Synopsis
Based on a True Lie
The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
American Made
2017 Directed by Doug Liman
Cast
Tom Cruise Sarah Wright Domhnall Gleeson Alejandro Edda Jesse Plemons Connor Trinneer Mauricio Mejía Jayma Mays Lola Kirke April Billingsley Jayson Warner Smith William Mark McCullough Lara Grice Frank Licari Jed Rees Caleb Landry Jones Benito Martinez Justice Leak Sharon Conley Mike Pniewski Robert Pralgo E. Roger Mitchell Morgan Hinkleman Courtney Lakin Chris Gann Fredy Yate Robert Farrior Alberto Ospino Felipe Bernedette Show All…
Director
Producers
Writer
Casting
Editor
Cinematography
Additional Directing
Executive Producers
Terry Dougas James H. Pang Jean-Luc De Fanti Christopher Woodrow Brandt Andersen Marcos Tellechea Eric Greenfeld Lauren Selig Johnny Lin Ryan Ahrens Andrés Calderón Ray Chen Beely Lee Michael Finley Gary Spinelli Allen Liu Paris Kasidokostas Latsis Michael Plank Daniel Lanmi Philip Moross Leo Shi Young Joshua Skurla Jill Ahrens Michael Bassick
Lighting
Camera Operator
Additional Photography
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Special Effects
Visual Effects
Stunts
Christopher C. Padilla Max Calder Niko Dalman Tyler Vogt Robert Alonzo Elena Sanchez Amy Lynn Tuttle Joey Box
Composers
Sound
Seva Solntsev Allan Zaleski Bob Chefalas Dave Flynch Philip Stockton Marko Costanzo Paul Hsu Ron Bochar Steven Visscher Tom Fleischman
Costume Design
Makeup
Hairstyling
Studios
Universal Pictures Cross Creek Pictures Imagine Entertainment Vendian Entertainment Quadrant Pictures Hercules Film Fund
Countries
Primary Language
Spoken Languages
Alternative Titles
American Made: O Sonho Americano, 아메리칸 메이드, Mena, Сделано в Америке, Barry Seal: El traficante, Barry Seal: American Traffic, Barry Seal: Only in America, バリー・シール/アメリカをはめた男, 美國製造, Barry Seal - Drogen für Amerika, Barry Seal: Król Przemytu, バリー・シール／アメリカをはめた男：2017, 巴利薛爾：飛常任務, Barry Seal: el traficante, Barry Seal - American Traffic, Barry Seal - Una storia americana, Бари Сийл: Наркотрафикантът, Feito na América, Barry Seal - Only in America, Баррі Сіл: Король контрабанди, Barry Seal: A beszállító, Barry Seal: Nebeský gauner, Barry Seal: Traficante Americano, Бери Сил - Амерички оригинал, תוצרת אמריקה, Barry Seal: Kaçakçı, Barry Seal: Sólo en América, Barry Seal: Król przemytu, 美国行动, Fabriqué en amérique, Baris Sylas: Amerikos sukčius, Barijs Sīls: Īstens amerikānis, อเมริกัน เมด, Barry Seal - Američki original, バリー・シール／アメリカをはめた男, Barry Seal: Trafic în stil American, Barry Seal: Tihotapec, Barry Seal: Lách Luật Kiểu Mỹ, أمريكي الصنع, Barry Seal: El traficant
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Premiere
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France
Deauville Film Festival
31 Oct 2017
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Theatrical
18 Aug 2017
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Taiwan輔導15歲級
23 Aug 2017
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Slovenia
24 Aug 2017
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AustraliaMA15+
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Croatia
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Czechia
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Denmark11
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Israel
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New Zealand
25 Aug 2017
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Bulgaria
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Estonia
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Indonesia
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Ireland15A
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Latvia
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LithuaniaN-13
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Norway9
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Poland
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Romania
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Sweden11
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UK15
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Vietnam
30 Aug 2017
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Philippines
31 Aug 2017
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Cyprus
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Hungary
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Kuwait
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Netherlands12
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PortugalM/12
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Singapore
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United Arab Emirates
01 Sep 2017
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South Africa
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Spain16
07 Sep 2017
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Austria
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Germany12
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Greece
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Hong KongIIB
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Switzerland12
08 Sep 2017
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Finland
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Turkey13+
13 Sep 2017
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FranceTP
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Switzerland12
14 Sep 2017
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Brazil16
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ItalyVM14
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Mexico
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Peru
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South Korea15
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Switzerland12
21 Sep 2017
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Chile
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Colombia
28 Sep 2017
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Uruguay
29 Sep 2017
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Canada
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India
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Sri Lanka
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USAR
12 Oct 2017
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Armenia
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Georgia
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Russian Federation18+
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Ukraine
21 Oct 2017
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Japan
02 Nov 2017
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Argentina
Digital
16 Dec 2017
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Brazil16
13 Jan 2018
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France
01 Jul 2022
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France12
Physical
03 Nov 2017
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AustraliaMA15+
26 Dec 2017
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UK15
09 Jan 2018
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USAR
11 Jan 2018
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Germany12
16 Jan 2018
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France
17 Jan 2018
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Czechia
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Netherlands12
Releases by Country
Argentina
31 Oct 2017
- Premiere Buenos Aires
02 Nov 2017
- Theatrical
Armenia
12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical
Australia
24 Aug 2017
- TheatricalMA15+
03 Nov 2017
- PhysicalMA15+
Austria
07 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Brazil
14 Sep 2017
- Theatrical16
16 Dec 2017
- Digital16
Bulgaria
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Canada
29 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Chile
21 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Colombia
