# American Assassin (2017)

> A grief-stricken recruit enters a CIA black-ops program and joins his ruthless mentor in hunting a terrorist mastermind threatening to ignite a Middle Eastern war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/278521

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Director: Michael Cuesta
- Cast: Dylan O'Brien, Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Shiva Negar, Sanaa Lathan, Scott Adkins, David Suchet, Navid Negahban
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1961175/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, gritty, propulsive, action movie night, spy thriller marathon

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