With law comes disorder
Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.
Bastille Day (2016) is a action film directed by James Watkins, released on April 22, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon and Kelly Reilly. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 1,569 ratings.
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Idris Elba
as Sean Briar
Richard Madden
as Michael Mason
Charlotte Le Bon
as Zoe Naville
Kelly Reilly
as Karen Dacre
José Garcia
as Victor Gamieux
Anatol Yusef
as Tom Luddy
Ériq Ebouaney
as Baba
Alex Fondja
as Ange
Arieh Worthalter
as Jean
Thierry Godard
as Rafi Bertrand
Vincent Londez
as Yannick Bertrand
Stéphane Caillard
as Beatrice
Directed by James Watkins, written by Andrew Baldwin and James Watkins, produced by David Kanter, Philippe Rousselet and Bard Dorros.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 1,569 ratings.
**One wrong move made a small time thief a target.** The first thing is this film came at the worst time in the history of France. If it was set in elsewhere in the world would have had less issue, but the Paris terror attack and this theme had lots of similarity. I mean it was nothing to do with the incident, but the contents are very impactful. Which also might be the reason for the film not doing well. I did not…
Reviewed on November 4, 2016
Well this just goes to show that you can put two hot blokes in the same film, set it in Paris, add some car chases and pyrotechnics - and still end up with a dud. Richard Madden (and his terrible attempt at a Nevada accent) is "Mason" an accomplished pickpocket who manages to get himself embroiled in a bombing. Spotted by CCTV, he is soon the quarry of the CIA's "Briar" (Idris Elba) before the latter realises that…
Reviewed on November 17, 2022
Pretty good, for what it is. <em>'Bastille Day'</em>, or <em>'The Take'</em> for us in my neck of the woods, is a sound action thriller that suitably entertains. Idris Elba has played this sorta role many a time but there's no doubting how strongly he performs in such films. He and co-star Richard Madden are sporting distracting (at least to someone who knows them more for their native tongue) accents, but are a…
Reviewed on January 6, 2024
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Bastille Day (2016) is available to stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel and Starz Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bastille Day (2016) includes Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon, Kelly Reilly and José Garcia. The film was directed by James Watkins. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bastille Day was released on April 22, 2016 and runs for 1h 32m.
Bastille Day (2016) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 1,569 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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