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* AmbiguouslyGay: Hansen drops a lot of LGBTQ+ jokes when snarking, as well as praising other men's attractiveness often.
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''The Gray Man'' is a [[SpyFiction spy]][=/=][[ActionGenre action]] film directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, based on the 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, centered on Court Gentry, the titular "Gray Man": a CIA black ops operative who, after uncovering incriminating secrets about the agency, becomes subject to a manhunt by international assassins led by Lloyd Hansen, a psychopathic former colleague.

Creator/RyanGosling and Creator/ChrisEvans play Gentry and Hansen, respectively, leading an AllStarCast that includes Creator/AnaDeArmas, Creator/RegeJeanPage, Creator/JessicaHenwick and Creator/BillyBobThornton. Frequent Russo collaborator Creator/CallanMulvey plays a key role kicking off the plot, while Creator/JuliaButters plays the MoralityPet for our protagonists.

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''The Gray Man'' is a [[SpyFiction spy]][=/=][[ActionGenre action]] film directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, based on the 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, centered on Court Gentry, Courtland Gentry a.k.a. "Six", the titular "Gray Man": a CIA black ops operative who, after uncovering incriminating secrets about the agency, becomes subject to a manhunt by international assassins led by Lloyd Hansen, a psychopathic former colleague.

Creator/RyanGosling and Creator/ChrisEvans play Gentry Six and Hansen, respectively, leading an AllStarCast that includes Creator/AnaDeArmas, Creator/RegeJeanPage, Creator/JessicaHenwick and Creator/BillyBobThornton. Frequent Russo collaborator Creator/CallanMulvey plays a key role kicking off the plot, while Creator/JuliaButters plays the MoralityPet for our protagonists.



* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Gentry's dad]] was this, beating [[spoiler:Gentry's brother]] to the point where [[spoiler:Gentry]] killed him. It's also the reason he was in prison until [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] pulled him out.

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* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:Gentry's dad]] [[spoiler:Six's dad was this, beating [[spoiler:Gentry's brother]] Six's brother to the point where [[spoiler:Gentry]] Six killed him. It's also the reason he was in prison until [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] Fitzroy pulled him out. out.]]



* ArmedWithPepperSpray: In their first face-off, Lloyd uses a can of pepper spray to momentarily blind Gentry. Later, when Gentry and Miranda are using a hospital's computer database to [[spoiler:track down Claire's pacemaker]], Miranda notes that he can type with more than the one finger he's using, to which Gentry points out that he's had several bottles of pepper spray sprayed into his eyes.
* AxCrazy: Lloyd, who isn't above putting innocent civilians and cops in harm's way just to kill Gentry.

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* ArmedWithPepperSpray: In their first face-off, Lloyd uses a can of pepper spray to momentarily blind Gentry. Six. Later, when Gentry Six and Miranda are using a hospital's computer database to [[spoiler:track down Claire's pacemaker]], Miranda notes that he can type with more than the one finger he's using, to which Gentry Six points out that he's had several bottles of pepper spray sprayed into his eyes.
* AxCrazy: Lloyd, who isn't above putting innocent civilians and cops in harm's way just to kill Gentry.Six.



* BittersweetEnding: While [[spoiler:Suzanne manages to leverage Gentry/Sierra Six and Miranda to cooperate with her in pinning the blame for all the body count on the dead Lloyd, this does mean they were able to retrieve and dispose of Denny's black ops dirt encrypted drive. At the same time, despite nominally keeping Gentry on a leash, he manages to escape and once again rescue Claire, with them RidingIntoTheSunset--either for this or a SequelHook]].

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* BittersweetEnding: While [[spoiler:Suzanne manages to leverage Gentry/Sierra Six and Miranda to cooperate with her in pinning the blame for all the body count on the dead Lloyd, this does mean they were able to retrieve and dispose of Denny's black ops dirt encrypted drive. At the same time, despite nominally keeping Gentry Six on a leash, he manages to escape and once again rescue Claire, with them RidingIntoTheSunset--either for this or a SequelHook]].



