American Ultra

American Ultra
A man and a woman wearing sunglasses at night, casually walking away from a large explosion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNima Nourizadeh
Written byMax Landis
Produced by
  • Anthony Bregman
  • Kevin Frakes
  • Raj Brinder Singh
  • David Alpert
  • Britton Rizzio
Starring
CinematographyMichael Bonvillain
Edited by
Music byMarcelo Zarvos
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$28 million[2][3]
Box office$30.3 million[3]

American Ultra is a 2015 American stoner spy action comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh and written by Max Landis.[4][5] The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman and Tony Hale. The story is about a stoner who discovers he was part of a secret government program and is a sleeper agent.

It was released on August 21, 2015, by Lionsgate. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the premise and cast, but criticism that it "fails to live up to its potential".[6] The film underperformed at the box office, earning a worldwide total of $30.3 million against a production budget of $28 million.

  1. ^ "AMERICAN ULTRA (15)". British Board of Film Classification. August 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 26, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "American Ultra (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "American Ultra (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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