A Most Wanted Man | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | November 15, 2014
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Often about as thrilling as a political debriefing. Hoffman is always reliable but this one takes patience. It is ultimately worthwhile.
| genre | Thriller |
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| synopsis | When a half-Chechen, half-Russian, tortured half-to-death immigrant turns up in Hamburg's Islamic community, laying claim to his father's ill gotten fortune, both German and US security agencies take a close interest: as the clock ticks down and the stakes rise, the race is on to establish this most wanted man's true identity - oppressed victim or destruction-bent extremist? |
| lead actors | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Rachel McAdams | Robin Wright | Daniel Brühl | Willem Dafoe | Grigoriy Dobrygin | Nina Hoss | Martin Wuttke | Kostja Ullmann | Rainer Bock | Vicky Krieps | Homayoun Ershadi |
| director | Anton Corbijn |