The Gunman
2015 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 5.8 · 28% critics
Eight years after fleeing Africa, a former assassin tries to make amends while suffering from PTSD. After an attempt is made on his life, he heads to London to uncover who is hunting him and why, reconnecting with a past love tied to influential business dealings.
Based on The Prone Gunman
Also known as Le tireur
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-02-16
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 28/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (1,039 votes)
- Box office
- $24,177,137
- Budget
- $40,000,000
About
If you want a straightforward international thriller with guns, chase energy, and a gritty haunted lead, The Gunman may work; Not for you if you dislike generic chase plots or preachy takes like Taken or Skin Trade.
Pros: enjoyable action; solid cast; tense suspense | Cons: generic plot; slow pacing; cliché outcomes
Themes
- assassin
- hitman
- village
- mercenary
- interpol
- revenge
Cast & crew
Sean Penn
as Jim Terrier
Jasmine Trinca
as Annie
Javier Bardem
as Felix Marti
Ray Winstone
as Stanley Edgerton
Mark Rylance
as Terrance Cox
Idris Elba
as Barnes
Peter Franzén
as Reiniger
- MB
Mark Billingham
as Reed
Daniel Adegboyega
as Bryson
Ade Oyefeso
as Eugene
Directed by Pierre Morel