Hong Kong Synopsis
“Assassins aren't born. They're made.”
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Audience Engagement
2,765 audience reviews — more than 99% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 93th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with American Assassin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TIK Films
Action + Thriller in Hong Kong
121 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding American Assassin itself).
The 2016–2018 Hong Kong Window
American Assassin holds position #18 of 45 Hong Kong films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Hong Kong, 166 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when American Assassin premiered alongside 14 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 52m runtime, production spent $295K per minute on screen and earned $600K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Hong Kong films in 2017.
The 788th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #360 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (57th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #234 of 516 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Arabic, English, Italian, Persian, Polish, Spanish, Turkish |
| Production Companies | TIK Films, di Bonaventura Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions, Lionsgate, CBS Films |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | September 14, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt1961175 |
| Official Site | american-assassin.com |