American Made Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Guns. Drugs. Money laundering.

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Last modified: May. 3, 2022

American Made

Release Date: Friday, September 29, 2017 Theaters

A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.

Director: Doug Liman

Starring: Tom Cruise • Domhnall Gleeson • Sarah Wright • Jesse Plemons • Jayma Mays

R Crime 1 hr, 55 m

3.67 / 5.0

46% WILL SEE 54% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Follows Barry Seal, a TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America. Seal finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the U.S., one that spawned the birth of the Medellin cartel and eventually almost brought down the Reagan White House through the Iran Contra scandal.

Crime Thriller True Story

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Who stars in American Made – Cast List

Tom Cruise
... Barry Seal

Top Gun, Digger
Domhnall Gleeson
The Revenant, Fountain of Youth
S
Sarah Wright
Touchback, The House Bunny
J
Jesse Plemons
Digger, Bugonia
J
Jayma Mays
... Dana Sibota

Bill & Ted Face The Music, Disenchanted
C
Caleb Landry Jones
... Bubba

Dracula , The Social Network
B
Benito Martinez
... James Rangel

Queen & Slim, Bless Me, Ultima
E
E. Roger Mitchell
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Step Off
L
Lola Kirke
Gemini, Lost Girls
A
Alejandro Edda
The Forever Purge

Who is making American Made – Crew List

A look at American Made behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Doug Liman last helmed The Instigators and Road House. The film's writer Gary Spinelli last penned The Amateur and Chaos Walking.

Director: Doug Liman
Screenwriter: Gary Spinelli
Producers: Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Brian Oliver
Tyler Thompson

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Cross Creek Pictures
Imagine Entertainment
Vendian Entertainment

Production – What we know about the American Made

Key Facts

Tom Cruise himself is a trained pilot.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2017

Completed

Changed American Made movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Apr 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language throughout and some sexuality/nudity
Runtime: 1 hr, 55 m
Tagline: Guns. Drugs. Money laundering.
Also known as: Mena
Language: English