American Star

R

Released Jan 26

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

List

77%

31 Reviews

Tomatometer

47%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Audience Score

An assassin (Ian McShane) on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck.

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Critics Consensus

Thanks in large part to the ever-watchable Ian McShane, American Star entertains as a slow-burning albeit somewhat standard thriller.

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Preston M

While Ian McShane gives it his all, the film is boring, uneventful, and just too slow. There wasn't much substance in the movie to keep it fresh and enjoyable.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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paul s

Never got off the tarmac, boring, unexciting - a non-story. Only positive was scenic photography

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Mark J

What a dreadful waste of time! There was nothing in it, nothing! Can't believe you've given it the rating you have! The film industry has really gone down to the bottom of the barrel.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Olivia P

I'm surprised by the lower audience scores for this movie. Personally, I liked it a lot. While the story may not be fast-paced, there's a good one in there. I particularly enjoyed McShane's performance, and the rest of the cast did a great job too. Overall, I really liked this movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Kent M

Ian McShane is great, as always, bringing a gravitas to the role that makes the film watchable but not enjoyable. Overall, I found the film too heavy on the art-house vibes without a satisfying conclusion. "Huh?" was my response to the ending.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/24

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Tamim A

If you like recording grass growing and then watching the video played back in slow-motion, you will love this movie. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get past watching the first hour of this. If something exciting and amazing happened after that, I definitely missed it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Gonzalo López-Gallego

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Ian McShane

Wilson

Nora Arnezeder

Gloria

Fanny Ardant

Anne

Thomas Kretschmann

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Adam Nagaitis

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Leslie Felperin

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Although the script is a bit formulaic and fairly predictable, the treat here is seeing McShane do what he does best, which is to project a lively mind ticking away under the placid surface of a snake-like visage.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 21, 2024

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Rex Reed

Observer

Movies about professional assassins have an obligation to be juicier and more consistently fascinating than this.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 29, 2024

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

This is an unusually intelligent and purposeful movie that doesn't say much but is full of feeling.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 26, 2024

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

Almost serene hitman drama is an incredible vessel for a vintage Ian McShane performance. Rich in texture and melancholy , but deliberately sparse in rollicking gun play

Rated: 4

Mar 21, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It works well as a character study of a mysterious hit man, who shows us his human side.

Rated: B

Mar 5, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

American Star is a deliberately paced, artful-looking story of an assassin who is emotionally torn over killing or saving a young woman who is his target. People expecting a fast-moving action film will be disappointed. This drama is a character study.

Feb 27, 2024

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Synopsis

An assassin (Ian McShane) on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck.

Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Producer: Peter Hampden, Pedro Hernández Santos, Phil Hunt, Evangelo Kioussis
Screenwriter: Nacho Faerna
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: EMU Films
Rating: R (Language|Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.4K
Runtime: 1h 47m

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