* CharacterTitle: The agents of the Sierra program are referred to as Grey Men, with [[spoiler:Gentry serving as the titular single "Gray Man" due to the others getting wiped out]].
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Claire]] has a pacemaker which is mentioned to have a tracking chip in it so that EMT responders can be summoned in an emergency. Gentry later tracks [[spoiler:her]] down after [[spoiler:she]] is kidnapped by sneaking into a hospital and using their pacemaker tracking app.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Suzanne]] is a last-minute example. [[spoiler:Watching Lloyd and Gentry fight, she realizes she can use Lloyd as a scapegoat for all the events of the film and explains as much to Gentry after shooting Lloyd. She also threatens Claire's life if Gentry doesn't become a CIA operative, though this backfires later as he escapes and reunites with Claire, escaping the agency's grasp]].
* ClassifiedInformation: A rare inversion of the classic “heavily redacted file”. Gentry’s file is ''[[UnPerson blank]]'', and it is implied the same goes for all the other Sierra operatives. Later on we see a more standard example when [[spoiler:Gentry and his allies see the contents of the encrypted hard drive,]] revealing a document completely covered in black ink to highlight [[spoiler:just how much Denny’s allies are able to cover up]].
* ConvenientMisfire: Gentry claims as much during the opening mission, though it's clear that he didn't fire due to the presence of civilians near his target.

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* CharacterTitle: The agents of the Sierra program are referred to as Grey Men, with [[spoiler:Gentry [[spoiler:Six serving as the titular single "Gray Man" due to the others getting wiped out]].
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Claire]] has a pacemaker which is mentioned to have a tracking chip in it so that EMT responders can be summoned in an emergency. Gentry Six later tracks [[spoiler:her]] down after [[spoiler:she]] is kidnapped by sneaking into a hospital and using their pacemaker tracking app.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:Suzanne]] is a last-minute example. [[spoiler:Watching Lloyd and Gentry Six fight, she realizes she can use Lloyd as a scapegoat for all the events of the film and explains as much to Gentry Six after shooting Lloyd. She also threatens Claire's life if Gentry Six doesn't become a CIA operative, though this backfires later as he escapes and reunites with Claire, escaping the agency's grasp]].
* ClassifiedInformation: A rare inversion of the classic “heavily redacted file”. Gentry’s Six’s file is ''[[UnPerson blank]]'', and it is implied the same goes for all the other Sierra operatives. Later on we see a more standard example when [[spoiler:Gentry [[spoiler:Six and his allies see the contents of the encrypted hard drive,]] revealing a document completely covered in black ink to highlight [[spoiler:just how much Denny’s allies are able to cover up]].
* ConvenientMisfire: Gentry Six claims as much during the opening mission, though it's clear that he didn't fire due to the presence of civilians near his target.



* CueTheSun: [[spoiler: As the final battle between Gentry and Lloyd begins, the sun slowly starts to rise.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Practically everyone is this. Not surprising, given Creator/TheRussoBrothers tenure at [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel]]. [[spoiler:Chief among them, Claire, as shown during a flashback of Gentry babysitting her]].

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* CueTheSun: [[spoiler: As the final battle between Gentry Six and Lloyd begins, the sun slowly starts to rise.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Practically everyone is this. Not surprising, given Creator/TheRussoBrothers tenure at [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Marvel]]. [[spoiler:Chief among them, Claire, as shown during a flashback of Gentry Six babysitting her]].



** PlayedForLaughs when Lloyd protests to [[spoiler:Gentry's attack on the mansion/castle]], expressing annoyance at the fact they're destroying such an ancient historical site.
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:Fitz]] asks one of their operatives to make the assassination of Gentry painless [[spoiler:after getting forced to call the hit by Lloyd, who has his niece hostage]].

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** PlayedForLaughs when Lloyd protests to [[spoiler:Gentry's [[spoiler:Six's attack on the mansion/castle]], expressing annoyance at the fact they're destroying such an ancient historical site.
* EveryoneHasStandards: [[spoiler:Fitz]] asks one of their operatives to make the assassination of Gentry Six painless [[spoiler:after getting forced to call the hit by Lloyd, who has his niece hostage]].



* FamilyOfChoice: When babysitting Claire, Gentry says that Fitzroy is the closest thing he has to family, which Claire responds to by saying that that makes them family too.

