20252h 3mDir. James Hawes

The Amateur

Name: The Amateur
Genre: Thriller, Action
Released: 2025-04-09
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 2
Cast: Rami Malek, Holt McCallany, Danny Sapani, Rachel Brosnahan, Michael Stuhlbarg

“Don't underestimate him.”

ThrillerAction

2.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 2.0 ★vs2nd Half: 2.0 ★

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After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

Starring:Rami Malek,Holt McCallany,Danny Sapani,Rachel Brosnahan,Michael Stuhlbarg

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Rami Malek

Heller

Holt McCallany

Director Moore

Danny Sapani

Caleb

Rachel Brosnahan

Sarah

Michael Stuhlbarg

Schiller

Laurence Fishburne

Henderson

Julianne Nicholson

Director O'Brien

Caitríona Balfe

Inquiline

Jon Bernthal

The Bear

Adrian Martinez

Carlos

Evan Milton

Slater

Nick Mills

Finn

Key Production Crew

Director

James Hawes

Screenplay & Writers

Robert Littell, Ken Nolan, Gary Spinelli

Cinematography

Martin Ruhe

Original Score

Volker Bertelmann

Producers

Hutch Parker, Dan Wilson, Rami Malek

Film Details

Budget$60,000,000

Box Office Revenue$96,000,836

Original Languageen

Production Studios

20th Century StudiosHutch Parker EntertainmentJoel B. Michaels ProductionsTSG Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#central intelligence agency (cia)#based on novel or book#escape#blackmail#revenge#agent#government assassin#government cover-up#government conspiracy#death of wife

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

2.0

So, The Amateur, huh? A film so forgettable, I had to check my watch and my will to live every 10 minutes. Jon Bernthal plays a guy called The Bear which makes sense, because I hibernated halfway through. Never seen a...

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