The Amateur (2025)

Directed by

James Hawes

Genre

drama film, action film, thriller film, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,658 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A CIA cryptographer's wife is killed in a terrorist attack. He blackmails the agency into training him so he can take revenge himself.

tensegrittymethodicaldarksuspensefulgrief-drivenquiet angerdeliberate

What happens

The Amateur is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by James Hawes and written by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli. It is based on the 1981 novel by Robert Littell, which was previously adapted into a 1981 Canadian film. It stars Rami Malek (who also produced), Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, and Laurence Fishburne. In the film, when a CIA cryptographer's wife is killed in a terrorist attack, he blackmails the agency into training him so he can personally seek revenge. The film was released in the United States by 20th Century Studios on April 11, 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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