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* FamilyOfChoice: When babysitting Claire, Gentry Six says that Fitzroy is the closest thing he has to family, which Claire responds to by saying that that makes them family too.



** [[spoiler:Margaret]] chooses to stall for time to let Gentry and Miranda get away [[spoiler:by blowing up her own flat through a gas leak, taking the mercenaries that perforated her flat with her]].

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** [[spoiler:Margaret]] chooses to stall for time to let Gentry Six and Miranda get away [[spoiler:by blowing up her own flat through a gas leak, taking the mercenaries that perforated her flat with her]].



* HomageShot: Gentry was shot at with high-calibre automatic gun inside a tram while holding a protective shield. It's an ironic, near shot-by-shot [[ActorAllusion replication of Chris Evans' bus scene]] in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. Of course, the latter plays the antagonist who ''orders'' the attack in this movie.

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* HomageShot: Gentry Six was shot at with high-calibre automatic gun inside a tram while holding a protective shield. It's an ironic, near shot-by-shot [[ActorAllusion replication of Chris Evans' bus scene]] in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. Of course, the latter plays the antagonist who ''orders'' the attack in this movie.



** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator than Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of [[PsychoForHire Lloyd]] for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.
** The Lone Wolf mercenary proves to be more effective, surgical, and successful than either Lloyd or his entire entourage of thugs and goons. While they get killed left right and center or personally beat down by Gentry even when cheating in one-on-one combat, the Lone Wolf successfully steals the drive from both Gentry and Miranda and takes them both on in hand-to-hand combat at the same time.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: After Gentry fatally wounds Dining Car in a fight, he gives Gentry a drive containing incriminating evidence involving the CIA.
* ImpaledPalm: During the fight at the hospital, Lone Wolf stabs Gentry's right palm with a knife.

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** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator than Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of [[PsychoForHire Lloyd]] for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry Six has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.
** The Lone Wolf mercenary proves to be more effective, surgical, and successful than either Lloyd or his entire entourage of thugs and goons. While they get killed left right and center or personally beat down by Gentry Six even when cheating in one-on-one combat, the Lone Wolf successfully steals the drive from both Gentry Six and Miranda and takes them both on in hand-to-hand combat at the same time.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: After Gentry Six fatally wounds Dining Car in a fight, he gives Gentry Six a drive containing incriminating evidence involving the CIA.
* ImpaledPalm: During the fight at the hospital, Lone Wolf stabs Gentry's Six's right palm with a knife.



* ImprobableAimingSkills: Demonstrated countless times by both Gentry and Miranda. The former performs near-miracles with handguns aimed solely through ''reflections'' or through split-second improbably-small targets, while the latter waves around an ''RPG'' like it's a ''sniper rifle''.

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* ImprobableAimingSkills: Demonstrated countless times by both Gentry Six and Miranda. The former performs near-miracles with handguns aimed solely through ''reflections'' or through split-second improbably-small targets, while the latter waves around an ''RPG'' like it's a ''sniper rifle''.



* ItsPersonal: Lloyd openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen prove he is better than Gentry]] for all the trouble the latter caused him. It's implied that Six reciprocates at the end, both because [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Lloyd burned Claire with a flare gun]] right in front of him to force him to drop his weapon, and his mentor/father figure just pulled a HeroicSacrifice against Lloyd's pursuit not long before. Lloyd's implied similarities to Gentry's similarly macho [[AbusiveParents father]] are implied to have a hand in it as well]].

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* ItsPersonal: Lloyd openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen prove he is better than Gentry]] Six]] for all the trouble the latter caused him. It's implied that Six reciprocates at the end, both because [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Lloyd burned Claire with a flare gun]] right in front of him to force him to drop his weapon, and his mentor/father figure just pulled a HeroicSacrifice against Lloyd's pursuit not long before. Lloyd's implied similarities to Gentry's Six's similarly macho [[AbusiveParents father]] are implied to have a hand in it as well]].



* LadyInAPowerSuit: Miranda wears a gaudy and extravagant suit in the opening mission, lampshaded by Gentry. Played straight with Suzanne, which makes sense given the fact she works for the CIA.

