American Made
2017 · Movie · R · 115 min · ★ 6.9 · 75% critics
Based on a true story, a pilot becomes entangled with the CIA, the Medellín cartel, and the DEA in the 1980s, transporting guns and smuggling cocaine. As his involvement grows, his carefree personality collides with dangerous covert work and mounting consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-08-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (4,982 votes)
About
If you want a fast, funny period true-crime ride with tense stakes and a charismatic lead, American Made fits; Not for you if you dislike dark satire, prefer tighter character focus, or want a more straightforward political thriller.
Pros: fast-paced entertainment; strong main performance; retro 1970s feel | Cons: jumbled narrative; thin character development; abrupt ending
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- drug smuggling
- drug crime
- money laundering
- pilot
- based on true story
- drug cartel
- illegal drugs
- dea agent
- 1980s
- pablo escobar
Cast & crew
Tom Cruise
as Barry Seal
Domhnall Gleeson
as Monty 'Schafer'
Sarah Wright
as Lucy Seal
Jesse Plemons
as Sheriff Downing
Caleb Landry Jones
as JB
Lola Kirke
as Judy Downing
Jayma Mays
as Dana Sibota
Alejandro Edda
as Jorge Ochoa
Benito Martinez
as James Rangel
E. Roger Mitchell
as Agent Craig McCall
Directed by Doug Liman