American Assassin

Theatrical - Wide 2017-09-15

Cast Dylan O'Brien Michael Keaton Taylor Kitsch Sanaa Lathan Scott Adkins
Directed by Michael Cuesta
Written by Stephen Schiff Marshall Herskovitz Edward Zwick Michael Finch

Box Office Gross: $67,200,000

Running Time: 112 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: TIK Films, di Bonaventura Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions, Lionsgate, CBS Films

Genres: Action Adventure Thriller

JoBlo's Rating

5/10

Synopsis

Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.

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