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Wanted (2008) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 264,359 users
Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 703 user | 313 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities. Director:Timur Bekmambetov |
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Cast
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| James McAvoy | ... | ||
| Morgan Freeman | ... | ||
| Angelina Jolie | ... | ||
| Terence Stamp | ... | ||
| Thomas Kretschmann | ... | ||
| Common | ... | ||
| Kristen Hager | ... | ||
| Marc Warren | ... | ||
| David O'Hara | ... |
Mr. X
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| Konstantin Khabenskiy | ... |
The Exterminator
(as Konstantin Khabensky)
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Dato Bakhtadze | ... | |
| Chris Pratt | ... | ||
| Lorna Scott | ... | ||
| Sophiya Haque | ... | ||
| Brian Caspe | ... | ||
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Plot Synopsis
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A young man finds out his long lost father is an assassin. When his father is murdered, the son is recruited into his father's old organization and trained by a man named Sloan to follow in his dad's footsteps. Written by Anonymous
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 June 2008 (Canada) See more »Also Known As:
Recherché See more »Box Office
Budget:
$75,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£3,814,055 (UK) (27 June 2008)Gross:
$134,568,845 (USA) (25 September 2009)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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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 ...
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Written by Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori and Frank Peterson
Performed by Sarah Brightman and 'Andrea Bocelli'
Courtesy of Nemo Studios and Sugar Music
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
And Courtesy of Warner Music International
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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Did You Know?
Trivia
After Wesley leaves his job, you can see a sign for "Wicked: The Musical" in the background. Producer Marc Platt produced the Broadway show. See more »Goofs
When Wesley confronts Pekwarsky, he pulls back the hammer of his pistol. In a closer shot, with the gun to Pekwarsky's head, he uses the trigger to slowly pull back the hammer. See 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 ...
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits. The title appears as a headline on a newspaper well into the movie. See more »Soundtracks
Time to Say GoodbyeWritten by Lucio Quarantotto, Francesco Sartori and Frank Peterson
Performed by Sarah Brightman and 'Andrea Bocelli'
Courtesy of Nemo Studios and Sugar Music
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
And Courtesy of Warner Music International
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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I just got back from an advanced screening of Wanted. I have to admit not being a fan of the Director, Tim Bekmambetov. Somewhat disappointed in his Russian Films Nightwatch and Daywatch. However, in his American directorial he delivers!! An abundance of profanities and over the top action sequences that are beyond xtreme fill the screen in a dizzying array of visual adrenaline. Holding you in a tight breathtaking grip with its interesting visual techniques, humor and acting. James McAvoy (the sweet faun from the Chronicles of Narnia) plays the loser we all know, Wesley Gibbon. The guy, who just trudges through life allowing himself to be walked upon, humiliated and has no desire to escape it, except in a bottle of anti-anxiety meds. Enter a beautiful Woman, Fox (Angelie Jolie), a mysterious wise man Sloan (Morgan Freeman) and his life instantly changes from Billing Reports to Gratuitous Violence, Mastering Weaponry Skills, and Assassination. Believe me when I say what the Matrix introduced, Wanted has mastered. The director is a skilled artist at using the camera in conveying visual emotions of Wesley like I have never seen before, wait I take that back, seen it in NightWatch. I definitely recommend this deliberately humorous, action packed, violent, profane, to-the-extreme film to be seen on the big screen - check this one out!!