Release Date: April 11, 2025
Genre: Action, Thriller
Language: English
Country of Origin: United States
Filming Locations: London, England, France, Turkey
Director: James Hawes
Writers: Evan Katz, Robert Littell, Ken Nolan
Production Companies: 20th Century Studios, Fox 2000 Pictures, Hutch Parker Entertainment
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Story
James Hawes’s suspenseful thriller The Amateur follows CIA cryptographer Alex Mercer (Rachel Brosnahan) as he faces a severe personal and professional crisis. Following his wife’s death in a horrific terrorist attack in London, Mercer learns the perpetrators are still at large. He uses his special position within the CIA to threaten the organization into giving him operative training because he is desperate for justice. His mission is to find and prosecute those accountable for the murder of his wife. The movie explores themes of loyalty, retaliation, and the extent a man will go to win someone over.
Plot Summary
The protagonist of “The Amateur” is Jack Morgan (played by Laurence Fishburne), a gifted CIA cryptographer whose life is completely upended when a vicious terrorist organization in London kills his wife. Jack succeeds in blackmailing his own agency because he is consumed by grief and driven by a desire for vengeance. Using his deep understanding of their cryptography systems, he demands their assistance in preparing him for the role of an operative.
Reluctantly, the CIA grants Jack the abilities he needs to find and eliminate the terrorists accountable for his wife’s death. Jack encounters many obstacles on the inside as well as outside of the realm of covert operations. His pursuit of justice turns into a dangerous game of cat and mouse that pushes him to the breaking point and exposes the worst aspects of himself.
Cast
Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Morgan
Laurence Fishburne as Jack Morgan
Caitríona Balfe as Claire Donovan
Rami Malek as Amir Khalid
Julianne Nicholson as Agent Sara Hayes
Holt McCallany as Director Peter Caldwell
Takehiro Hira as Hiro Tanaka
Alice Hewkin as Rachel Tanaka
Joseph Millson as Tom Bennett
Adrian Martinez as Carlos Ramirez
Marc Rissmann as Viktor Ivanov
Kate Sumpter as Natalie Brooks
Bettina Kenney as CNN Reporter
Ashley Byam as Evan Milton
David Mills as ABC News Reporter
