Wanted (2008)

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  • Opened June 27, 2008 
  • 1 hr 50 min
  • R | strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. More on child suitability

  • 25-year-old Wes (James McAvoy) was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. Until he met a woman named Fox (Angelina Jolie). After his estranged father is murdered, the deadly sexy Fox recruits Wes into the Fraternity, a secret society that trains Wes to avenge his dad’s death by unlocking his dormant powers. As she teaches him how to develop lightning-quick reflexes and phenomenal agility, Wes discovers this team lives by an ancient, unbreakable code: carry out the death orders given by fate itself. With wickedly brilliant tutors—including the Fraternity’s enigmatic leader, Sloan (Morgan Freeman)—Wes grows to enjoy all the strength he ever wanted. But, slowly, he begins to realize there is more to his dangerous associates than meets the eye. Wes will come to learn what no one could ever teach him: he alone controls his destiny. Full synopsis

  • Cast: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common
  • Director: Timur Bekmambetov
  • Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller

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by Asianfreak

100 out of 100 It's a sick, sick, sick action thriller with non-stop graphic violence, exciting training, plot twists. Angelina Jolie stars in the most fast-paced action movie of all time....

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by Spencer27057

100 out of 100 Paced at spectacular entertainment, lots of thrills and in-your-face action in the most highly anticipated action thriller of the 2008....

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

This over-the-top, ultraviolent, hyperkinetic action thriller pretty much has it all. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Brutal, sexy, built to thrill and minus a scintilla of redeeming social value, the movie -- based on a series of comic books by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones -- explodes like summer fireworks. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

The way to enjoy this film is to put your logic on hold, along with any higher sensitivities that might be vulnerable and immerse yourself as if in a video game. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Best of all, there's a lot of Jolie, barrels blazing. The star's fearlessly sexy hauteur is unique in the biz today. And when she works it in Wanted, she kills, bullets optional. Read full review

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Angelina Jolie in "Wanted."