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Beirut

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 49m
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6.5/10
21K
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Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
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Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
21K
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  • Director
    • Brad Anderson
  • Writer
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Jon Hamm
    • Jay Potter
    • Khalid Benchagra
Top credits
  • Director
    • Brad Anderson
  • Writer
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Jon Hamm
    • Jay Potter
    • Khalid Benchagra
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 136User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Beirut
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    Beirut
    Beirut Official Trailer
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    Beirut Official Trailer
    Returnof My Brother
    Clip 1:12
    Returnof My Brother
    Last Place On Earth
    Clip 0:53
    Last Place On Earth
    The Kidnappers Called
    Clip 0:48
    The Kidnappers Called
    The Kidnappers Called
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    The Kidnappers Called
    Cals the Hostage
    Clip 1:19
    Cals the Hostage
    Featurette - Story
    Featurette 2:54
    Featurette - Story
    Without 'The Cutting Edge' There Would Be No 'Beirut'
    Video 2:25
    Without 'The Cutting Edge' There Would Be No 'Beirut'
    Jon Hamm and 'Beirut' Lean Into Global Adventure
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    Jon Hamm and 'Beirut' Lean Into Global Adventure

    Photos63

    Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Jon Hamm in Beirut (2018)
    Jon Hamm, Dean Norris, and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Brad Anderson in Beirut (2018)
    Rosamund Pike, Ben Affan, and Mohamed Attougui in Beirut (2018)
    Rosamund Pike and Shea Whigham in Beirut (2018)
    Brad Anderson, Jon Hamm, and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Jon Hamm, Dean Norris, and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
    Jon Hamm at an event for Beirut (2018)

    Top cast

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    Jon Hamm
    Jon Hamm
    • Mason Skilesas Mason Skiles
    Jay Potter
    Jay Potter
    • Congressmanas Congressman
    Khalid Benchagra
    • Nadimas Nadim
    Ania Josse
    • Partygoer #1as Partygoer #1
    Angus John Crisford Pritchard-Gordon
    • Partygoer #2as Partygoer #2
    Yoav Sadian
    • Karim (13 Years Old)as Karim (13 Years Old)
    • (as Yoav Sadian Rosenberg)
    Leïla Bekhti
    Leïla Bekhti
    • Nadia Skilesas Nadia Skiles
    Kate Fleetwood
    Kate Fleetwood
    • Alice Rileyas Alice Riley
    Mark Pellegrino
    Mark Pellegrino
    • Cal Rileyas Cal Riley
    Abdesselam Bounouacha
    • Partygoer #3as Partygoer #3
    • (as Abdesselam Abounouacha)
    Colin Stinton
    Colin Stinton
    • Mr. Jonesas Mr. Jones
    Mustapha Touki
    • Gunmanas Gunman
    Youssef El Hibaqui
    • Gunmanas Gunman
    • (as Youssef El Hibaoui)
    Aziz Attougui
    • Gunmanas Gunman
    Hichame Ouraqa
    • Abu Rajalas Abu Rajal
    • (as Hicham Ouraqa)
    Charley Broderick
    • Boston Copas Boston Cop
    • (as Charles Broderick)
    Ian Porter
    Ian Porter
    • Jerryas Jerry
    Nick Holder
    Nick Holder
    • Dennisas Dennis
    • Director
      • Brad Anderson
    • Writer
      • Tony Gilroy
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Mason Skiles had a great life as a diplomat in Beirut. He and his wife, Nadia, live in a beautiful house and have been mentoring a thirteen year-old Palestinian boy named Karim. The opening scene is a party that the Stiles are hosting for other dignitaries. Karim is helping out serving the guests. When a CIA friend of Mason, Cal, comes to the party he is interested only in taking Karim in for questioning about an older brother Mason doesn't know about. What happens that night changes Mason's life forever, along several others at the party...
    beirutarabmiddle eastterroristterrorism31 more
    • Plot summary
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    • Taglines
      • Beirut: 1982. The Paris of the Middle East Was Burning.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language, some violence and a brief nude image
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      In an unsettling irony, the movie's story about terrorist violence almost got derailed by local extremists. Across the street from the film's production offices, authorities discovered an ISIS cell. There, Islamic terrorists had reportedly built a bomb, and were planning to blow up a nearby McDonald's on the first day of Ramadan. "We saw these ISIS guys getting captured right in front of our offices," producer Mark Weber recalled. "The security people said - 'We got them. Don't worry about it'."
    • Goofs
      Anyone familiar with colloquial Arabic would be able to pick up on the Lebanese characters' noticeable Moroccan Darija accent and dialect. Darija is seen even by native Arabic speakers as one of the more difficult Arabic dialects to understand let alone learn.
    • Quotes

      Mason Skiles: You're not hallucinating. It's me Mason.

      Mason Skiles: [to sandy] I don't want to be anywhere near this murdering fuck

      [to Abu Rajal in Arabic]

      Mason Skiles: Today is you're lucky night... YOU SON OF A WHORE!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jon Hamm/Emily Ratajkowski/Patrick Reed/Khalid & Normani (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Brooklyn
      Written & Performed by Robert Hermel & Henri Renaud
      Courtesy of De Wolfe Ltd.

    User reviews136

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Has it's moments
    Expected more in all honesty. Gives a very brief outline of an aspect of a very complicated conflict. Solid performances from the cast and solid direction from Brad Anderson. Middle of the road Middle Eastern thriller which just lacks cohesion and at does drag at certain points.
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    • benjamin-norris
    • Nov 2, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Bleecker Street Media
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
    • Also known as
      • High Wire Act
    • Filming locations
      • Tangier, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Kasbah Films
      • Radar Pictures
      • ShivHans Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,019,226
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,734,497
      • Apr 15, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,509,436
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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