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The American
Directed by
Anton Corbijn
R
2010
1h 44m
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6.3
64%
39%
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An assassin hides out in Italy for one last assignment.
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Cast of The American
George Clooney
Jack / Edward / Producer
Violante Placido
Clara
Thekla Reuten
Mathilde
Paolo Bonacelli
Father Benedetto
Johan Leysen
Pavel
Irina Björklund
Ingrid
Lars Hjelm
Hunter #1
Björn Granath
Hunter #2
Giorgio Gobbi
Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi
Old Cheese Vendor
Guido Palliggiano
Waiter (Market)
Samuli Vauramo
Young Swedish Man
Antonio Rampino
Postmaster
Filippo Timi
Fabio
Ilaria Cramerotti
Hooker #2
Angelica Novak
Hooker #3
Isabelle Adriani
Hooker #1
Lello Serao
Barman (Town Square Bar)
Anna Foglietta
Anna
Sandro Dori
Waiter (Locanda Grapelli)
Anton Corbijn
Director
Rowan Joffé
Writer
Martin Booth
Writer
Cristiano Donzelli
Writer
Anne Carey
Producer
Jill Green
Producer
Ann Wingate
Producer
Grant Heslov
Producer
The American Ratings & Reviews
Andrew Clout
July 4, 2025
A rewatch. Enjoyable movie with good acting.
MJ Media
January 27, 2025
A slow-paced superficial secret agent romance with an expected ending.
Newsday
Caryn James
The American doesn't set out to be anything other than a twisty, deliberate film that relies on suspense and paranoia more than car chases and gunplay. The problem is that even on its own artsy terms, the film falls apart long before the end.
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
In terms of tone, character and fatalism, an American rendition of Jean-Pierre Melville's seminal existential Euro-noirs.
Film.com
Jonathan F. Richards
This movie is so serious about its pretensions that none of it makes any sense.
IndieWire
Eric Kohn
A textbook thriller...The excitement of the movie comes from its technical polish.
Shockya.com
Perri Nemiroff
No pace, minimal combat, no character development, barely any score and worst of all, nothing to care about.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
While cinema-lovers can cheer a director willing to buck the fashion for sensory overload, The American can't rightly be called a success.
MSN Movies
Glenn Kenny
The good news, though, is that eventually The American does get to where it wants to be, and becomes a rather improbably but genuinely moving story.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
If you're expecting a star-propelled thriller with the usual bob, weave and one-two punch, this isn't your ticket.
The Atlantic
Christopher Orr
Early on, the priest explains to Jack, 'You have the hands of a craftsman, not an artist.' The American is the product of such hands as well: lovely in execution, if somewhat wanting in inspiration.
Newsweek
Caryn James
Even on its own artsy terms, the film falls apart long before the end.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
This is Serious Clooney, starring in a deliberative film that could have sprung from mid-'60s France or Italy.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Mr. Clooney's performance as Jack -- a last name would have made him less existential -- keeps you attentive, and the drama's seriousness finally earns your respect.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Clooney ... shucks off his movie-star charm and lets us see something quite different: an unsmiling man with a set jaw, an unblinking stillness and an air of quiet mystery.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Still, The American is remote to a fault. Like Jack (George Clooney), it seems in danger of turning to stone.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
George Clooney produced and stars in this international spy thriller, which he probably thought of as existential but which registers onscreen as a giant bore.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
At some point in their careers, most male actors want to play (a) Hamlet, and (b) a hit man. I hope that Clooney has gotten "b" out of his system.
AskMen.com
Radheyan Simonpillai
Anton Corbijn made a Western, and he damn sure wants you to know it.
Slate
Dana Stevens
If you're willing to let go of your Hollywood-bred expectations for a movie of this type, The American is a great pleasure to watch, an astringent antidote to the loud, frantic action movies that have been clogging our veins all summer.
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