Assassins aren't born. They're made.
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
American Assassin (2017) is a action, adventure and thriller film directed by Michael Cuesta, released on July 14, 2017 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch and Shiva Negar. Viewers rate it 6.4 out of 10 across 3,315 ratings.
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Dylan O'Brien
as Mitch Rapp
Michael Keaton
as Stan Hurley
Taylor Kitsch
as 'Ghost'
Shiva Negar
as Annika
Sanaa Lathan
as Irene Kennedy
Scott Adkins
as Victor
David Suchet
as Director Stansfield
Navid Negahban
as Minister Behurz
Joseph Long
as General Rostami
Charlotte Vega
as Katrina
Andrew Pleavin
as Admiral Bristow
Shahid Ahmed
as Adnan Al-Mansur
Directed by Michael Cuesta, written by Stephen Schiff, Vince Flynn and Marshall Herskovitz, produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nick Wechsler.
Average viewer score of 6.4/10 from 3,315 ratings.
_American Assassin_ might be the most nothing movie of the year. I was sold on the trailer, I though Michael Keating looked great (and to be fair, he kinda was), but watching the movie itself, I felt completely blank. I can't even recommend _American Assassin_ as background noise. _Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible._
Reviewed on November 28, 2017
Don't bother watching, plot line has been so many times before. Turn off your TV and do something more productive instead !
Reviewed on December 11, 2017
This movie has been sitting on my unwatched shelf for quite a while and yesterday I finally got around to watch it. I actually found this movie to be not too bad actually. It is far from a cinematic masterpiece but it is a pretty solid action/revenge movie. Dylan O’Brien is, unfortunately, pretty meh as the main character. Michael Keaton on the other hand is quite good in his character. It is a reasonably action…
Reviewed on August 26, 2019
This starts off with shades of the real Tunisian beach attacks from 2015, when "Rapp" (Dylan O'Brien) and his girlfriend find themselves caught up in a shooting that ends in tragedy. Determined on revenge, he attracts the attention of the CIA with whom he ends up working before being sent to the ultimate ninja training camp under the auspices of veteran "Hurley" (Michael Keaton). Working with local intelligence,…
Reviewed on November 10, 2022
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American Assassin (2017) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of American Assassin (2017) includes Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar and Sanaa Lathan. The film was directed by Michael Cuesta. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
American Assassin was released on July 14, 2017 and runs for 1h 52m.
American Assassin (2017) holds an average rating of 6.4 out of 10 from 3,315 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, adventure and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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