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American Ultra

American Ultra

Everyone's getting smoked.

20156.11h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nima Nourizadeh
Written by Max Landis
Produced by Anthony Bregman, David Alpert, Britton Rizzio
Box OfficeBudget: $28.0MRevenue: $27.1M

Top Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Mike Howell

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart

Phoebe Larson

Topher Grace

Topher Grace

Adrian Yates

Connie Britton

Connie Britton

Victoria Lasseter

Walton Goggins

Walton Goggins

Laugher

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Rose

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Krueger

Tony Hale

Tony Hale

Agent Peter Douglas

Stuart Greer

Stuart Greer

Sheriff Bernie Watts

Michael Papajohn

Michael Papajohn

Otis

Themes & Keywords

small towncentral intelligence agency (cia)slackermemory lossstonerboyfriend girlfriend relationshipsurprisingblack opsneuroticwoman agentsecret projectsecretsconvenience store

About American Ultra

American Ultra is a action, comedy film released in 2015 exploring themes of small town, central intelligence agency (cia), slacker, memory loss, stoner, boyfriend girlfriend relationship. Directed by Nima Nourizadeh, it stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace. 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.

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