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Film / 2015
American Ultra
Directed by
Nima Nourizadeh
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
The story
Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.
Cast
Jesse EisenbergMike Howell
Kristen StewartPhoebe Larson
Topher GraceAdrian Yates
Connie BrittonVictoria Lasseter
Walton GogginsLaugher
John LeguizamoRose
Bill PullmanKrueger
Tony HaleAgent Peter Douglas
Stuart GreerSheriff Bernie Watts
Michael PapajohnOtis
Monique GandertonCrane
Nash EdgertonBeedle
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Paul O'ConnorDiesel
Freddie PoolePotter
Ilram ChoiNewton
James BendishawBourbon
Lavell CrawfordBig Harold
Sam MaloneQuinzin
Jim KlockDeputy Labutte
Wayne PéréDeputy Krantz
Gabe BegneaudDeputy Jordan
Rachel WulffCNN Reporter
Lyle BrocatoCIA Analyst
Don YessoAir Force Commander
Jack YangGangster
Vic ChaoRowdy
Johnny McPhailGas Station Attendant
Nick StannerAsset #1
Eyad ElbitarAsset #2
Trace CheramieAsset #3
Isaac HughesAsset #4
John BerneckerAsset #5
Tim J. SmithAsset #6
Matthew R. StaleyAsset #7
Alvin ChongAsset #8
Michael JamorskiAsset #9
Greg RementerAsset #10
Dino Dos SantosAsset #11
Robert BennettShopper
Teri WybleTech #1
James Moses BlackTech #2
Eric StratemeierStunt Thug #1
Eric VanArsdaleStunt Thug #2
Sope AlukoKrueger's Wife
Macee BinnsParty Hipster
Nicolas BoscThe Party Guy
Kyle CrosbySoldier
Michelle DeVitoCIA Tech
Alexander EldimiatiCIA Operative
Joseph FischerCIA Tech
Philip FornahConcierge
Tyler ForrestHooper
Geraldine GlennAirport Traveler
Mary Elizabeth RunyonGretchen
Billy SlaughterStaff Sgt. Harris
John L. ArmijoCIA Agent
Tom BuiBusinessman
Johnny OttoCIA Agent (uncredited)
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