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Sep 29, 2017 · American Made's fast-and-loose attitude with its real-life story mirrors the cavalier -- and delightfully watchable -- energy Tom Cruise gives off in the leading role. Read Critics...
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- Doug Liman
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- Tom Cruise
Sep 29, 2017 · The makers of the based-on-a-true-story black comedy "American Made" fail to satisfactorily answer one pressing question: why is CIA operative and Colombia drug-runner Barry Seal's story being told as a movie and not a book?
Thankfully a comedy rather than a documentary, this is a gonzo, ironic barrel roll through the war on drugs and U.S. covert ops in Central America in the '80s. American Made gleefully distorts the facts to entertain, and it succeeds, managing a rare balance of tension and humor.
- Doug Liman
- Michael Ordona
- Universal Studios
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Sep 29, 2017 · American Made: Directed by Doug Liman. With Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons. The story of Barry Seal, an American pilot who became a drug-runner for the CIA in the 1980s in a clandestine operation that would be exposed as the Iran-Contra Affair.
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- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Doug Liman
- 2017-09-29
Aug 17, 2017 · Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman reteam for 'American Made,' a dark comedy-thriller about pilot Barry Seal, who worked for both the CIA and the Colombian cartel in the 1980s.
Aug 17, 2017 · Film Review: ‘American Made’. Doug Liman's brash, busy CIA pilot adventure may be based on the life of Barry Seal, but it's most importantly a Tom Cruise star showcase. By Guy Lodge. David...
"American Made" is southern-fried Scorsese Lite, a gumbo of decadent deviance masking over a sharp spice of potentially fatal risks. Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 26, 2022