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Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. After his estranged father is murdered, he meets Fox (Angelina Jolie), who recruits him into the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan (Morgan Freeman), the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley to tap into dormant powers. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

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Wanted is stylish, energetic popcorn fare with witty performances from Angelina Jolie (playing an expert assassin), James McAvoy, and Morgan Freeman that help to distract from its absurdly over-the-top plot.

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Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Jim Ridley Village Voice Bekmambetov's movie evaporates pretty quickly after it's consumed. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Laremy Legel Film.com Wanted is too bloody, too over the top, too silly, and too special effects driven. It's also excessively entertaining and fun. Rated: A- Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Paul Byrnes Sydney Morning Herald Bekmambetov made better films in Russia with far less money and more ideas. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 1, 2008 Full Review Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand There’s no smarts behind it, merely style and spectacle, and Bekmambetov just runs with it. He’s not concerned with making it look real, just with making it look really cool and letting the audience decide if they’re in the mood to play his game. Apr 14, 2023 Full Review Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Niall Browne Movies in Focus Wanted is a 14 year-old boy's fantasy - being given $3 million, a gun and Angelina Jolie as company. Your viewpoint of the film will depend on how well you can suspend disbelief and your opinions on casual violence. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 17, 2021 Full Review Wanted | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Stylistic, violent, innovative, startling, unexpected, and outrageous. Rated: 8/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Fabrícia F Ágil, chocante, sanguinário. Um thriller de ação e suspense surpreendente. Aqui, o destino de um jovem (James Mcavoy) frustrado com suas escolhas de vida, muda drásticamente ao se ver envolvido numa irmandade misteriosa. Menção honrosa a presença de Angelina Jolie e Morgan Freeman que interpretam os vilões dando um show em cena. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Audience Member watch full amazing movie online on https://glamcinema.com/ Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review ming W This is still the best action movie i have watched ever seen. . to be honest, it's even better than John Wick. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Piers H Ridiculous to the core, I'd be ok scoring 2 stars for popcorn escapism if it wasn't for the final message appearing to be that if you want to take control of your life, the best way to do so is by killing someone. The message is so explicit that it staggers me more people haven't commented on it. Happily, I'm going to guess that 99.999% of audience members weren't seeking life council from the movie, but beware the 0.001% who did. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review Jacob R I mean, it’s alrightttt… not bad as a casual film to flick on, nothing complicated about it and constant fast paced cheap action throughout. Unfortunately the whole thing feels incredibly rushed especially towards the end, leaving practically all the scenes with very little feeling of depth if any. In my opinion the direction of the film struggled to make its mind up about what genre of film it wanted to be, sometimes it felt like you were watching a cheesy comedy and then moments later it felt like a more serious action film. Overall not really worth the watch in my opinion, but not terrible either. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review koala n I watched it again in 2024 and the movie was still enjoyable. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. After his estranged father is murdered, he meets Fox (Angelina Jolie), who recruits him into the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan (Morgan Freeman), the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley to tap into dormant powers. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

Director
Timur Bekmambetov

Producer
Marc Platt, Jim Lemley, Jason Netter, Iain Smith

Screenwriter
Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Chris Morgan

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Marc Platt Productions, Universal Pictures, Stillking Films

Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Pervasive Language|Strong Bloody Violence)

Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 27, 2008, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2012

Box Office (Gross USA)
$134.3M

Runtime
1h 50m
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