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The Amateur

1981Movie1 h 52 minR

Crime
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DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb5.9

A gripping, thrilling action movie about everyday modern life and crime.

Good for friends night · teens · thought-provoking

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Story

In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.

A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.

Feels like

  • Cold War Espionage
  • CIA Revenge Thriller
  • Eastern Bloc Intrigue
  • Deception and Betrayal
  • Political Conspiracy
  • Personal Vendetta
  • Gritty Realism
  • 80s Spy Film

Cast

24 of 26

Crew

Directed by
Charles Jarrott
Written by
Robert Littell, Diana Maddox
Produced by
Garth Drabinsky, Joel B. Michaels
Music by
Kenneth Wannberg

Everyone

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Facts

December 11, 1981 · 1 h 52 min · R

Released
December 11, 1981
Runtime
1 h 52 min
Age rating
R
Content
Violence
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Original language
English
Made in
Canada
Budget
$8 million
Box office
$7 million