American Made
Also known as American Made: The IMAX 2D Experience, American Made: An IMAX 3D Experience
2017 film directed by Doug Liman
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6.9The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.
Released: 2017-08-18115 minDir: Doug LimanComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $50.0MBox office: $134M
Cast
- Tom Cruise as Barry Seal
- Domhnall Gleeson as Monty 'Schafer'
- Sarah Wright as Lucy Seal
- Jesse Plemons as Sheriff Downing
- Caleb Landry Jones as JB
- Lola Kirke as Judy Downing
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
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American Made is a 2017 American action comedy film directed by Doug Liman, written by Gary Spinelli and starring Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Alejandro Edda, Mauricio Mejía, Caleb Landry Jones and Jesse Plemons. It is inspired by the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s and then, to avoid jail time, became an informant for the DEA.
The film was first released in Taiwan on August 18, 2017, and then in the United States on September 29, 2017. It is the first film directed by Liman to be released by Universal Pictures since The Bourne Identity in 2002 and played in 2D and IMAX in select theaters. It grossed $134 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Cruise's performance.
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