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American Made

  • 20172017
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
183K
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POPULARITY
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Tom Cruise, Sarah Wright, and Alejandro Edda in American Made (2017)
Director Doug Liman talks to IMDb about working with Tom Cruise, handling the CIA, and the problems that come with too much money in 'American Made'.
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The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.

IMDb RATING
7.1/10
183K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
904
3
  • Director
    • Doug Liman
  • Writer
    • Gary Spinelli
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Domhnall Gleeson
    • Sarah Wright
Top credits
  • Director
    • Doug Liman
  • Writer
    • Gary Spinelli
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Domhnall Gleeson
    • Sarah Wright
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 366User reviews
    • 288Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos18

    'American Made' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    Trailer 2:30
    'American Made' Trailer With Director's Commentary
    UK Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    UK Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:29
    Official Trailer
    Barry Tells Lucy He Doesn't Work For T W A
    Clip 1:14
    Barry Tells Lucy He Doesn't Work For T W A
    Barry Is Forced Out Of The Sky By The D E A
    Clip 1:39
    Barry Is Forced Out Of The Sky By The D E A
    Schafer Shows Barry The Spy Plane
    Clip 0:51
    Schafer Shows Barry The Spy Plane
    Jorge Ochoa Asks Barry To Help Him
    Clip 1:18
    Jorge Ochoa Asks Barry To Help Him
    Tom Cruise
    Interview 5:06
    Tom Cruise
    Doug Liman
    Interview 4:30
    Doug Liman
    Sarah Wright
    Interview 3:55
    Sarah Wright
    Interview
    Interview 2:56
    Interview
    Brian Grazer
    Interview 2:05
    Brian Grazer

    Photos205

    Tom Cruise, E. Roger Mitchell, and Mike Pniewski in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise and Domhnall Gleeson in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise and Sarah Wright in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise and Sarah Wright in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise, William Mark McCullough, and Alejandro Edda in American Made (2017)
    Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, and Fredy Yate in American Made (2017)
    Domhnall Gleeson in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise and Alberto Ospino in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise in American Made (2017)
    Tom Cruise and Domhnall Gleeson in American Made (2017)

    Top cast

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    Tom Cruise
    Tom Cruise
    • Barry Seal
    Domhnall Gleeson
    Domhnall Gleeson
    • Monty 'Schafer'
    Sarah Wright
    Sarah Wright
    • Lucy Seal
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Sheriff Downing
    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • JB
    Lola Kirke
    Lola Kirke
    • Judy Downing
    Jayma Mays
    Jayma Mays
    • Dana Sibota
    Alejandro Edda
    Alejandro Edda
    • Jorge Ochoa
    Benito Martinez
    Benito Martinez
    • James Rangel
    E. Roger Mitchell
    E. Roger Mitchell
    • Agent Craig McCall
    Jed Rees
    Jed Rees
    • Louis Finkle
    Fredy Yate
    Fredy Yate
    • Carlos Lehder
    • (as Fredy Yate Escobar)
    Mauricio Mejía
    • Pablo Escobar
    Robert Farrior
    Robert Farrior
    • Oliver North
    Morgan Hinkleman
    Morgan Hinkleman
    • Christina
    Alberto Ospino
    • Manuel Noriega
    Felipe Bernedette
    Felipe Bernedette
    • Translator
    Daniel Lugo
    • Adolfo Calero
    • Director
      • Doug Liman
    • Writer
      • Gary Spinelli
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Tom Cruise is a qualified pilot. He did all of his own flying scenes during filming.
    • Goofs
      Barry Seal did not quit his job at TWA. In July of 1972 he was fired for taking fraudulent medical leave in order to participate in an explosives smuggling operation.
    • Quotes

      Barry Seal: I'm the gringo who always delivers.

    • Crazy credits
      At the very end of the credits, tucked among the copyright disclaimers is the sentence, "And yes, we know that's not El Salvador." This is a reference to a joke in the film about mistaking El Salvador for Nicaragua on the map. In fact, the country on the map was neither El Salvador nor Nicaragua, it was Honduras.
    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: The Mummy (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      A Fifth of Beethoven
      Written & Performed by Walter Murphy

      Courtesy of BMG Rights Management

    User reviews366

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    An Entertaining & Exciting Stuff! - Here is an actor who always (with some exceptions) delivers.
    Ever wondered what it would be like to see Tom Cruise taking a break from his usual Sci-Fi & Impossible series "avatar". Well, here is your answer - It gets even more exciting and entertaining. This is Tom Cruise's real life take on the impossible series where Barry Seal replaces Ethan Hunt and CIA as the agency, which dictates the terms. It's just that Barry loves to go with the flow and without any intention of getting involved with anything that seems out of his league and this is something each one of us can relate to. He is your usual guy who happens to be a pilot and wants to make some extra cash with every extra mile. So what's wrong with it? Well nothing is wrong when you do it for the right guys, and nothing gets more exciting and dangerous when those right guys turn out to be CIA.

    What is even more amusing and entertaining to watch is the fact that despite having no choice left but to cooperate with CIA, "Barry Seal never says no" to any offer (even if it comes from any drug lord) that helps him maintain his cash flow that obviously was becoming unmanageable for him by every passing day. Although, I must admit that it was quite a fun to watch him trying to manage millions of cash that he had no idea how to spend.

    You will definitely enjoy watching Tom cruise as Barry Seal who uses CIA to get his end of the bargain (and they thought that they were the only smart guys who live in one of the greatest countries of the world).

    If you want to go on an adventure trip, go watch this movie and you will understand what Tom Cruise really means when he says, "I am just a gringo who always delivers".
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    • Jun 23, 2018

    FAQ1

    • What are the rumours surrounding Barry Seal and how much truth is there in them?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 8, 2017 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Colombia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mena
    • Filming locations
      • Ball Ground, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Quadrant Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $51,342,000
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,776,390
      • Oct 1, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $134,866,593
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
      • Auro 11.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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