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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic rating 7.5

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Critic Kim Newman
rated 8

...this clever adaptation dispenses with the alien robots, living piles of shit, and killer Bizarro. Instead, the backstory is an equally complex, surprisingly satisfying secret history...

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

Here’s an action picture that’s exhausting in its relentless violence and its ingenuity in inventing new ways to attack, defend, ambush and annihilate.

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Critic Keith Phipps
rated 6

It carries a bitter aftertaste, but by those low standards, it's a considerable success.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Søren Langelund
rated 8

...[et] konsekvent og virtuost actionbrag, hvor man enten skyder eller bliver skudt.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Morgan Freeman
As Sloan
Terence Stamp
As Pekwarsky
Konstantin Khabenskiy
As The Exterminator
James McAvoy
As Wesley Gibson

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Wanted is a 2008 action-thriller film directed by Timur Bekmambetov. The movie follows the story of Wesley Gibson (played by James McAvoy), a young man who discovers that his recently murdered father was part of a secret society of assassins. After being recruited by the society's leader, Mr. Sloan (played by Morgan Freeman), Wesley undergoes training to develop his innate killing skills and joins the Fraternity to avenge his father's death. Alongside Angelina Jolie as Fox, Common as Earl Spellman / The Gunsmith, and Konstantin Khabensky as The Exterminator, the film features an ensemble cast with diverse characters. The plot takes Wesley from his mundane office job to a world of high-stakes assassinations, explosions, and intense combat scenes. With its unique premise and fast-paced action sequences, Wanted has become a cult classic among fans of the genre.

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