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* LadyInAPowerSuit: Miranda wears a gaudy and extravagant suit in the opening mission, lampshaded by Gentry.Six. Played straight with Suzanne, which makes sense given the fact she works for the CIA.



* LightningBruiser: Gentry, Hansen, Miranda, and Lone Wolf take copious amount of abuse and get back up the very next second. Special mention to the Tamil assassin because [[spoiler:he ''took an RPG to the face'' and comes out not much worse afterwards.]]
* MadeOfIron: And ''how''! Gentry suffers from a massive fall, multiple close-range explosions, and multiple major stab wounds – along with the standard hand-to-hand beating all the other characters get throughout the movie. He still manages to not only complete his objectives to satisfaction, but [[spoiler:keeps enough awareness and recovers fast enough to fake unconsciousness, breaking out of a heavily-secured military hospital the first chance he gets]].

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* LightningBruiser: Gentry, Six, Hansen, Miranda, and Lone Wolf take copious amount of abuse and get back up the very next second. Special mention to the Tamil assassin because [[spoiler:he ''took an RPG to the face'' and comes out not much worse afterwards.]]
* MadeOfIron: And ''how''! Gentry Six suffers from a massive fall, multiple close-range explosions, and multiple major stab wounds – along with the standard hand-to-hand beating all the other characters get throughout the movie. He still manages to not only complete his objectives to satisfaction, but [[spoiler:keeps enough awareness and recovers fast enough to fake unconsciousness, breaking out of a heavily-secured military hospital the first chance he gets]].



* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Fitzroy, Gentry's mentor and surrogate father, gets severely wounded and dies, though not before taking a few of Lloyd's men with him.]]

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* MentorOccupationalHazard: [[spoiler:Fitzroy, Gentry's Six's mentor and surrogate father, gets severely wounded and dies, though not before taking a few of Lloyd's men with him.]]



* NotSoDifferentRemark: During their final confrontation, Lloyd tells Gentry that they are very much alike, aside from his sense of morality and his cheap haircut.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: During their final confrontation, Lloyd tells Gentry Six that they are very much alike, aside from his sense of morality and his cheap haircut.



* PornStache: Lloyd's facial hair, appropriately dubbed a "trash-stache" by Gentry.

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* PornStache: Lloyd's facial hair, appropriately dubbed a "trash-stache" by Gentry.Six.



* PunkInTheTrunk: Gentry is forced to get into Miranda's trunk at one point, much to his displeasure.
* RedOniBlueOni: In an interesting inversion, the protagonist Gentry is the calm, almost emotionless ImplacableMan, while the antagonist Lloyd is the boisterous PsychopathicManChild. The former is an ex-convict [[spoiler:who killed his own abusive father calmly,]] while the latter is a CIA dropout who gets rejected after his emotional instability was apparent since the start.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Gentry's aide who betrays him in Vienna is rewarded with a few gunshots to the chest, courtesy of Lloyd]].

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* PunkInTheTrunk: Gentry Six is forced to get into Miranda's trunk at one point, much to his displeasure.
* RedOniBlueOni: In an interesting inversion, the protagonist Gentry Six is the calm, almost emotionless ImplacableMan, while the antagonist Lloyd is the boisterous PsychopathicManChild. The former is an ex-convict [[spoiler:who killed his own abusive father calmly,]] while the latter is a CIA dropout who gets rejected after his emotional instability was apparent since the start.
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:Gentry's [[spoiler:Six's aide who betrays him in Vienna is rewarded with a few gunshots to the chest, courtesy of Lloyd]].



** Gentry falls asleep in nearly every vehicle he ends up in, whether it be via his own volition or due to being unconscious.

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** Gentry Six falls asleep in nearly every vehicle he ends up in, whether it be via his own volition or due to being unconscious.



* ShoutOut: Gentry namedrops [[Franchise/JamesBond 007]] when questioned on his alias, Six.