21 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Croatia
24 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Cyprus
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Czechia
24 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
17 Jan 2018
- Physical DVD & Blu-ray
Denmark
24 Aug 2017
- Theatrical11
Estonia
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Finland
08 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
France
01 Sep 2017
- Premiere Deauville Film Festival
13 Sep 2017
- TheatricalTP
13 Jan 2018
- Digital VOD
16 Jan 2018
- Physical DVD, Blu-Ray & 4K UHD
01 Jul 2022
- Digital12 Netflix & Prime Video
Georgia
12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical
Germany
07 Sep 2017
- Theatrical12
11 Jan 2018
- Physical12
Greece
07 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Hong Kong
07 Sep 2017
- TheatricalIIB
Hungary
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
India
29 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Indonesia
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Ireland
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical15A
Israel
24 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Italy
14 Sep 2017
- TheatricalVM14
Japan
21 Oct 2017
- Theatrical
Kuwait
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Latvia
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Lithuania
25 Aug 2017
- TheatricalN-13
Mexico
14 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Netherlands
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical12
17 Jan 2018
- Physical12 DVD, Blu ray
New Zealand
24 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Norway
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical9
Peru
14 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Philippines
30 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Poland
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Portugal
31 Aug 2017
- TheatricalM/12
Romania
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Russian Federation
12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical18+
Singapore
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Slovenia
23 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
South Africa
01 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
South Korea
14 Sep 2017
- Theatrical15
Spain
01 Sep 2017
- Theatrical16
Sri Lanka
29 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Sweden
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical11
Switzerland
07 Sep 2017
- Theatrical12
13 Sep 2017
- Theatrical12
14 Sep 2017
- Theatrical12
Taiwan
18 Aug 2017
- Theatrical輔導15歲級
Turkey
08 Sep 2017
- Theatrical13+
UK
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical15
26 Dec 2017
- Physical15
USA
29 Sep 2017
- TheatricalR
09 Jan 2018
- PhysicalR
Ukraine
12 Oct 2017
- Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
31 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Uruguay
28 Sep 2017
- Theatrical
Vietnam
25 Aug 2017
- Theatrical
Popular reviews
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Entertaining enough, and it’s fun to see Tom Cruise do something that asks him to be a bit more of a person than an action star, but every shot had me going “why it look like that”
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Without question the weirdest choice Cruise has made in the 21st century, not just because of Doug Litman’s decision to shoot the film like a Netflix documentary with mediocre re-enactments, shaky cam digital, and bizarre framing in every scene. But more so because it’s the antithesis of Late Cruise’s brand: it’s narratively baggy, he’s mortal and morally compromised, and when it ends you don’t think he’s the most impressive man alive. There’s something amusing about Maverick landing on dirt runways in Central America and hustling the CIA, but why was it shot on an iPhone with the Studio Light filter slid to 100? If this had marked a transition to gruff, exasperated leading roles — like Newman’s Nobody’s Fool and Twilight period — it might have been more coherent with his story. But Cruise was right back to Ethan Hunt after this. I hope he does eventually get to that period.
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It's so good that it made me forget that Tom Cruise was even in The Mummy.
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Why the fuck was this so good?
Well I thought I'd edit this and tell you. It's interesting to watch. Tom Cruise is actually a lot of fun in this role (yeah, I don't know what year it is either) and Domnhall Gleeson is pretty good too. There's a couple of dumb choices mainly to do with camera work but that doesn't stop it being a fun action romp.
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In France this movie is called BARRY SEAL: AMERICAN TRAFFIC, which is a far better title.
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I usually don't care about historical accuracy but this embellishes and outright fabricates so much of a true story that's terrifically exciting and contradictory and timely on its own. The real Barry Seal was a key figure in the background of so much of the history of modern narcotraffic, and this just turns that saga into another boring rise and fall that just bluntly dumps its political and socioeconomic threads in a pile at your feet as if that's enough. Not to mention it looks and sounds like shit, its dummy docudrama aesthetic entirely cribbed.
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67/100
Not sure whether Cruise allowed himself to be less protected here than usual, but this is the first movie I remember in which he always clearly looks 5'8". Perhaps not coincidentally, he gives his loosest, most relaxed performance in ages, spearheading a counterintuitive Good Time Charlie vibe that in no way foreshadows Seal's real-life fate. Rhythm is correspondingly improvisatory; Liman has editor Andrew Mondshein (a sedate pro most closely associated with Lasse Hallström) essentially do a Stephen Mirrione impression, suggesting what Go might have looked like had its crew of idiots stumbled into the world of geopolitical grifting. Some details get lost in the rush—half an hour in: "Wait, he has three kids?!?"—but it's a brisk, satisfying ride to a comically downbeat destination, with the man who had everything revealed as a mere footnote to Iran-Contra.
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After finishing the Mission Impossible marathon with my mother until the arrival of the ostensibly final two installments of the saga, I noticed that this film was available and decided to watch it with her to continue our random and unofficial Tom Cruise run.
Anyway, this video is still as entertaining today as it was over five years ago when I originally saw it, albeit I recall it being considerably less hectic. Liman's use of many cameras and formats is great, hovering on the edge between the real and the surreal to produce an engrossing, documentary-style trip into the life of this seemingly ordinary man who becomes remarkable. Tom Cruise adds a healthy dose of his own personality, which boosts…
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The well paced fun vibed narrative and an engaging dynamic performance from Tom Cruise keeps this crime drama in a surprisingly entertaining zone all through, overshadowing it’s weak links. It’s has no real memorable moments, but was a jolly ride indeed.
"I'm the gringo who always delivers." -Barry Seal
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Movie based on real events about historical happenings related to the Medellin Cartel.
It’s an interesting piece for those who like and know a lot of history. If you are an average person like me (I don’t know too much about historical events), you can also like the movie and enjoy it.
Recommended one to check this amazing story out (I personally had never heard anything about it, to be honest).
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