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A Most Wanted Man

  • 20142014
  • RR
  • 2h 2m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, and Rachel McAdams in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction - bent extremist?
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A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
78K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,262
1,063
  • Director
    • Anton Corbijn
  • Writers
    • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Daniel Brühl
  • Director
    • Anton Corbijn
  • Writers
    • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Daniel Brühl
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    • 209User reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, and Rachel McAdams in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
    Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robin Wright in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
    Willem Dafoe and Philip Seymour Hoffman in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
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    Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anton Corbijn, Rachel McAdams, John Cooper, and Grigoriy Dobrygin at an event for A Most Wanted Man (2014)
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Günther Bachmann
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Annabel Richter
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Maximilian
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Martha Sullivan
    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    • Issa Karpov
    • (as Grigory Dobrygin)
    Homayoun Ershadi
    Homayoun Ershadi
    • Abdullah
    Mehdi Dehbi
    Mehdi Dehbi
    • Jamal
    Neil Malik Abdullah
    Neil Malik Abdullah
    • Abdullah's Bodyguard
    • (as Neil Melik Abdullah)
    Nina Hoss
    Nina Hoss
    • Irna Frey
    Vicky Krieps
    Vicky Krieps
    • Niki
    Kostja Ullmann
    Kostja Ullmann
    • Rasheed
    Franz Hartwig
    Franz Hartwig
    • Karl
    Martin Wuttke
    Martin Wuttke
    • The Admiral
    Vedat Erincin
    Vedat Erincin
    • Storekeeper
    Rainer Bock
    Rainer Bock
    • Dieter Mohr
    Derya Alabora
    • Leyla Oktay
    Tamer Yigit
    • Melik Oktay
    René Lay
    René Lay
    • Sparring Partner
    • Director
      • Anton Corbijn
    • Writers
      • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
      • John le Carré(novel)
      • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
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    • Trivia
      This film's story is set in Hamburg. Source novel author John le Carré worked for British intelligence's MI5 and MI6 during the 1950s and 1960s and worked in both Berlin and Hamburg. Le Carré was in Berlin when the Berlin Wall was being constructed and has worked as both a consul and an agent in Hamburg.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the film, the subtitle reads: "In 2001 Mohammad Atta conceived and planned the 9/11 attacks from the port city of Hamburg, Germany..." Mohamed [the correct spelling of his name] Atta went to the United States in June 2000, and never returned to Hamburg.
    • Quotes

      Günther Bachmann: [Puts a pen in Brue's pocket] It's just an ordinary pen. Looks like a pen, writes like a pen, and listens like a pen.

    • Connections
      Featured in SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      To Hell With Poverty
      Written by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham (as Hugo H. Burnham, Andy Gill (as Andrew Gill) and Jon King

      Produced and Mixed by Andy Gill

      Performed by Gang of Four

      © Bug Music Ltd (GB) / WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / Hugo Burnham Pub. Des. (ASCAP) / Elastic Purejoy Music (ASCAP)

      All Rights on Behalf of Elastic Purejoy Music (ASCAP) & Hugo Burnham Pub. Des. (ASCAP) Administered by Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG

      With Kind Permission of BMG Rights Management_GmbH (Germany) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG

      (P) With Kind Permission of Gang of Four

    User reviews209

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    8/10
    Brilliant farewell to one of the greatest ever !!!
    This film is all about how bureaucracy works. How the spy agencies tackle and deal with problems that arise. Different agencies have different and sometimes contrasting ways to deal with the same problem and this leads to a dilemma which I think is the main theme of the film. The movie addresses the question of whether it is better to come up with the quick solution by nabbing the ordinary low-lives who become terrorists by getting influenced by others or is it worth the patience to let them do what they are supposed to in order to get to the real bosses and masterminds and get to a solution that is more significant and I think it addresses it brilliantly. The director develops a very tensed atmosphere throughout the entire film and never succumbs to the pressure of coming up with flashy over the top action sequences and the screenplay is very realistic. Now let's come to the acting. There are many supporting actors like Rachel Mcadams, Willem Dafoe,etc who are good. But this film is Philip Seymour Hoffman's vehicle. He is stupendously brilliant as he always was throughout his career. This film allows him to go out with a bang and show the world why he was one of the greatest. He plays a character who is a chain smoker and who uses this addiction to hide from the failures and struggles of his past career. Hoffman never puts a foot wrong. While the film was more or less brilliant, there were one or two minor scenes which seemed slightly unrealistic and Rachel Mcadams' German accent was sort of on again off again. But apart from these I can't find any flaws. Some people who want every spy thriller to be like James Bond have called this boring, but for people who like gritty,realistic stories about spies and national security, this will be a rewarding experience.
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    • Oct 25, 2014

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Turkish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • John le Carré's A Most Wanted Man
    • Filming locations
      • Hamburg, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Lionsgate
      • Film4
      • Demarest Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,237,855
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,687,227
      • Jul 27, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $36,233,517
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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