American Assassin (2017)

After the death of his girlfriend at the hands of terrorists, Mitch Rapp is drawn into the world of counterterrorism, mentored by tough-as-nails former U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. Stan Hurley.

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Stephen Schiff (screenplay by), Michael Finch (screenplay by)

Stars:

Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dylan O'Brien	...	Mitch Rapp
Charlotte Vega	...	Katrina
Christopher Bomford	...	Bartender
Chris Webster	...	Mansur Recruit Video
Shahid Ahmed	...	Adnan Al-Mansur
Buster Reeves	...	Martial Arts Instructor
Nick Cavaliere	...	Building Superintendent
Simon Connolly	...	NSA Techie
Yousef 'Joe' Sweid	...	Khaled (as Yousef Sweid)
Joost Janssen	...	American Operator (Mansur Compound)
Adam Collins	...	American Operator #2 (Mansur Compound)
Trevor White	...	Dr. Frain
Sanaa Lathan	...	Irene Kennedy
Jeff Davis	...	CIA Officer Giving Nuke Intel (as JF Davis)
David Suchet	...	Director Stansfield

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cia | revenge | terrorism | beach | loss of fiancee | 

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Taglines:

It takes one to betray one.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Arabic Polish Turkish Italian Persian

Release Date:

15 September 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Asesino: Misión Venganza

Filming Locations:

St. George's Walk, Croydon, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$33,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$14,846,778, 17 September 2017, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,249,674, 9 November 2017

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$66,167,951, 10 December 2017

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Films, Lionsgate, Di Bonaventura Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A first look picture of Dylan O'Brien as Mitch Rapp was released on September 12, 2016.

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Goofs

After entering the bathroom, Annika starts filling the tub. When Mitch throws her in the tub, a minute has passed, at most, and the bath is completely filled with water.

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Quotes

Mitch Rapp: We are in beautiful Ibiza, Spain. Beautiful sand, beautiful waves. My favourite shorts and my favourite girl who is about to get... oh my God!
Katrina: Hey! Come on, give it to me!
Mitch Rapp: No, stop! Come on, come on...
Katrina: I'm serious.
Mitch Rapp: Oh, oh my God. That is so cute.

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Crazy Credits

The names of Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton appears in the "Diagonal Billing" method, which was first used for Paul Newman and Steve McQueen in The Towering Inferno (1974)

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Connections

Featured in Finding Mitch Rapp: Dylan O'Brien (2017)

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Soundtracks

6
Written by Emiliano Palmieri
Performed by Giulia Luzi
Courtesy of Cinevox Record srl

User Reviews

A modern classic

I had very low expectations for this movie. I was sure it was going to be either western or anti-western propaganda. It was neither.

The opening scene simply blew me away. It captures the panic, powerlessness and despair of a terrorist attack, like no other movie I have seen. It felt unnervingly reel, but is properly a little politically incorrect and I suspect that is why this great movie is so ridiculously underrated. The acting and cinematic quality is excellent throughout the whole movie. Go see this movie if you want to see a classic vengeance sotry that doesn't try to throw a political message down your throat.