The American

The American

  • Director: Anton Corbijn
  • Writer: Rowan Joffe,Martin Booth
  • Countries of origin: United States, United Kingdom
  • Language: English, Italian
  • Release date: September 1, 2010
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: A Very Private Gentleman
  • "The American" is an action movie directed by Anton Corbijn, written by Rowan Joffe and Martin Booth , and starring George Clooney and Violante Placido . It was released in the United States on September 1, 2010.
    The film tells about the dangers and shady that a top professional killer encountered during the last assassination mission   .

    Details

    • Release date September 1, 2010
    • Filming locations Castel del Monte, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
    • Production companies Focus Features, Greenlit Rights, Smokehouse Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $20,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $35,606,376

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $13,177,790

    Gross worldwide

    $67,876,281

    Movie reviews

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    • By Cecil 2022-04-21 09:02:21

      A shot in the film that you don't necessarily find

      In the middle of the film, George Clooney is hunted down by Swedish killers in a small Italian town.

      In the alley, George Clooney was about to attack the killer from behind, when a motorcycle rider rushed over and the killer escaped. At this time, George Clooney was holding a gun in his right hand and inserted a pistol with a silencer into the rear belt and rode a motorcycle to chase. (That is to say, the grip of the pistol is facing the right) But when George Clooney caught up with...

    • By Karl 2022-04-21 09:02:21

      Unbelievably good movie


      When The American was

              released, I didn't have time to watch it, so I had to watch it online. I didn't know much about the film before because there wasn't much publicity for the film, so I couldn't understand it. I only saw a small introduction on GQ by chance. Fortunately, I am not a movie fan who has a strong admiration for visual effects, and I am not a deep control of all kinds of films, so I liked it after watching it, maybe it made me feel boring and difficult....

    • By Manuel 2022-04-21 09:02:21

      The plot is mediocre, the graphics are well constructed

      From the beginning to the end of the movie, the protagonist does not explain what profession he is engaged in, and he is escaping the pursuit and modifying the gun throughout the story. The movie on the Internet said that he was a professional killer, but from the posture and movement of holding a gun, he couldn't feel how professional he was at all. If he was just a gun modder or maker, it would be hard to explain why he was hunted down and killed his girlfriend in the first place.
      The...

    • By Vicky 2022-04-21 09:02:21

      In fact, this film is very crap, these feelings are originally written

      the movie itself. There is sparsely populated Western Europe, there is a very exaggerated Italy, and so on. In fact, every relatively beautiful movie is based on some undeniable real-life scene, with a few pieces of appropriate dead movie music to sensationalize, and finally some optional story. To this extent, the twists and turns of the story and whether it is attractive is not very important. The important thing is to know how to regain people's hearts and know how to tell a...

    • By Maurine 2022-04-21 09:02:21

      Beautiful scenery, beautiful girl, is it a sugar water tablet?

      If the Americans

      didn't have the handsome Uncle Clooney, it is estimated that many people would not choose to watch this movie

      . First of all, the plot is that the old-fashioned audience has been stimulated by Hollywood, and it has become difficult to get an erection.
      This old killing machine gun maker is beautiful because of its beauty. The tenderness and purity of prostitutes made me re-examine the meaning of life and decide to stop washing my hands. At that time, we...

    User comments

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    • By Issac 2023-06-29 11:44:42

      Killer literary...

    • By Coralie 2023-06-08 14:33:51

      The movie picture is very beautiful, the quiet Italian town needs a quiet mood to prepare. . . The plot is a bit cliché, but it is quite good as a landscape folk film....

    • By Lorine 2023-04-07 05:42:22

      Clooney has been playing this lonely man lately....

    • By Edwardo 2023-02-22 09:33:53

      Once again, the killer wants to retreat, and the boss will not let him go. ....

    • By Joe 2022-12-22 16:22:54

      A sad song of a tech house! As a tech nerd, you don't have many friends, and you don't even have half a boyfriend or girlfriend. You travel a lot, no matter how handsome you are or how much money you make, it is the sex workers who will comfort you in the end. This film provides us with another useful life tip: don't set the elopement meeting point too far, be careful you won't be able to get...

    Positive review

    "The American" is a suspense drama movie. George Clooney changed his style to try a killer movie, which made fans shine. Killer-themed movies are not uncommon in Hollywood, and the film abandons the highly tense rhythm and thrilling and gloomy sense of similar movies, and uses a very life-like lens to express the story. The plot is naturally full of tension and exciting at the same time. It is explosive, which not only leaves space for...
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    Movie quotes

    • Father Benedetto: [speaking to Jack] You cannot deny the existence of hell. You live in it. It is a place without love.

    • Father Benedetto: A man can be rich, if he has God in his heart.

      Jack: I don't think God is very interested in me, Father.

    • Father Benedetto: Of course... You're American. You think you can escape history. You live for the present.

      Jack: I try to, Father.