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* ShoutOut: Gentry Six namedrops [[Franchise/JamesBond 007]] when questioned on his alias, Six.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Not only does Denny have all the qualities listed in his SmugSnake entry, but when [[spoiler: he and Suzanne discover that Gentry has escaped, Suzanne immediately starts giving orders which the soldiers obey without checking with him even though he's her nominal superior,]] suggesting that he's not respected by any of his subordinates.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Not only does Denny have all the qualities listed in his SmugSnake entry, but when [[spoiler: he and Suzanne discover that Gentry has Six escaped, Suzanne immediately starts giving orders which the soldiers obey without checking with him even though he's her nominal superior,]] suggesting that he's not respected by any of his subordinates.



* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Gentry and Hansen indulge in this during a fight, with Gentry mocking Hansen’s mustache before a grenade is dropped.

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* SnarkToSnarkCombat: Gentry Six and Hansen indulge in this during a fight, with Gentry Six mocking Hansen’s mustache before a grenade is dropped.



* TokenGoodTeammate: Suzanne is the only one to object to Denny and Lloyd's techniques. Then again, the only reason she protests is due to the concern that [[ItsAllAboutMe the turn of events would be blamed on her.]] [[spoiler:Pretty much subverted by the end, where despite the fact she executes Lloyd, she also threatens Claire to get Gentry to comply with her orders]].
* TranquillizerDart: In Vienna, Miranda saves Gentry by firing a dart at Lloyd's ass, [[InstantSedation putting him to sleep immediately]]. When Gentry is reluctant to get into her trunk shortly after, she shoots one at him as well.
* VillainousBreakdown: Lloyd was already mentally unhinged from the start, but he grows even more impatient and angry the more his men fail to take down Six, shooting and beating their corpses. [[spoiler:His fingers getting blown off by Claire just prior to his and Gentry's fistfight seems to be the point he decides he ''has'' to make all the trouble he's gone through worth it by beating Gentry to death, even when he lampshades that he does have the option to just walk away from it all regardless]].

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* TokenGoodTeammate: Suzanne is the only one to object to Denny and Lloyd's techniques. Then again, the only reason she protests is due to the concern that [[ItsAllAboutMe the turn of events would be blamed on her.]] [[spoiler:Pretty much subverted by the end, where despite the fact she executes Lloyd, she also threatens Claire to get Gentry Six to comply with her orders]].
* TranquillizerDart: In Vienna, Miranda saves Gentry Six by firing a dart at Lloyd's ass, [[InstantSedation putting him to sleep immediately]]. When Gentry Six is reluctant to get into her trunk shortly after, she shoots one at him as well.
* VillainousBreakdown: Lloyd was already mentally unhinged from the start, but he grows even more impatient and angry the more his men fail to take down Six, shooting and beating their corpses. [[spoiler:His fingers getting blown off by Claire just prior to his and Gentry's Six's fistfight seems to be the point he decides he ''has'' to make all the trouble he's gone through worth it by beating Gentry Six to death, even when he lampshades that he does have the option to just walk away from it all regardless]].



** Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Lloyd's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].

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** Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry Six enough]] to the point he actually complies with Lloyd's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].



* YourMom: Fitzroy's answer when Lloyd starts to question him about the identity of Gentry's ally in Prague.

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* YourMom: Fitzroy's answer when Lloyd starts to question him about the identity of Gentry's Six's ally in Prague.

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* CorruptBureaucrat: Denny is this ''so hard'' it even drives Suzanne, his fellow conspirator and another dirty CIA administrator, up the wall in frustration with just how “everything is a nail, and I only do hammers” his approach to things is.

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* CorruptBureaucrat: Denny Carmichael is this ''so hard'' it even drives Suzanne, his fellow conspirator and another dirty CIA administrator, up the wall in frustration with just how “everything is a nail, and I only do hammers” his approach to things is.



* CreditsGag: Earlier in the pursuit, Lloyd was disabled by Miranda by shooting a tranq round in his ass. Later on, Creator/ChrisEvans's listing in the CreativeClosingCredits focuses on Lloyd's ass with the round too. Possibly also doubling as an ActorAllusion, especially considering how [[Characters/MCUCaptainAmerica his biggest role]] was subject to MemeticMutation in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.

