The American

About The American

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.

Anton Corbijn's The American is a 2010 crime thriller film. George Clooney takes the lead as Jack, Violante Placido as Clara, Thekla Reuten as Mathilde, and Paolo Bonacelli as Father Benedetto.

It runs 104 minutes and was released in August 2010. Written by Rowan Joffé. It was produced by Focus Features, Smokehouse Pictures, and This is that.

Shelv files it under melancholy, italy, village, and priest. It scores 6.0 out of 10 from 1,577 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Sicario, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, and Memento make useful companions to The American, all filed under assassin, intense, and mission.