking enough to notice blatant things wrong "right in front of your eyes" as the weak plot device offers. No thought to the TONS of innocent CIA officers killed and bad things happening because obvious corrupt boss is given full.power but breaks rules at every turn with no consequence or kickback!?? Actually, this plot represents our current leadership quite accurately now that I think of it, and so do those blind 5 star reviews who love it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/14/25

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Joni C

Good story that gets hijacked by non-stop violence.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Chris R

Good thing I didn't read the reviews before watching this! I really enjoyed it and might have never watched it if i did! Lol

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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David Jessie S

Horrific copy of any and every great Action Movie ever made. A waste cheesy copy of everything you’ve ever seen before

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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Blake H

Who green lit this? Or set it up to be a sequel? Worst movie I’ve seen since… ever?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/25

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An ex-CIA operative turned painter is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now exposed and targeted by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, he must rely on skills he thought he left behind in a high-stakes game of survival.

Director: Kimani Ray Smith
Producer: Steven Paul
Screenwriter: Brian Buccellato
Distributor: Paramount Global Content Distribution
Production Co: SP Media Group
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 5, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2024
Runtime: 1h 40m

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