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A Common Man

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
2.4K
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Ben Kingsley in A Common Man (2013)
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
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A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.

  • Director
    • Chandran Rutnam
  • Writers
    • Neeraj Pandey
    • Chandran Rutnam
  • Stars
    • Ben Kingsley
    • Ben Cross
    • Patrick Rutnam
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    4.5/10
    2.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chandran Rutnam
    • Writers
      • Neeraj Pandey
      • Chandran Rutnam
    • Stars
      • Ben Kingsley
      • Ben Cross
      • Patrick Rutnam
    • 41User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:48
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    A Common Man - Official International Trailer
    Trailer 1:38
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    Photos6

    Ben Kingsley in A Common Man (2013)
    Ben Cross in A Common Man (2013)
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    Ben Kingsley
    Ben Kingsley
    • The Man
    Ben Cross
    Ben Cross
    • DIG
    Patrick Rutnam
    Patrick Rutnam
    • IP Mohideen
    Frederick-James Koch
    Frederick-James Koch
    • IP Ranjan
    • (as Frederick-James Lobato)
    Numaya Siriwardena
    • Dilky
    Jerome de Silva
    • SP Victor
    Dushyanth Weeraman
    • Dilfer
    Mohamed Adamaly
    • Chief Secretary
    Kian O'Grady
    Kian O'Grady
    • Sergeant Bernard
    Susan Zareena
    • Aisa
    Lucky Wickremanayake
    • Chief Minister
    Veena Jayakody
    • Vegetable Seller
    Ashan Dias
    • Akthul Majood
    Wilson Gunaratne
    • Prakash Kumar
    Sando Harris
    • D. Gopinath
    Wilmon Sirimanne
    • Sunil Master
    Pujitha Kanachana
    • TV Cameraman
    Teddy Vidyalankara
    • Pithala Nihal
    • Director
      • Chandran Rutnam
    • Writers
      • Neeraj Pandey(original screenplay)
      • Chandran Rutnam
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Inspired by the Bollywood movie A Wednesday (2008).
    • Goofs
      The Common Man is supposedly very intelligent, yet he makes two obvious mistakes: First, he stashes his bombs in places where they could easily be found: on a train's luggage rack, under a bus seat, and in a public trash can. Second, his headquarters on the open roof of a tall building could easily be seen by hundreds of people in the adjacent buildings.
    • Connections
      Remake of A Wednesday (2008)

    User reviews41

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    5/10
    Kingsley's Talents Are Wasted Here
    A terrorist (Ben Kingsley) plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.

    Writing a review for this film without revealing the end is a bit hard to do, but I will try. There are many things about this production that can be said...

    First of all, this is a remake of an Indian film called "A Wednesday". I have not seen it, but if the reviews are any indication, the original is vastly superior (and probably worth my seeking out).

    Second, Kingsley is completely wasted here. He is one of the great actors of our times, and is vastly underrated for some reason. He gets cast in movies that are forgettable, like this one and "The Wackness". Even when he shines (which is almost always), it is hard to appreciate the talent when he is surrounded by rubbish.

    Lastly, the people who made this did not seem to grasp English. When Kingsley speaks, it sounds pretty okay. But when others speak, they talk in a nonsense style sometimes, repeat themselves a lot... it just never makes sense. This is the film's biggest weakness -- do not try to make a film in English if you cannot speak the language. I would much rather watch a Sri Lankan film with subtitles if it would sound more natural...
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    • gavin6942
    • May 6, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2013 (Qatar)
    • Countries of origin
      • Sri Lanka
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un hombre común
    • Filming locations
      • Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
    • Production companies
      • Asia Digital Entertainment
      • Asia Digital Entertainment
      • Gemini Industries
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $112,633
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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