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American Ultra

  • 6.1 /10

  • 2731

  • 44%

Plot

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg as Mike Howell
Jesse Eisenberg

as Mike Howell

Kristen Stewart as Phoebe Larson
Kristen Stewart

as Phoebe Larson

Topher Grace as Adrian Yates
Topher Grace

as Adrian Yates

Connie Britton as Victoria Lasseter
Connie Britton

as Victoria Lasseter

Walton Goggins as Laugher
Walton Goggins

as Laugher

John Leguizamo as Rose
Bill Pullman as Krueger
Bill Pullman

as Krueger

Tony Hale as Agent Peter Douglas
Tony Hale

as Agent Peter Douglas

Stuart Greer as Sheriff Bernie Watts
Stuart Greer

as Sheriff Bernie Watts

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • August 19, 2015

Production Companies

  • Merced Media Partners

  • Lionsgate

  • The Bridge Finance Company

  • Circle of Confusion

  • FilmNation Entertainment

  • Likely Story

  • PalmStar Media

Production Countries

  • Switzerland

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $28,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $27,100,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.60 hrs

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Reviews

This movie was an extreme disappointment! The story line is good, and it could have been a very cool movie. However, the directing goes wrong from the very beginning with the going back in time to show how we got here trick, and the voice over, narration. From there it just got worst. The acting/characters are bad, the story gets lost in it self, and the twists don't add anything to the movie.…

> A very familiar theme, as well as a small quantity entertainer. The second movie for the director. His first, 'Project X' was an unexpected full treat. I simply loved that one, just for the entertainment's sake. I anticipated, 'Project XX' or 'Project Y', followed by 'XXX' or 'Z', but that never happened. I thought the director was setting up his own style of filmmaking, but this film did no…