The American (2010)

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Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

Released: 2010-08-31
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 44m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 1,569 votes

Directed by Anton Corbijn.

Top cast

George Clooney as Jack / Edward
Violante Placido as Clara
Thekla Reuten as Mathilde
Paolo Bonacelli as Father Benedetto
Johan Leysen as Pavel
Irina Björklund as Ingrid
Lars Hjelm as Hunter #1
Björn Granath as Hunter #2
Giorgio Gobbi as Man on Vespa
Silvana Bosi as Old Cheese Vendor

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Where to watch The American

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
Canada: buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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