James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his desk job, but when he learns that the same guys they're trying to catch are after him, James realises that Charlie may be his only hope of survival.
Directed by Pierre Morel
central intelligence agency (cia)
ambassador
paris, france
undercover
explosive
anti hero
pimp
firearm
revelation
politician
deception
car crash
gang
Rank
#182 in 2010·#7850 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
John Travolta
Charlie Wax
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
James Reece
Kasia Smutniak
Caroline
Richard Durden
Ambassador Bennington
Bing Yin
M. Wong
Amber Rose Revah
Nichole
Éric Godon
Foreign Minister
Chems Dahmani
Rashid
Sami Darr
The Pimp
Mostéfa Stiti
Dir Yasin
Rebecca Dayan
Foreign Minister's Aide
Michaël Vander-Meiren
Airport Security Official
Crew
Pierre Morel
Director
Adi Hasak
Screenplay
David Buckley
Original Music Composer
Michel Abramowicz
Director of Photography
Virginie Besson-Silla
Executive Producer
Olivier Bériot
Costume Design
Jean-Christophe Magnaud
Special Effects Coordinator
Rico Torres
Still Photographer
Jacques Bufnoir
Production Design
Véronique Melery
Set Decoration
Olivier Schneider
Choreographer
Philippe Guégan
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
118 reviews
Bob McLarnon
3.0★ · 05/16/26
Brazenly tone deaf stupid American war machine action, I had some good fun
Brazenly tone deaf stupid American war machine action, I had some good fun
Chyard
5.0★ · 05/16/26
Guy works at an embassy and helps dismantling a Pakistani terror attack!
Also Jews mentioned!
Guy works at an embassy and helps dismantling a Pakistani terror attack!
Also Jews mentioned!
Anne Jeorgie Guzman
6.0★ · 05/13/26
i remember watching it when i was a teenager cuz my stupid ass thought it was a romance movie 😭
i remember watching it when i was a teenager cuz my stupid ass thought it was a romance movie 😭
Polo
4.0★ · 04/26/26
So painfully American that I'm surprised it was directed by a French dude, bah qu'est ce qui s'est passé mon con ? It was kinda fun though
So painfully American that I'm surprised it was directed by a French dude, bah qu'est ce qui s'est passé mon con ? It was kinda fun though
Erick
4.0★ · 02/22/26
John Travolta Does his best Steven Seagal impression
John Travolta Does his best Steven Seagal impression
