Responsible for penning the likes of Michael Clayton and the Matt Damon Bourne series, writer Tony Gilroy adds more intrigue to his resume with this tense drama.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 10, 2021

Allows Hamm's now trademarked Damaged Man Routine(TM) to stay front and centre.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 4, 2021

After years as Don Draper, Jon Hamm shows a new side as a U.S. diplomat in Tony Gilroy's intricate political thriller.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 3, 2020

This is a film that moves through its story like a trained professional with an unwavering eye that stays on target.

Full Review | Jun 9, 2020

A by-the-numbers thriller that lacks punch.

Full Review | Mar 30, 2020

...it never quite manages to turn this corner from being a movie that sounds like a good idea to one that actually is one.

Full Review | Mar 11, 2020

No doubt, this is Hamm's finest role to date after his Mad Men series...

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 3, 2020

Not much that you haven't seen before, from the war-torn Middle Eastern city setting to exchanges illuminated by headlights, but it's still worth a look thanks to the intelligence and political clout of Gilroy's script combined with Hamm's star power.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 11, 2019

There's political intrigue abound in Beirut. The actors do their jobs well and director Brad Anderson has put together a thriller that sometimes thrills, when it's feeling gracious.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 26, 2019

Jon Hamm gives his best performance yet.

Full Review | Aug 8, 2019

There was so much more that could have been said in Beirut, but Jon Hamm is a strong enough actor to make the thriller work.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 24, 2019

Hamm's nuanced performance elevates the actor to stardom.

Full Review | Apr 4, 2019

Gilroy often fares better with more human elements to ground his often too-complex-by-half plotting, and here the solid cast makes the most of it.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 20, 2019

Imagine that Mad Men's Don Draper got out of the advertising business and went into the spy game.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 9, 2019

Feels like a throwback to old school political thrillers of the past and delivers little fresh or trendy by way of its story line.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 21, 2018

Beirut is a disappointing display of what filmmaking can accomplish in terms of offering artistic reflection into the world's affairs.

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Oct 23, 2018

But while the philosophy of Beirut is lacking, the film is generally entertaining.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 27, 2018

It's not edge-of-your-seat riveting, but it is interesting enough to get audiences to the end.

Full Review | Aug 24, 2018

Jon Hamm is like the Don Draper version of James Bond: sardonic, invested, talented but world weary and wryly humorous.

Full Review | Aug 23, 2018

Tony Gilroy's script is intricate and intelligent, with an appropriately cynical view of US foreign relations. And Hamm makes hay with his best role since Mad Men.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 20, 2018