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American Made

  • 2017
  • R
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
220K
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POPULARITY
1,272
71
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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Drug CrimeTrue CrimeActionComedyCrimeDramaThriller

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.

  • Director
    • Doug Liman
  • Writer
    • Gary Spinelli
  • Stars
    • Tom Cruise
    • Domhnall Gleeson
    • Sarah Wright
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    220K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,272
    71
    • Director
      • Doug Liman
    • Writer
      • Gary Spinelli
    • Stars
      • Tom Cruise
      • Domhnall Gleeson
      • Sarah Wright
    • 391User reviews
    • 295Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Videos34

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    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
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    Barry Is Forced Out Of The Sky By The D E A
    Schafer Shows Barry The Spy Plane
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    Schafer Shows Barry The Spy Plane

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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
    Mauricio Mejía
    • Pablo Escobar
    Robert Farrior
    Robert Farrior
    • Oliver North
    Morgan Hinkleman
    Morgan Hinkleman
    • Christina
    Alberto Ospino
    • Manuel Noriega
    Felipe Bernedette
    • Translator
    Daniel Lugo
    • Adolfo Calero
    • Director
      • Doug Liman
    • Writer
      • Gary Spinelli
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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 reviews391

    Featured review
    7/10

    Entertaining as an Action Movie

    In 1978, the skilled and ambitious TWA pilot Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) smuggles Cuban cigars to increase his income. Out of the blue, he is contacted by the CIA agent Monty Schafer (Domhnall Gleeson), who asks him to work for the CIA photographing facilities over Central America using a state-of-art small plane. Soon Barry contacts General Noriega as a courier for the CIA and is contacted by the Medellin Cartel that wants him to transport drugs to the USA. Then Schafer asks Barry to carry weapons for the Contras in Nicaragua. Barry invites pilots that are his friends and plots routes to smuggle drugs for the cartel. The CIA closes eyes to the scheme and Barry becomes richer and richer. He uses the Arkansas town Mena to laundry his money. But the DEA and the FBI are tracking him down. When the CIA shuts down the scheme, Barry is left alone and arrested by the agencies. What will happen to his family and him?

    "American Made" is an American action movie based on a true story and told like a comedy despite the seriousness of the situation, with the American government interfering this time with the Central America nations. The plot is engaging and entertaining and the despicable Barry Seal is depicted as a family man by Tom Cruise that has good performance. The background of corruption, political interference, trafficking of weapons and drugs are treated like something usual by the story that can not be taken seriously. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "Feito na América" ("American Made")
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2017 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
      • Colombia
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Barry Seal, sólo en América
    • Filming locations
      • Ball Ground, Georgia, USA(Mena, Arkansas)
    • Production companies
      • Cross Creek Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Quadrant Pictures
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    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

    Tech 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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