# The Amateur (2025)

> A CIA decoder weaponizes stolen intelligence and improvised fieldcraft to avenge his wife's death when the agency refuses to act.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/249149

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Thriller, Action
- Director: James Hawes
- Cast: Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne, Julianne Nicholson, Caitríona Balfe
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0899043/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, brooding, paranoid, lazy saturday, action movie night

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