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The American

The American

Crime • R • 2010 • 1 hr 44 min
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5.6
IMDb
6.3

Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

Starring

George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Paolo Bonacelli, Johan Leysen

Directed By

Anton Corbijn

Written By

Rowan Joffe

Attributes

SlowDarkWatch By Myself

Genre

CrimeDramaThriller

Release Date

September 1, 2010

User Reviews

Matt Dalthorp
Matt Dalthorp
A slow-burning, quiet, but lean, sexy, and taut little thriller. Yet at its core there's surprising and haunting intimacy and humanity.
Mous
Mous
Slow and stylistic. Doesn't offer much substance.
John
John
It's certainly a slow one, nice visuals and the story never really gets going. Way to slow for my style of film.
Hulk
Hulk
It was boring and I say you watch something better
Alex
Alex
Watch George Clooney drive around the Italian county side for 2 hours.
Cassio Rocha
Cassio Rocha
Such a good noir. Subtle and efective in every move.
Scott
Scott
Painfully slow never really got going. He’s no Jason Bourne
Alberto Mondalban
Alberto Mondalban
Manages to even make Italy seem boring. Forced me to fight to stay awake through it even in the middle of the daytime. Excruciating.
George Moore
George Moore
Don't watch this. Extremely boring, tedious, scenes drag out for too long, nothings explained, main character is invincible. Dreadful film.
Luc
Luc
The strength of the movie is its bursting tension – achieved by a wonderful slow pace.

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Ratings
130 (9%)
478 (35%)
675 (49%)
97 (7%)
5.6 – Based on 1.4k ratings
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Jack Tries to Escape The Assassination Attempt
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Dinner with the Priest
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George Clooney's Difficult Task
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George Clooney Customizes His Sniper Rifle & Takes It For A Test Run
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George Clooney Takes Down 2 Swedish Hunters
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TV Spot: Gripping
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TV Spot: Crosshairs

Cast & Crew

Anton Corbijn
Anton
Corbijn
George Clooney
George
Clooney
Violante Placido
Violante
Placido
Thekla Reuten
Thekla
Reuten
Paolo Bonacelli
Paolo
Bonacelli
Johan Leysen
Johan
Leysen
Irina Björklund
Irina
Björklund
Lars Hjelm
Lars
Hjelm
Björn Granath
Björn
Granath
Giorgio Gobbi
Giorgio
Gobbi
Silvana Bosi
Silvana
Bosi
Rowan Joffe
Rowan
Joffe

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