The Art of War

About The Art of War

Neil Shaw is both agent and weapon - a critical line of defense for the Secretary General of the United Nations. He does not even officially exist.

Christian Duguay's The Art of War is a 2000 crime thriller film. Wesley Snipes stars as Neil Shaw, Donald Sutherland as Douglas Thomas, Anne Archer as Eleanor Hooks, and Maury Chaykin as Frank Capella.

It runs 117 minutes and was released in August 2000. Written by Simon Barry and Wayne Beach. It was produced by Franchise Pictures.

Shelv files it under action hero, secret agent, assassination, and china. In the United States it streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel and YouTube TV. It scores 5.7 out of 10 from 578 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

North by Northwest, The Tuxedo, and Black Eagle make useful companions to The Art of War, all filed under absurd and framed for murder.