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IMDb rating 6.7
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Critic A.A. Dowd
rated 7

Corbijn handles this surfeit of plot with ease, skillfully preserving the mystery of Issa’s motives and creating an atmosphere of pervasive distrust.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Brian Tallerico
rated 5

...mostly solid performances and strong production values.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Ian Nathan
rated 6

...featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of several swansongs, there is no doubt this is an intelligent, vividly performed thriller-cum-scabrous portrait of post-9/11 counter-terrorist methods.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Xan Brooks
rated 6

...a professional old-school espionage outing, intricate as clockwork and acted with relish by the ever-watchable Hoffman.

Read full review at The Guardian
Poul Jensen
rated 6

Lidt sløv spiondrama, men Hoffman spiller som sædvanligt godt.

3 months ago

Cast & Crew

Anton Corbijn
Director
Willem Dafoe
As Tommy Brue
Rainer Bock
As Dieter Mohr
Daniel Brühl
As Maximilian
Philip Seymour Hoffman
As Günther Bachmann
Robin Wright
As Martha Sullivan

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A Most Wanted Man is a thought-provoking and intense espionage thriller that follows the story of Günther Bachmann, a disgraced German intelligence agent, who leads a secret government team tasked with tracking down potential terrorists. When a mysterious and tortured Chechen refugee named Issa Karpov illegally enters Hamburg, Bachmann sees an opportunity to recruit him as an informant and uncover possible connections to high-level terrorists. As the investigation unfolds, Bachmann's team becomes embroiled in a complex web of intrigue involving Muslim philanthropists, British bankers, and American diplomats. With its gritty realism, masterful plot twists, and outstanding performances from the cast - including Philip Seymour Hoffman in his final leading role - A Most Wanted Man keeps viewers on the edge of their seats until its heart-stopping climax.

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A Most Wanted Man was released in theaters on July 25, 2014.