Films The Amateur

Film • 2025 • Action, Spy, Thriller

After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.

Where to watch

Streaming information by

Cast & Crew

James HawesDirector
Robert LittellNovel
Ken NolanScreenplay
Gary SpinelliScreenplay
Rami MalekHeller
Holt McCallanyDirector Moore
Danny SapaniCaleb
Rachel BrosnahanSarah
Michael StuhlbargSchiller
Laurence FishburneHenderson
Julianne NicholsonDirector O'Brien
Caitríona BalfeInquiline
Jon BernthalThe Bear
Adrian MartinezCarlos
See all cast & crew on IMDb

Details

Status	Released
Release	April 9, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Action Spy Thriller
Links	AllMovie Apple TV FilmAffinity IMDb Letterboxd MUBI Metacritic Official site Plex Rotten Tomatoes TMDB The Numbers Wikidata Wikipedia
Reviews	What to Watch on TV and at the Movies This Week AARP • aarp.org Rami Malek May Be Too Weird for Hollywood Alison Willmore • vulture.com Review: Throwback spy thriller The Amateur is a little theatrical miracle for a streaming-first era The Globe and Mail • theglobeandmail.com Movie Review: Malek schemes and turns the screws as “The Amateur” Movie Nation • rogersmovienation.com Review: 'The Amateur' starring Rami Malek promises more than it delivers ABC News • abcnews.go.com Rami Malek is a deeply uncool spy in the pleasingly silly The Amateur – review The Independent • independent.co.uk The Amateur review — an action movie that falls flat on its face Kevin Maher, Chief Film Critic • thetimes.com Rami Malek Is the Geeky Version of Liam Neeson in ‘Taken’ The Daily Beast • thedailybeast.com ‘The Amateur’: Vengeance for beginners - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com The Amateur Empire • empireonline.com

Evolution

Positions in the top 50 for The Amateur in the past 30 days