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American Assassin (2017)
6.2
R
Duration: 112min
Country: US
Original Language: en
Director: Michael Cuesta
Plot: Twenty-three-year-old Mitch lost his girlfriend in a terrorist attack shortly after they were engaged and his parents in a catastrophic car accident when he was fourteen. CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy recruits him as a black operation recruit with the intention of exacting retribution. Kennedy then gives Mitch's training assignment to Cold War veteran Stan Hurley.
Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar, Sanaa Lathan
Keywords: based on novel, revenge, terrorism
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7
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7.1
PG-13
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6.3
PG-13
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