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* CreditsGag: Earlier in the pursuit, Lloyd was gets disabled by Miranda by shooting a tranq round in his ass. Later on, Creator/ChrisEvans's listing in the CreativeClosingCredits focuses on Lloyd's ass with the round too. Possibly also doubling as an ActorAllusion, especially considering how [[Characters/MCUCaptainAmerica his biggest role]] was subject to MemeticMutation in ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.



* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: PlayedForDrama. Suzanne Weaver has this reaction when [[spoiler:Lloyd's squad causes the death of Margret, the former head of the UK agency]].

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: PlayedForDrama. Suzanne Weaver Brewer has this reaction when [[spoiler:Lloyd's squad causes the death of Margret, Margaret Cahill, the former head of the UK agency]].



** Lloyd [[ColdBloodedTorture electro-tortures a man]] with jumper cables ''attached to his face'', waxing faux-philosophical between charges, and referring to the torture in creepily semi-sexual terms when he takes a call. All in all, a sadistic, ruthless, gleefully amoral monster who's in it for the power trip as much as the paycheck.

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** Lloyd [[ColdBloodedTorture electro-tortures a man]] with jumper cables ''attached to his face'', waxing faux-philosophical between charges, and referring to the torture in creepily semi-sexual terms when he takes a call.call from Carmichael. All in all, a sadistic, ruthless, gleefully amoral monster who's in it for the power trip as much as the paycheck.



-->'''Lloyd:''' That's the beauty of the private sector. I don't care about reasons.

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-->'''Lloyd:''' That's the beauty of the private sector. sector: I don't care about reasons.



-->'''Lloyd:''' You know I can't find him, 'cause his file doesn't exist. But ''your'' file, well, that's chock-full of nuggets, some of which might make you rethink your fussy attitude. ''[shows Fitzroy a picture on his phone of a masked gunman pointing a gun at a tied up Claire]'' Now, I tried to get her to smile, but, uh…you know, kids.



** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator then Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of [[PsychoForHire Lloyd]] for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.

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** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator then than Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of [[PsychoForHire Lloyd]] for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.



* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Lampshaded by Lloyd during the street shootout in Prague. To emphasise it, Six is currently in the middle of a shootout between hired mercenaries and armed SWAT police and ''handcuffed to a bench'':

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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Lampshaded by Lloyd during the street shootout in Prague. To emphasise it, Six is currently in the middle of a shootout between hired mercenaries and armed SWAT police and ''handcuffed to a bench'':bench'', which should logically make him a sitting duck:



* IronicEcho: When Hansen is [[spoiler:torturing Fitzroy by ripping off his fingernails]], he replies with “Boring” whenever he doesn’t get the answers he wants. [[spoiler:Just before Fitzroy dies later on, he tells Hansen “Boring” when he and his goons have him cornered at gunpoint, and Fitzroy blows them all up (minus Hansen) with a grenade.]]

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* IronicEcho: When Hansen Lloyd is [[spoiler:torturing Fitzroy by ripping off his fingernails]], he replies with “Boring” whenever he doesn’t get the answers he wants. [[spoiler:Just before Fitzroy dies later on, he tells Hansen “Boring” when he and his goons have him cornered at gunpoint, and Fitzroy blows them all up (minus Hansen) with a grenade.]]



* ItsPersonal: Hansen openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen prove he is better than Gentry]] for all the trouble the latter caused him. It's implied that Six reciprocates at the end, both because [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Lloyd burned Claire with a flare gun]] right in front of him to force him to drop his weapon, and his mentor/father figure just pulled a HeroicSacrifice against Lloyd's pursuit not long before. Lloyd's implied similarities to Gentry's similarly macho [[AbusiveParents father]] are implied to have a hand in it as well]].

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* ItsPersonal: Hansen Lloyd openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen prove he is better than Gentry]] for all the trouble the latter caused him. It's implied that Six reciprocates at the end, both because [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Lloyd burned Claire with a flare gun]] right in front of him to force him to drop his weapon, and his mentor/father figure just pulled a HeroicSacrifice against Lloyd's pursuit not long before. Lloyd's implied similarities to Gentry's similarly macho [[AbusiveParents father]] are implied to have a hand in it as well]].



