Beirut (2018)
- Directed by
- Brad Anderson
- Genre
- drama film, action film, war film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 615 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1982 during the Lebanese Civil War, a former US diplomat returns to Beirut to rescue a colleague. He must navigate the dangerous political situation and face the group that killed his wife.
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What happens
Beirut, also known as The Negotiator in the United Kingdom, is a 2018 American political thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Tony Gilroy. Set in 1982 during the Lebanese Civil War, the film stars Jon Hamm as Mason Skiles, a former U.S. diplomat who returns to service in Beirut in order to save a colleague from the group responsible for the death of Skiles' wife. Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, Larry Pine and Mark Pellegrino also star. The film premiered on January 22, 2018, at the Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 11, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who called it "absorbing despite its flaws" and praised Hamm's and Pike's performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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