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Summary
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 49Audiences 59GoodWatch 55
Metascore52
Tomatometer46%
Audience score67%
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 31 K ratings2.7/5
User score5.3
Box office
31%of its budget back
- Budget
- $30 M
- Worldwide
- $9 M
Worldwide it made back $9 M of the $30 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 59 min
A typical length for action movies, +11 min on the typical 108
typical 108119Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 73 countries, rent or buy in 29 more
+63Released
2023
May 25, 2023
3 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Saudi Arabia
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 15 more22 people
- Gerard ButlerTom Harris
- Navid NegahbanMohammad 'Mo' Doud
- Travis FimmelRoman Chalmers
- Ali FazalKahil Nasir
- Bahador FoladiFarzad Asadi
- Nina Toussaint-WhiteLuna Cujai
- Mark ArnoldMark Lowe
- Corey JohnsonChris Hoyt
Hakeem JomahRasoul
Tom Rhys HarriesOliver Altman
Ray HaratianIsmail Rabbani
Elnaaz NorouziShina Asadi
Olivia-Mai BarrettIda Harris
Rebecca CalderCorrine Harris
Vassilis KoukalaniBashar- FBFarzad BagheriParshand
- RBRoss Berkeley SimpsonEnglish Newscaster 1
Lee ComleyEnglish Newscaster 2- NKNajia KhaanNahal Hosseini
Reem Al HabibAdela Doud
Fahim FazliTaliban commander- DRDarius RadacStuart Sutherland
Directing · 6
- Ric Roman Waugh Director
- Jennifer Josephson Script Supervisor
- Simon Adegbenro Second Second Assistant Director
- Patricia Wheeler Second Assistant Director
- Michael Saunders First Assistant Director
- Ali Cherkaoui First Assistant Director (Prep)
Writing · 1
- Mitchell LaFortune Screenplay
Production · 22
- David Haring Executive Producer
- James Masciello Executive Producer
- Scott LaStaiti Executive Producer
- Tom Ortenberg Executive Producer
- Rob Moran Executive Producer
- Andrea Dimity Executive Producer
Camera · 21
- MacGregor Director of Photography
- Beatriz Delgado Second Assistant "B" Camera
- Raghav Khanna Camera Trainee
- Ian Hotujac Grip
- Hopper Stone Still Photographer
- Andrea Quaglio First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- Colby Parker, Jr. Editor
- Matt Osborne Colorist
Sound · 15
- David Buckley Music
- Dominic Gibbs Supervising Sound Editor
- Mark Taylor Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jason Swanscott Foley Artist
- Michael Botha ADR Mixer
- Tom Hambleton ADR Mixer
Art · 9
- Vincent Reynaud Production Design
- Razanah Silawi Set Decoration
- Anas Balawi Art Direction, Set Decoration
- Christian Zollenkopf Supervising Art Director
- Vatsal Mistry Assistant Art Director
- Pateel Kishmishian Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Kimberly Adams Costume Design
- Hilary Hughes Costume Supervisor
- Zainab Jaye Makeup Supervisor
- Jules Chapman Hair Department Head
- Anita Lowe Makeup Artist
- Pati Martí Donoghue Makeup Supervisor
Visual Effects · 2
- Joe Pancake Special Effects Supervisor
- Raphaël Moreault-Truchon VFX Artist
Lighting · 2
- Jack Serino Key Rigging Grip
- Hassan Hajhouj Rigging Grip
Other crew · 15
- Dian Hristov Stunt Coordinator
- Joe Bucaro III Stunt Driver
- Ivailo Dimitrov Utility Stunts
- Zarene Dallas Stunt Driver
- Danko Jordanov Stunt Double
- Elitsa Razheva Stunts
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