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Beirut

  • 20182018
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  • 1h 49m
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6.4/10
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Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike in Beirut (2018)
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
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Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
22K
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POPULARITY
4,500
204
  • Director
    • Brad Anderson
  • Writer
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Jon Hamm
    • Jay Potter
    • Khalid Benchagra
  • Director
    • Brad Anderson
  • Writer
    • Tony Gilroy
  • Stars
    • Jon Hamm
    • Jay Potter
    • Khalid Benchagra
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    • 143User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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      • 1 nomination

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    Jon Hamm
    Jon Hamm
    • Mason Skiles
    Jay Potter
    Jay Potter
    • Congressman
    Khalid Benchagra
    • Nadim
    • (as Khalid Benchegra)
    Ania Josse
    • Partygoer #1
    Angus John Crisford Pritchard-Gordon
    • Partygoer #2
    Yoav Sadian
    • Karim (13 Years Old)
    • (as Yoav Sadian Rosenberg)
    Leïla Bekhti
    Leïla Bekhti
    • Nadia Skiles
    Kate Fleetwood
    Kate Fleetwood
    • Alice Riley
    Mark Pellegrino
    Mark Pellegrino
    • Cal Riley
    Abdesselam Bounouacha
    • Partygoer #3
    • (as Abdesselam Abounouacha)
    Colin Stinton
    Colin Stinton
    • Mr. Jones
    Mustapha Touki
    • Gunman
    Youssef El Hibaqui
    • Gunman
    • (as Youssef El Hibaoui)
    Aziz Attougui
    • Gunman
    Hichame Ouraqa
    • Abu Rajal
    • (as Hicham Ouraqa)
    Charley Broderick
    • Boston Cop
    • (as Charles Broderick)
    Ian Porter
    Ian Porter
    • Jerry
    Nick Holder
    Nick Holder
    • Dennis
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      • Brad Anderson
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      • Tony Gilroy
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    • Trivia
      The city of Tangier in Morocco proved to be especially suitable as a stand-in for Beirut because of a quirky chapter in the city's recent history. "Tangier had a building boom ten years ago and it all came from drug money," producer Monica Levinson explained. "When the government figured that out, they immediately put a stop to the construction, so you have a ton of buildings in Tangier that are just half-built shells. The government didn't want squatters to dwell in these buildings so they took sledge hammers and bulldozers and reduced the buildings to rubble. It was incredible to find all of that existing in Tangier."
    • Goofs
      Alice returns to an apartment in which Cal has been staying that is said to be in a very unsafe area of the city. It is not realistic that a CIA operative in Beirut with responsibilities for supervising all Middle East operations would be domiciled in a very unsafe sector of any city in which his station was located.
    • Quotes

      Mason Skiles: You're not hallucinating. It's me Mason.

      Mason Skiles: [to sandy] I don't want to be anywhere near this murdering fuck

      [to Abu Rajal in Arabic]

      Mason Skiles: Today is you're lucky night... YOU SON OF A WHORE!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jon Hamm/Emily Ratajkowski/Patrick Reed/Khalid & Normani (2018)
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    User reviews143

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    ******* Hostages
    That's the basis for this taut, fast-paced actioner set in the Middle East of the 70's. John Hamm is a State Dept. negotiator coaxed out of retirement to find an American operative held by (select one) the Palestinians, Israelis, Lebanese or maybe the PLO. Be sure to bring a pad and pencil to keep track of the cast and which side they are on, because you never know in "Beirut".

    For some reason, this picture is getting bad ratings from IMDb contributors. I don't know if here is a Hollywood conspiracy against it, but the bad reviewers are way off. "Beirut" needs to be seen by fans of edge-of-your-seat thriller fans. Just pay close attention as some info goes by quickly, which is in keeping with the complex plot and brisk pace of the movie.

    My star rating is in the heading. The website no longer prints mine.
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    • Apr 11, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 11, 2018 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Bleecker Street Media
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
      • French
    • Also known as
      • High Wire Act
    • Filming locations
      • Tangier, Morocco
    • Production companies
      • Kasbah Films
      • Radar Pictures
      • ShivHans Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,019,226
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,734,497
      • Apr 15, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,509,436
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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