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American Made

American Made

It's not a felony if you're doing it for the good guys.

20176.91h 55m

Overview

The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

Directed by Doug Liman
Written by Gary Spinelli
Produced by Brian Grazer, Tyler Thompson, Ray Angelic
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $133.5M

Top Cast

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise

Barry Seal

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Monty 'Schafer'

Sarah Wright

Sarah Wright

Lucy Seal

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Plemons

Sheriff Downing

Caleb Landry Jones

Caleb Landry Jones

JB

Lola Kirke

Lola Kirke

Judy Downing

Jayma Mays

Jayma Mays

Dana Sibota

Alejandro Edda

Alejandro Edda

Jorge Ochoa

Benito Martinez

Benito Martinez

James Rangel

E. Roger Mitchell

E. Roger Mitchell

Agent Craig McCall

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)drug smugglingmoney launderingpilotbased on true storydrug cartelillegal drugsdea agent1980spablo escobar

About American Made

American Made is a action, comedy, crime, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), drug smuggling, money laundering, pilot, based on true story, drug cartel. Directed by Doug Liman, it stars Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright. The true story of pilot Barry Seal, who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel in the 1980s.

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