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Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie (Jasmine Trinca), a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman (Javier Bardem) with dealings in Africa.

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With an uninspired plot and rote set pieces that are overshadowed by its star's physique, The Gunman proves a muddled misfire in the rapidly aging Over-50 Action Hero genre.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

The Gunman doesn't shoot blanks, but it is never fully loaded.

Mar 7, 2017

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Part of the problem is the script's determination to drag some of Spain's most scenic spots into the action whether or not they suit the mood.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 16, 2015

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

If you want a thriller about architecture, here is your thing. Gaudi with Guns, they could have called it.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 16, 2015

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

...a dull, emotionally inert, slog of an experience.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Unfortunately, no matter how many beautiful locations are served up by the globetrotting plot, or how pumped-up Penn may look, the story is very familiar stuff, but without anything to set it apart.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 9, 2022

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

It is largely a clichéd scaffolding for certain violent set pieces, which are interesting as formal exercises of a kind, but have no long-lasting emotional or any other kind of impact, except to further inure audiences to killing and brutality.

Feb 12, 2021

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chandankumar L You can choose this to watch for a good passing time and .. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review Sunny C Its very interesting movie Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review P Adil s It was a great entertainment. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/24 Full Review KD I don't understand all the negative reviews at all. I thought it was pretty enjoyable. Not a ton of action for a movie called Gunman but the action it had was done well, and the acting was top tier. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Jelisije J An overly long predictable action film that I expected better from Sean Penn. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Michael H Sean Penn at his best. Great entertainment and action. Critics who don't like it seem to be the American-style critics who expect the world to be neat and easily understandable. This is a great watch. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/02/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pierre Morel Director Sean Penn Jim Terrier Idris Elba DuPont Ray Winstone Stanley Mark Rylance Cox Javier Bardem Felix

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Sean Penn as Jim Terrier in "The Gunman."

(L-R) Sean Penn as Jim Terrier and Idris Elba as DuPont in "The Gunman."

Sean Penn as Jim Terrier and Jasmine Trinca as Annie in "The Gunman."

Sean Penn as Jim Terrier in "The Gunman."

(L-R) Ray Winstone as Stanley and Sean Penn as Jim Terrier in "The Gunman."

Sean Penn as Jim Terrier in "The Gunman."

(L-R) Sean Penn as Jim Terrier and Mark Rylance as Cox in "The Gunman."

(L-R) Javier Bardem as Felix, Sean Penn as Jim Terrier and Jasmine Trinca as Annie in "The Gunman."

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Synopsis Eight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country's minister of mining, former assassin Jim Terrier (Sean Penn) is back, suffering from PTSD and digging wells to atone for his violent past. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead -- and why. Terrier's search leads him to a reunion with Annie (Jasmine Trinca), a woman he once loved, who is now married to an oily businessman (Javier Bardem) with dealings in Africa.

Director: Pierre Morel
Producer: Andrew Rona, Sean Penn, Ron Halpern
Screenwriter: Don MacPherson, Pete Travis, Sean Penn
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Silver Pictures
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 20, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.6M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos