Beirut
2018 · Movie · R · 109 min · ★ 6.3 · 75% critics
Set in war-torn 1980s Beirut, a former diplomat is pulled back into a dangerous mission to negotiate for a kidnapped colleague while confronting personal grief. With covert help from an undercover operative, he must navigate shifting alliances, distrust, and constant danger to keep the deal alive.
Also known as High Wire Act · The Negotiator
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-04-11
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (606 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, dialogue-driven spy thriller with steady suspense and murky loyalties, somewhat in the lane of Michael Clayton; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a brighter pace.
Pros: tense atmosphere; strong lead performances; smart negotiation focus | Cons: talky at times; can feel slow; authenticity complaints
Themes
- palestinian-israeli conflict
- middle east
- hostage
- 1970s
- terrorism
- arab
- 1980s
Cast & crew
Jon Hamm
as Mason Skiles
Rosamund Pike
as Sandy Crowder
Shea Whigham
as Gary Ruzak
Dean Norris
as Donald Gaines
Mark Pellegrino
as Cal Riley
Douglas Hodge
as Sully
Alon Aboutboul
as Roni Niv
Kate Fleetwood
as Alice Riley
Leïla Bekhti
as Nadia Skiles
Jonny Coyne
as Bernard Teppler
Directed by Brad Anderson