The Amateur
Seen it?2025 | 123 min | Thriller, Action
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Clear and Present Danger or Three Days of the Condor, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 3 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
62% on Rotten Tomatoes, 52 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$96 million worldwide on a $60 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 615K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James Hawes
- Rami MalekHeller
- Holt McCallanyDirector Moore
- Danny SapaniCaleb
- Rachel BrosnahanSarah
- Michael StuhlbargSchiller
- Laurence FishburneHenderson
- Julianne NicholsonDirector O'Brien
- Caitríona BalfeInquiline
- Jon BernthalThe Bear
- Adrian MartinezCarlos