Name: Spartan
Genre: Mystery, Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2004-03-12
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill

2004·Mystery·1h 42m

7.1

★

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

Directed by David Mamet

politics

secret agent

dubai

illegal prostitution

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Cast

Val Kilmer

Scott

Derek Luke

Curtis

William H. Macy

Stoddard

Tia Texada

Jackie Black

Ed O'Neill

Burch

Kristen Bell

Laura Newton

Johnny Messner

Grace

Clark Gregg

Miller

Lionel Mark Smith

Colonel Blane

Aaron Stanford

Michael Blake

Saïd Taghmaoui

Tariq Asani

Bob Jennings

Grace's Aide

Crew

David Mamet

Director

David Mamet

Screenplay

Mark Isham

Original Music Composer

Elie Samaha

Producer

Art Linson

Producer

Joseph Merhi

Co-Producer

Eric L. Haney

Military Consultant

Cassandra Kulukundis

Casting

Rick Nathanson

Line Producer

Danny Aiello III

Stunt Coordinator

Peter Robb-King

Makeup Department Head

Nathan Whitehead

Assistant Sound Editor

Popular Reviews

20 reviews

Blake

8.5★ · 07/10/24

About even with Top Secret! as Val’s best role. Hilariously distrusting of the government. Maybe the snappiest dialogue I’ve heard in a Mamet movie so far. It’s like if Taken was really good

Meg Swenson

7.0★ · 12/12/23

man they sure don’t make mid budget vaguely homoerotic action thrillers like this anymore

Jack J

6.8★ · 08/09/22

Perfect example of a middle-of-the-road thriller that is elevated by an extremely capable performer like Kilmer. Makes me reminiscent for when a film like this could be made and not buried onto a streaming service.

Npu

7.9★ · 07/20/22

I would call this Melville-esque but really there’s nothing like it

Aoife McGrath

4.0★ · 03/29/26