The Amateur
Réalisé par James Hawes
Charlie Heller est un cryptographe génial mais introverti. Il travaille pour la CIA, dans le sous-sol de son quartier général à Langley. Sa vie est bouleversée quand sa femme est tuée lors d'une attaque terroriste à Londres. Ses superviseurs refusent d'agir. Il décide donc de prendre les choses en main et parcourt le monde à la recherche des responsables de l'attentat. Son intelligence est son arme ultime, elle lui permet d'échapper à ses poursuivants et d'accomplir sa vengeance.
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- Alex | Pop Culture Brain11 avril 2025A plane movie if ever I've seen one.
- Kit Lazer10 avril 2025Jesus Christ, it’s Jason Bourne’s IT guy. No one, and I mean no one, fridges Lois Lane and gets away with it.
- Niztradamus17 mars 2026Good action thriller with some drawbacks. Rami Malek plays his usual self, an awkward computer mastermind, this time however working for the CIA. When his wife gets killed he wants revenge but is blocked by his bosses that, very predictably but also very illogically try to kill him. It's these sort of plot holes and illogical decision making that took away from an otherwise really good movie... and the one German guy definitely never spoke a word of German before this movie shoot.
- CriticalPoint16 mars 2026This snuck up on us. It looked weak from the moment Moore and Horowitz started laughing at Heller in Moore’s office, we felt this would be the vibe, but I am so glad that wasn’t the case. What happened after was a journey! Awesome movie!
- rampage982 mai 2025This is what everyone that loves Jason Bourne movies fantasizes about. Computer geek with superior IQ and tosses themselves on a righteous mission. What could go wrong?! Some missed opportunities and dead-end cameos, but overall worth the time!
- jthygesen8 août 2025Freddie Mercury is pissed that the terrorists killed Lois Lane so he gets trained by Morpheus and The Punisher to enact his revenge
- northshore4me6 mars 2026Great story line. Good mix of actors while the narrative keeps you engaged.
- nykfistt2 mars 2026One too many implausible eventualities that made it feel a little ridiculous at times, but Malek and the rest of the cast are great, so it still gets a recommendation from myself.
- Oʂɯαʅԃσ Rσყҽƚƚ11 juin 2025This is a great little film with some superb acting and great scenes. Rami Malek and Lawrence Fishburn are fantastic with top notch performances. It is Malek who steals the show, he can be happy, sad, loving then evil the next. A versatile actor, he's great to watch.
- Clarence Boddicker25 février 2026This came out of nowhere for me! A really neat thriller with all the right ingredients! Rami did an excellent job (I only know him from the video game "Until Dawn") and Laurence Fishburne is as good as ever!
- tacl519 février 2026Very good movie. Finally something original from Hollywood.
- ርልዪረ12 juin 2025What I liked most about The Amateur is that it doesn’t recycle the same formula that countless other male revenge thrillers have used for ages. The hero of this movie isn’t a former secret agent/black ops/paramilitary soldier with expert knowledge of weaponry and lethal hand-to-hand combat skills. Not that I have anything against those movies, which are fun in a “how’s he going to kill this group of heavily armed guys” sort of way. But aside from who’s dishing out the bloody justice they tend to suffer from a feeling of sameness. The Amateur, however, features a hero who fits the classical definition of a wimp. (Is calling someone a wimp permitted these days?) Played by Academy Award-winning actor Rami Malek, the only threatening thing about him is his brain, which he uses to take down the bad guys who “fridged” his wife. As such, Malek turns out to be the perfect representative for today’s computer-savvy professionals. He’s neither physically fit nor handsome, but could end you with a few keystrokes. Aside from its very non-traditional leading man, the movie does fall back on the elements that make movies like these so much fun. There are regular changes of scenery (Paris, Istanbul, Madrid, Romania, the Baltic Sea) and a who’s who supporting cast. Rachel Brosnahan, the former Mrs. Maisel and upcoming romantic interest for a gent named Superman, plays the ill-fated wife. Instead of having her disappear after her first act demise, the movie has her float in and out of the hero’s consciousness like William Wallace’s wife in Braveheart. Caitríona Balfe brings a world-weary sadness to her informant character. Julianne Nicholson has a couple of good scenes as the “over her head” CIA director. On the male side of the cast, Laurence Fishburne is as funny as he is imposing. Holt McCallany plays another devious government agent. Michael Stuhlbarg appears in the end to good effect, delivering a villain monologue with the cold, dispassionate inflections of a lifelong killer for hire. Jon Bernthal only appears in two scenes and steals them so easily that I wished he was around more. Director James Hawes, who’s worked extensively in television prior to this movie, keeps the action moving at a moderate clip. Unlike other films in this genre, where the tension continuously builds towards a heated climax, Hawes' stop-and-go pacing felt counterintuitive at first. However, it effectively puts us into the mindset of a protagonist who's emotions swing from crippling depression to lethal action. The screenplay by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli is a jumble at times with characters randomly appearing and disappearing from the story, but it always maintains focus on the tragic hero at its center. The Amateur is an entertaining alternative to the “one man wrecking crew” films. It uses Rami Malek’s geeky nature to good effect and the supporting cast are all solid. The movie doesn’t reinvent the spy thriller or the revenge fantasy but offers an interesting take on both. A well-made and entertaining film. Recommended. detroitcineaste
- Javier Parada17 février 2026I watched a movie where Freddie Mercury hires The Punisher to help him avenge Lois Lane, all while Morpheus tries to stop them... and I almost fell asleep. How do you take the most chaotic cast imaginable and make a movie this boring? It’s basically Mr. Robot minus the hacking, mixed with John Wick minus the guns, resulting in a 2-hour nap.
- NBKnopp11 juin 2025Excellent story and acting. Keeps you guessing on the edge of your seat until the last frame rolls while keeping you emotionally invested in the characters. Highly recommend.
- Mark Laris5 février 2026Excelent spy movie. I never figured it out until the very end. Highly recommended.
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The Amateur Trivia
The Amateur was released on 9 avril 2025.
The Amateur was directed by James Hawes.
The Amateur has a runtime of 2h 3min.
The Amateur was produced by Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson, Rami Malek, Joel B. Michaels.
Charlie Heller est un cryptographe génial mais introverti. Il travaille pour la CIA, dans le sous-sol de son quartier général à Langley. Sa vie est bouleversée quand sa femme est tuée lors d'une attaque terroriste à Londres. Ses superviseurs refusent d'agir. Il décide donc de prendre les choses en main et parcourt le monde à la recherche des responsables de l'attentat. Son intelligence est son arme ultime, elle lui permet d'échapper à ses poursuivants et d'accomplir sa vengeance.
The key characters in The Amateur are Heller (Rami Malek), Director Moore (Holt McCallany), Caleb (Danny Sapani).
The Amateur is rated TP.
The Amateur is an Action, Thriller, Drame film.
The Amateur has an audience rating of 8.7 out of 10.
The Amateur had a budget of 60 M $US.
The Amateur has made 96 M $US at the box office.