Bastille Day

About Bastille Day

Michael Mason is an American pickpocket living in Paris who finds himself hunted by the CIA when he steals a bag that contains more than just a wallet. Sean Briar, the field agent on the case, soon realises that Michael is just a pawn in a much bigger game and is also his best asset to uncover a large-scale conspiracy.

James Watkins's Bastille Day is a 2016 action film. It runs 92 minutes and was released in April 2016.

Its themes are france, central intelligence agency (CIA), bomb, and bank.

Idris Elba appears as Sean Briar, Richard Madden as Michael Mason, Charlotte Le Bon as Zoe Naville, and Kelly Reilly as Karen Dacre. The screenplay is by Andrew Baldwin and James Watkins. It was produced by Anonymous Content, Anton Capital Entertainment, and Canal+. In the United States it streams on Philo, Starz, and Starz Amazon Channel.

The Sum of All Fears, Mission: Impossible, and Sicario make useful companions to Bastille Day, all filed under intelligence agency and terrorism. TMDB voters put it at 6.3 out of 10 across 1,575 votes and it carries a R rating.