Name: A Most Wanted Man
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2014-07-25
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams, Grigoriy Dobrygin

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When national security is the mission, intelligence is the key.

A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.

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Espionage Thriller
Political Intrigue
Post-9/11
Character-Driven
European Setting
Realistic Tone
Moral Ambiguity
Slow-Burn Suspense

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Directed by: Anton Corbijn
Written by: John le Carré, Andrew Bovell
Produced by: Stephen Cornwell, Andrea Calderwood, Malte Grunert
Music by: Herbert Grönemeyer

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Facts

July 25, 2014 · 2 h 1 min · R

Released: July 25, 2014
Runtime: 2 h 1 min
Age rating: R
Content: Violence, Strong Language
Genres: Thriller
Original language: English
Made in: Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $32 million
Available in: 54 countries
Keywords: based on novel or book

Tropes

Atomic F-Bomb, Covered with Scars, Crusading Lawyer +9

Atomic F-Bomb
Covered with Scars
Crusading Lawyer
Downer Ending
The Film of the Book
Seriously Scruffy
Knight in Sour Armor
Mundane Made Awesome
Retargeted Lust
Grey-and-Grey Morality
Not My Driver
Oddly Small Organization

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