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Overview

User Rating:
6.9/10   92,796 votes
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Director:
Timur Bekmambetov
Writers (WGA):
Michael Brandt (screenplay) &
Derek Haas (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
27 June 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Choose your destiny. more
Plot:
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations more
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User Comments:
The Sage Review: Wanted more (649 total)
US TV Schedule:
Thur. Dec. 310:00 PMMAX   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James McAvoy ... Wesley Gibson

Morgan Freeman ... Sloan

Angelina Jolie ... Fox

Terence Stamp ... Pekwarsky

Thomas Kretschmann ... Cross
Common ... Gunsmith

Kristen Hager ... Cathy
Marc Warren ... The Repairman

David O'Hara ... Mr. X (as David Patrick O'Hara)
Konstantin Khabenskiy ... The Exterminator (as Konstantin Khabensky)
Dato Bakhtadze ... The Butcher

Chris Pratt ... Barry

Lorna Scott ... Janice
Sophiya Haque ... Puja
Brian Caspe ... The Pharmacist
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS
Certification:
South Korea:18 | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #44457) | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U (with warning) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:R16 | Brazil:18 | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Japan:R-15 | Sweden:15 | Spain:18 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Peru:18 | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | India:A | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Barrandov Studios, Krizeneckeho namesti, Prague, Czech Republic more
Company:
Universal Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Vehicles featured include a Dodge Viper SRT-10 , 1966 Ford Mustang , Chevrolet Corvette [C4] , the police cars consist of Ford Crown Victorias and a 2000 Chevrolet Impala 9CI ,Elevated Subway Trains , Garbage Truck , a Chevrolet Step Van an Express Train and a 1971 VAZ 2101 Zhiguli. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Wesley returns to his apartment to retrieve his father's gun, Barry's missing tooth is clearly blacked out. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Wesley: [voice-over] It's my anorexic boss' birthday. This means there's a certain amount of inter-office pressure to stand around the conference table, eating crappy food and pretending to worship her. Acting for five minutes like Janice doesn't make all our lives miserable is the hardest work I'll do all day. My job title is account manager. I used to be called an account service representative, but a consultant told us we have to manage our clients, and to not service them. I have a girlfriend who I neither manage or service. That's my best friend Barry fucking her on an Ikea kitchen table I picked up for a really good price. I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me. My name is Wesley Gibson. My dad walked out on my mom when I was seven days old. Sometimes I wonder if he ever looked into my baby blue eyes and asked himself "did I just father the most insignificant asshole of the twenty-first century"?
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Movie Connections:
Spin off Wanted: Weapons of Fate (2009) (VG) more
Soundtrack:
Escape (The Piņa Colada Song) more

FAQ

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11 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
The Sage Review: Wanted, 25 August 2009
8/10
Author: sagenegron from United States

Most of the people on IMDb are really bashing this movie and calling it nothing but blood, bullets, and naked women. That its completely boring and has no good action.

I just have to say this:WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? C'mon. This movie has top-notch action,interesting and complex characters, amazing and realistic special effects, great casting, and an exciting twist at the end.

James McAvoy is pretty good, but the real stars are Anjolina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, who are constantly gripping through the action sequences.

In my opinion, the only thing wrong with this movie are two much slow-motion in the action parts, which mildly ruins it.

So for all of you people bashing this movie. I gotta say: YOU PEOPLE MUST HAVE NO GOOD TASTE.

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