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09/04/2025 Thriller, Action 2h 3m
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Don't underestimate him.

Overview

After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

  1. James Hawes

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rami Malek

    Heller

  2. Holt McCallany

    Director Moore

  3. Danny Sapani

    Caleb

  4. Rachel Brosnahan

    Sarah

  5. Michael Stuhlbarg

    Schiller

  6. Laurence Fishburne

    Henderson

  7. Julianne Nicholson

    Director O'Brien

  8. Caitríona Balfe

    Inquiline

  9. Jon Bernthal

    The Bear

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Reviews

A review by MovieGuys
Written by MovieGuys on 2025-06-12
I wont mix my words the only way to describe "The Amateur", is painfully long winded and ultimately, boring as hell.

There are a lot of things that could have been done with what is, essentially, an action thriller. Regrettably, the overly long lead in, combined with the unreasonably timid handling, leads to a anti climatic experience, where the pay off in terms of thrills and actual action, never really arrives.

Its by no means the casts fault. Lead actor, Rami Malek is as capable and convincing, as ever. The problem, in this reviewers opinion, is yet another case of a weak script, th...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$60,000,000.00

Revenue
$96,000,836.00

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