American Star

American Star

2024 · 107 min · EN · R · 5.7 (61 votes)
Dir. Gonzalo López-Gallego · Starring Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Adam Nagaitis, Thomas Kretschmann, Fanny Ardant, Andrés Gertrúdix · Music Remate
ThrillerMysteryDrama

An assassin on a final assignment in Fuerteventura, to kill a man he has never met. When his target is delayed, he finds himself drawn to the island, people and a ghostly shipwreck. Instead of following protocol he stays. But when the target returns, the world has shifted. Before everything was simple, now nothing is.

VIBE

This film feels like a quiet, sun-drenched meditation on a life at a crossroads. It's a journey into the soul of a man grappling with his past and an uncertain future, imbued with a palpable sense of unease and a haunting beauty. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken questions and the weight of choices.

melancholicreflectivetensesomberexistentialslow-burnatmospheric thrillercharacter-driven dramaneo-noir undertonesvisually strikingidentityregretexistentialismredemption
▶ Stream on Hulu, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now