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A Most Wanted Man

  • 20142014
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  • 2h 2m
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6.8/10
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Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, and Rachel McAdams in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, brutally tortured immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction - bent extremist?
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A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
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    • Anton Corbijn
    • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Daniel Brühl
    • Anton Corbijn
    • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
    • John le Carré(novel)
    • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
  • Stars
    • Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Rachel McAdams
    • Daniel Brühl
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    • 209User reviews
    • 302Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
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    Willem Dafoe, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, and Rachel McAdams in A Most Wanted Man (2014)
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    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Günther Bachmann
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Annabel Richter
    Daniel Brühl
    Daniel Brühl
    • Maximilian
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Martha Sullivan
    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    Grigoriy Dobrygin
    • Issa Karpov
    • (as Grigory Dobrygin)
    Homayoun Ershadi
    Homayoun Ershadi
    • Abdullah
    Mehdi Dehbi
    Mehdi Dehbi
    • Jamal
    Neil Malik Abdullah
    Neil Malik Abdullah
    • Abdullah's Bodyguard
    • (as Neil Melik Abdullah)
    Nina Hoss
    Nina Hoss
    • Irna Frey
    Vicky Krieps
    Vicky Krieps
    • Niki
    Kostja Ullmann
    Kostja Ullmann
    • Rasheed
    Franz Hartwig
    Franz Hartwig
    • Karl
    Martin Wuttke
    Martin Wuttke
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    Vedat Erincin
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    Rainer Bock
    Rainer Bock
    • Dieter Mohr
    Derya Alabora
    • Leyla Oktay
    Tamer Yigit
    • Melik Oktay
    René Lay
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      • Anton Corbijn
      • Andrew Bovell(screenplay)
      • John le Carré(novel)
      • Stephen Cornwell(additional writing)
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    • Trivia
      This film's story is set in Hamburg. Source novel author John le Carré worked for British intelligence's MI5 and MI6 during the 1950s and 1960s and worked in both Berlin and Hamburg. Le Carré was in Berlin when the Berlin Wall was being constructed and has worked as both a consul and an agent in Hamburg.
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      At the beginning of the film, the subtitle reads: "In 2001 Mohammad Atta conceived and planned the 9/11 attacks from the port city of Hamburg, Germany..." Mohamed [the correct spelling of his name] Atta went to the United States in June 2000, and never returned to Hamburg.
    • Quotes

      Günther Bachmann: [Puts a pen in Brue's pocket] It's just an ordinary pen. Looks like a pen, writes like a pen, and listens like a pen.

    • Connections
      Featured in SPYMASTER: John le Carré in Hamburg (2014)
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      To Hell With Poverty
      Written by Dave Allen, Hugo Burnham (as Hugo H. Burnham, Andy Gill (as Andrew Gill) and Jon King

      Produced and Mixed by Andy Gill

      Performed by Gang of Four

      © Bug Music Ltd (GB) / WB Music Corp. (ASCAP) / Hugo Burnham Pub. Des. (ASCAP) / Elastic Purejoy Music (ASCAP)

      All Rights on Behalf of Elastic Purejoy Music (ASCAP) & Hugo Burnham Pub. Des. (ASCAP) Administered by Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG

      With Kind Permission of BMG Rights Management_GmbH (Germany) and Neue Welt Musikverlag GmbH & Co. KG

      (P) With Kind Permission of Gang of Four

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    8/10
    A Fine Goodbye for Philip Seymour Hoffman
    The final moments of Anton Corbijn's latest film A Most Wanted Man are both gratifying and poetic. Starring an impeccable cast that includes the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, and Robin Wright, the film is based on the novel by John le Carré, and is a tension-driven and smartly paced thriller ride that makes a mark as one of the year's best rides.

    A movie that is more in the vein of an extended episode of "Homeland" than a full-out feature (which is not exactly an insult), is tightly wound, fish hooking the audience with its clever storytelling abilities. Corbijn creates a meticulous and subtle picture that unravels itself with suspense and excitement. The movie challenges the audience in attempting to follow each detail and fully understand what is going on. That might be a turn off to many. Like many of Carré's books that have been translated to film like Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Constant Gardener, there's an aura that exudes from the screen that you want to take home with you. There's so much to the story that happens before the film and starts and long after the movie ends but you're satisfied with that. Adapted by Andrew Bovell, the Australian screenwriter may have penned the film of his career.

    The elephant in the room is the performance of Philip Seymour Hoffman. It's very hard to not want the film to end because you are very aware that this will be one of the last times you see a new film by this actor. One of the greatest actors to have ever lived, Hoffman shows exactly why his omission from our world is such a loss. Subtle, electrifying, and profoundly real, Hoffman's "Gunther Bachmann" is an intriguing force that demands the audience's attention with the simplicity of a tone or look. While the tween world waits on the arrival of the final two installments to The Hunger Games, this film felt more of his goodbye to the film community that has appreciated him for over two decades.

    One of the pleasant surprises of the film is the beautiful and talented Rachel McAdams, which immediately makes you think, "where has she been?"

    While she has been making her rounds in independent films like Passion, About Time, and To the Wonder, her role as "Annabel" shows a deeper talent that is aching to be realized by the right director. Internalizing emotions and releasing only when called upon, McAdams turns in her one of her strongest turns yet. Not your A-typical "damsel in distress" or "unbelievable tough chick," McAdams reinvents a character that could have just laid on the screen with no emotion. She relaxes herself into the role, working well off some of the screen's most gifted performers. It's a magnificent work.

    With no real arc or allowance to his character, Willem Dafoe unfortunately distracts for much of the film. Feeling like he's part of the Osborne family again, his role is rather underwritten and a bit of a mystery but not one you're aching to learn more about. Robin Wright utilizes her sensational appeal and charismatic nature to sprinkle a dash of brilliance to the film's narrative. As "Issa," Grigoriy Dobrygin keeps the viewer at a distance, never allowing his true motives to unleash. He constantly asks the viewer to question our own judgment. He is very impressive.

    With a gritty yet polished aesthetic, Corbijn knows exactly how he wants his film to look and feel. Using Cinematographer Benoît Delhomme keeps the tension at the very brim of explosion. Composer Herbert Grönemeyer, who also has a role in the film as "Michael," lays out a soothing, relentless score that is both memorable and undeniable.

    A Most Wanted Man is smart and precise, an espionage thriller that stands out as one of the best of its kind in quite some time. It's confident in its approach and doesn't shy away from its central purpose. It's a morality tale that engulfs your conscience with terrifying and difficult questions. I don't mind being asked them every now and again. It's one of the year's best.

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      • August 1, 2014 (United States)
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