The American
2010 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.0 · 63% critics
Sent to a small Italian town while waiting for his next assignment, a seasoned assassin tries to keep a low profile. As he settles into a quieter routine, he begins living a double life that feels unexpectedly calmer and more complicated than he planned.
Based on A Very Private Gentleman
Also known as L'Américain · A Very Private Gentleman
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Details
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-08-31
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Critic score
- 63/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (1,516 votes)
- Box office
- $67,876,281
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow, moody crime stories with a strong central performance and beautiful Italian scenery; Not for you if you want constant action or a tightly plotted thriller, and you might also like The Square or Five Minutes of Heaven.
Pros: striking Italian setting; restrained tone; strong lead performance | Cons: very slow pace; thin plot; little action
Themes
- mission
- assassin
- prostitute
- italy
- anti hero
- mexican standoff
- village
- sweden
- melancholy
- revenge
- priest
- mysterious
- +3 more
Cast & crew
George Clooney
as Jack / Edward
Violante Placido
as Clara
Thekla Reuten
as Mathilde
Paolo Bonacelli
as Father Benedetto
Johan Leysen
as Pavel
Irina Björklund
as Ingrid
- LH
Lars Hjelm
as Hunter #1
Björn Granath
as Hunter #2
Giorgio Gobbi
as Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi
as Old Cheese Vendor
Directed by Anton Corbijn