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      R Released Sep 15, 2017 1h 51m Action Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for American Assassin: Trailer 1 List American Assassin: B-Roll American Assassin: B-Roll 5:25 American Assassin: Trailer 1 American Assassin: Trailer 1 2:22 American Assassin: Teaser Trailer 1 American Assassin: Teaser Trailer 1 2:27 View more videos
      35% Tomatometer 182 Reviews 61% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they receive an assignment to investigate a wave of random attacks on both military and civilian targets. After discovering a pattern of violence, Hurley and Rapp join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who wants to start a global war. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jun 21 Buy Now

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      American Assassin hits a few easy targets, but without enough style or wit to truly bring its characters to life -- or stand out in a crowded field of more compelling spy thrillers.

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      Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro Newspaper (UK) With a generic title like American Assassin, this sounds like a Chuck Norris straight-to-DVD action flick. It's only a slight upgrade. Rated: 2/5 Oct 11, 2017 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times There are 15 more novels in the Mitch Rapp series. Who will save us from American Assassin 2? Rated: 2/5 Sep 22, 2017 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Director Michael Cuesta adds little of notice to the proceedings. Rated: 2/5 Sep 21, 2017 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an above-average thriller that does, at times, feel like a throwback to the 1990s’ similar-themed fare. Rated: 3/4 Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Alejandro Turdo EscribiendoCine It ends halfway between the most attractive ideas of the Bourne universe combined with all those eighties macho action movies and their "one against all" ideology that today defy any credibility. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Dara Khan Mediaversity Reviews American Assassin uses Islam as a convenient shorthand for terrorism and evil, yet it's conspicuously absent in 'good' characters from Iran. Rated: F Sep 17, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Nuclear R Very surprising and deep plot. Great performances and solid plot, punctuated by intense action. I can see critics trashing this film because it depicts terrorists as bad, but the public should have liked this more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review Kenneth B Given the barbaric atrocities performed by Hamas on October 7th, the like-minded Islamic terrorists in this movie are portrayed accurately, although perhaps in a better light. In one sense, however, this film is totally unrealistic, in that neither the current American military nor few soft Americans would be up to the task of facing down these terrorists. The nuclear threat portrayed in the movie is frighteningly possible, though it would be more likely that the Russians would trade nuclear materials for Iranian-made weapons to use in Ukraine than for it to have been stolen. I am amazed that only a couple decades after 9/11 the entertainment industry is set on portraying anyone as an evil terrorist except for those who exist in our current world. Don't watch this if you're one of those who would chant "from the river to the sea." Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Sanity In A Sea O Compelling acting, a memorable performance by Keaton, fast paced and not all that predictable. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/24/24 Full Review CJ J This is a pretty darn good actioner. Enjoyed it a bunch. Don't understand the low ratings. At all. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Nataly V I don't understand why it has such low ratings? BEST MOVIE HANDS DOWN!!! Very sad they didn't continue and they should have with such a good ending. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Lord v Dylan killed it again! No idea how this isn't rated WAY higher! Michael Keaton is in this too HELLO!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis When Cold War veteran Stan Hurley takes CIA black ops recruit Mitch Rapp under his wing, they receive an assignment to investigate a wave of random attacks on both military and civilian targets. After discovering a pattern of violence, Hurley and Rapp join forces with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative who wants to start a global war.
      Director
      Michael Cuesta
      Producer
      Daniel Stillman, Qiuyun Long, Aidan Elliott
      Screenwriter
      Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
      Distributor
      CBS Films, Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
      Rating
      R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Torture|Strong Violence Throughout)
      Genre
      Action, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 15, 2017, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 21, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $36.2M
      Runtime
      1h 51m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Atmos
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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