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American Made

2017

Doug Liman

Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Jayma Mays, Sarah Wright ...

6.4

17,384

Thriller Based on the real life exploits of Barry Seal, a pilot and drug runner for kingpin Pablo Escobar in the south during the 1980s who also landed work for the CIA. The massive covert operation that Seal led is one of the biggest in U.S. history, and nearly brought down the entire Reagan White House via the Iran Contra scandal.

	Media	Author	Review
		Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter	"Entertaining but familiar (...) As much fun as all this laughing at the past is, it all starts to feel a bit superficial and vaguely monotonous"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"'American Made' is more interesting as a showcase for the dateless elasticity of Cruise’s star power (...) It’s frankly a relief to see Cruise acting this assertively himself again"
		Mike McCahill IndieWire	"[It] isn't perfect, but it gives Cruise one of his best roles in a long time (...) That back-and-forth invests 'American Made' with rather more credible peril than has been on display in the last few 'Mission: Impossible' movies."
		Jason Solomons The Wrap	"[Cruise] is always so tightly controlled that we never truly feel the reptilian survivalism of Barry Seal (...) [Liman’s tone] achieves neither real comedy nor actual tension (...) It’s professional, slick and not terrible"
		Sarah Ward Screendaily	"The film’s loose period vibe proves diverting and mostly engaging (...) [Cruise's] characteristic hard work and extensive amount of screen time goes a long way towards making 'American Made' work"
		Alex Godfrey Empire	"There’s a thrill in knowing it’s real (...) Cruise is as compelling as ever with charm to spare, and this is a ceaselessly entertaining, sometimes tense romp (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Clarisse Loughrey The Independent	"Barry Seal’s life is fascinating, and complex, to behold; it’s just a shame that 'American Made' finds interest only in the purely superficial (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"[A] flashy, entertaining crime thriller (...) [Tom] sells it to you (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Louise Keller Urbancinefile	"It's a great yarn. Based on a true story, 'American Made' is jam-packed with elements so extraordinary, the mind boggles (...) It's great entertainment."

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