American Assassin

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American Assassin

R

2017

1h 51m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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.

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Critics Consensus

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)

10/11/2017

2/5

With a generic title like American Assassin, this sounds like a Chuck Norris straight-to-DVD action flick. It's only a slight upgrade.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

09/22/2017

2/5

There are 15 more novels in the Mitch Rapp series. Who will save us from American Assassin 2?

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

09/21/2017

2/5

Director Michael Cuesta adds little of notice to the proceedings.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

12/19/2022

3/4

...an above-average thriller that does, at times, feel like a throwback to the 1990s’ similar-themed fare.

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Dara Khan

Mediaversity Reviews

09/17/2021

F

American Assassin uses Islam as a convenient shorthand for terrorism and evil, yet it's conspicuously absent in 'good' characters from Iran.

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

06/08/2021

2/4

In American Assassin I was seeing all of the ingredients on the screen that could entertain, but what it amounts to is a missed opportunity.

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Nick B

@NickB13 Feb 2

Great movie, its a shame it didn’t do good at the box office. Awesome movie and really impressed by Dylan O Brien.

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Shastri A

@FilmProfHorrorFan Jan 30

Like with a lot of horror films and some (as in this case) action films, I leaned here towards the audience reviews and not the critical reviews. It’s a well-plotted film and Dylan O’Brien is a total star and a treat. Time to switch the tomoatometer to reflect the audience score imho, at least for some genres

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Elisa B

@ElisaBrogren Jan 9

I have no idea why this movie hasn't got better ratings! It's action-packed, exciting and Dylan O'Brien is fantastic (as always)! Such a waste that we didn't get more than a single movie.

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Tyler L

@Tlemasters Jan 1

When I first saw it I loved it. Then I saw the ratings and thought I missed something. I mean how could everyone think it was so bad. So I rewatched it. Still good, the people are wrong

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Jay 0

@Jaybird009 Dec 26

This film is so much better than the average reviews it gets. I have no idea what more you could possibly be expecting. Excellent movie. 👍

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Hailey J.

@hailstorm222 Dec 4

Loved just saw this for the first time and Im shocked to see it’s only 34%!!

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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: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter: Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Distributor: Lionsgate Films, CBS Films
Production Co: Lionsgate, Nick Wechsler, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, CBS Films
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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