The new Rami Malek movie The Amateur opens in movie theaters weekend, starring the Oscar-winning actor as a behind-the-scenes spy who is ready to go in front of the curtain, for the sake of avenging his murdered wife.
Directed by James Hawes, with a screenplay by Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli, The Amateur is based on the 1981 novel of the same name by spy novelist Robert Littell. Nothing hits quite like a ’80s spy story! Set in the modern day, this version of The Amateur stars Malek as a CIA cryptographer named Charles Heller, who decides to go rogue on a field mission when the agency fails to bring about justice for a London terrorist attack that kills his wife. When will the bad guys learn to stop killing wives?
Also starring Rachel Brosnahan, Caitríona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Michael Stuhlbarg, Holt McCallany, Julianne Nicholson, Adrian Martinez, Danny Sapani,
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