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The Gunman

  • 2015
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
42K
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Sean Penn in The Gunman (2015)
The A former Special Forces soldier and military contractor suffering from PTSD tries to reconnect with his long time love, but first must go on the run from London to Barcelona and across Europe in order to clear his name.
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A sniper on a mercenary assassination team kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the... Read allA sniper on a mercenary assassination team kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.A sniper on a mercenary assassination team kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot forces him into hiding. Returning to the Congo years later, he becomes the target of a hit squad himself.

  • Director
    • Pierre Morel
  • Writers
    • Jean-Patrick Manchette
    • Don MacPherson
    • Pete Travis
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Idris Elba
    • Jasmine Trinca
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    42K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pierre Morel
    • Writers
      • Jean-Patrick Manchette
      • Don MacPherson
      • Pete Travis
    • Stars
      • Sean Penn
      • Idris Elba
      • Jasmine Trinca
    • 175User reviews
    • 239Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sean Penn and Ray Winstone in The Gunman (2015)
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    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Terrier
    Idris Elba
    Idris Elba
    • Barnes
    Jasmine Trinca
    Jasmine Trinca
    • Annie
    Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem
    • Felix
    Ray Winstone
    Ray Winstone
    • Stanley
    Mark Rylance
    Mark Rylance
    • Terrance Cox
    Peter Franzén
    Peter Franzén
    • Reiniger
    • (as Peter Franzen)
    Mark Billingham
    • Reed
    • (as Sir Billy Billingham)
    Daniel Adegboyega
    Daniel Adegboyega
    • Bryson
    Ade Oyefeso
    • Eugene
    Alejandro Talavante
    • Bullfighter
    Florian Barisey
    • Village Boy
    Ismael Tunkara
    • Village Boy
    Amara Tunkara
    • Village Boy
    Rachel Lascar
    Rachel Lascar
    • Camille
    Miquel Àngel Ripeu
    • Medical Chief (NGO)
    Mark Schardan
    Mark Schardan
    • Procurement Chief (NGO)
    Txiki Blasi
    • North American Aid Worker (NGO)
    • Director
      • Pierre Morel
    • Writers
      • Jean-Patrick Manchette
      • Don MacPherson
      • Pete Travis
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    • Trivia
      Although the film was produced by veteran action producer Joel Silver, Silver was removed from the editing room after one visit and the final cut of the film was supervised by actor Sean Penn and director Pierre Morel.
    • Goofs
      When being attacked by approaching gunmen Annie is told to get dressed. She clearly has no clothes on under the towel and pulls a pink t-shirt on over her head. In a scene later you can clearly see that she has a bra on under her shirt.
    • Quotes

      Barnes: Need a light? Mind if I sit down? I think I might have one with you. You ever have one of those days when every law is Murphy's Law? Everything's going wrong and everyone wants to kill you for something. Got some heavy s*** going on up there today.

      Terrier: Is that right?

      Barnes: Oh yeah, one of the companies in that building got a surprise visit from Interpol. You know Interpol?

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Action Movies That Needed More Action (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Under the Gun Symphonic Suite Part 1, 2, 3, 4
      Composed and Produced by Marco Beltrami (ASCAP)

      Co-Produced by Buck Sanders

      (P) 2014 Pianella Music, Inc.

      (C) Studiocanal (SACEM / SABAM)

      Courtesy of Marco Beltrami & Pianella Music, Inc.

      Co-Produced by Buck Sanders

    User reviews175

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    6/10
    Very dull action movie by Sean Penn.
    I don't think I ever saw Sean Penn do an action movie.

    Not sure if he's at that point in his career were he does not care or he just feels he can't be a well diverse actor without having this on his resume.

    Either way he does a good performance as one, and was impressively built but not overdone for the role.

    The movie does go over some political satire with his character playing a Metaphor of the guilt we all should all feel about our own involvement in what's going on in the Congo.

    Guess he felt this will be a better way to spread his word to the masses. Penn was wrong about that. I got very little from this flick.

    Although the movie is mostly laid with espionage and sprinkled with action, neither elements got my pulse pounding.

    Javier Barton is good in this movie. He's a great actor and it's fun to see him on the big screen as Penn's rival for the affections of a woman.

    But if you are fans of Idris Elba, like I am, don't let his top billing fool you. He's barely in it, and his role does nothing to help the film.

    I like the film but I snoozed though it. Penn brought nothing new to the genre and I was hoping he would but he did not.

    Catch on DVD.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Spain
      • United Kingdom
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Xa Thu
    • Filming locations
      • Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Open Road Films (II)
      • StudioCanal
      • Anton
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $10,664,749
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,028,702
      • Mar 22, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $24,177,137
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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