American Ultra

2015 · 1h36 · Film

Directed by Nima Nourizadeh

Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale, Stuart Greer, Michael Papajohn

Ideal when you feel… Happy Exhausted Romantic

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Max Landis, Brent Boates

Music

Marcelo Zarvos, Paul Hartnoll

Cinematography

Michael Bonvillain, Hans Bjerno

Cast

Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, Tony Hale, Stuart Greer, Michael Papajohn, Monique Ganderton, Nash Edgerton

Updated July 22, 2026

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