American Assassin

"Assassins aren't born. They're made."

Sep 15 2017 R 1h 52m
Action, Thriller

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.

Plot

Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hurley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East.

Written by

Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick

Directed by

Michael Cuesta

Production Countries

United States of America, China

Production Companies

TIK Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions, Lionsgate

Languages

English, Italiano, Español, Türkçe, Polski

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
98,556
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
45
Popularity
NA