* PoliceAreUseless: Inverted, actually; during the shoot-out in Prague, the police end up being a formidable third faction against Lloyd’s goons, even as shocked and outgunned as they are. A SWAT team and their armored vehicle proves particularly destructive to Lloyd’s three hit teams before being taken out

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* PoliceAreUseless: Inverted, actually; during the shoot-out shootout in Prague, the police end up being a formidable third faction against Lloyd’s goons, even as shocked and outgunned as they are. A SWAT team and their armored vehicle proves particularly destructive to Lloyd’s three hit teams before being taken out



* PsychoForHire: Lloyd is referred to as such repeatedly, a sadistic sociopath who's able to indulge his bloodlust by selling his services through a private military company.
* PsychopathicManChild: Lloyd acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines like he’s still in 6th Grade.

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* PsychoForHire: Lloyd is referred to as such repeatedly, a sadistic sociopath who's able to indulge his bloodlust by selling his services through a [[PrivateMilitaryContractors private military company.company]].
* PsychopathicManChild: PsychopathicManChild:
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Lloyd acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines like he’s still in 6th Grade.



* RedOniBlueOni: In an interesting inversion, the protagonist Gentry is the calm, almost emotionless ImplacableMan, while the antagonist Hansen is the boisterous PsychopathicManChild. The former was an ex-convict [[spoiler:who killed his own abusive father calmly,]] while the latter was a CIA dropout who's rejected after his emotional instability was apparent since the start.

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* RedOniBlueOni: In an interesting inversion, the protagonist Gentry is the calm, almost emotionless ImplacableMan, while the antagonist Hansen Lloyd is the boisterous PsychopathicManChild. The former was is an ex-convict [[spoiler:who killed his own abusive father calmly,]] while the latter was is a CIA dropout who's who gets rejected after his emotional instability was apparent since the start.



* SinisterSpyAgency: The CIA with Denny Carmichael at the helm is being used as a death squad for reasons unknown by those above him and he has no qualms at all hiring Hansen, who was kicked out of the Agency after five months because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he was too psychotic even for them]].

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* SinisterSpyAgency: The CIA with Denny Carmichael at the helm is being used as a death squad for reasons unknown by those above him and he has no qualms at all hiring Lloyd Hansen, who was kicked out of the Agency after five months because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he was too psychotic even for them]].



* SmugSnake: Denny is totally confident in his own abilities, boasts about how his rapid rise is due to him not letting himself be compromised by the weakness of others, and later tells his OnlySaneWoman subordinate that thinking for herself could be risky. The entire film is one long parade of his misjudgements and mistakes, and the protagonists figure out quite early on that the only reason he's not in jail for his long history of excessive force is because he's being protected by someone ''very'' highly-placed.

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* SmugSnake: Denny is totally confident in his own abilities, boasts about how his rapid rise is due to him not letting himself be compromised by the weakness of others, and later tells his OnlySaneWoman subordinate [[OnlySaneMan Suzanne]] that thinking for herself could be risky. The entire film is one long parade of his misjudgements and mistakes, and the protagonists figure out quite early on that the only reason he's not in jail thing that's kept him out of prison for his long history of excessive force is because he's being protected by someone ''very'' highly-placed.



* WorldOfSnark: As expected from a movie directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, there's no shortage of dialogue involving the protagonists and antagonists sniping at each other (be it about their competence or their shared history). Hell, even the MoralityPet Claire and the dying Margaret gets in on it (admittedly to the people they trust).

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* WorldOfSnark: As expected from a movie directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, there's no shortage of dialogue involving the protagonists and antagonists sniping at each other (be it about their competence or their shared history). Hell, even the MoralityPet Claire [[MoralityPet Claire]] and the dying Margaret gets in on it (admittedly to the people they trust).
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** During the shootout in Prague, Lloyd says, "Extra ten million to the first guy to put a bullet in this Ken Doll's brain". Ryan Gosling is set to play Ken in the upcoming ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' movie.

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** During the shootout in Prague, Lloyd says, "Extra ten $10 million to the first guy to put a bullet in this Ken Doll's brain". Ryan Gosling is set to play Ken in the upcoming ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' movie.



** [[spoiler:Denny]] is this, given the fact they used the agency and their operatives as a hit squad to carry out their own orders.

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** [[spoiler:Denny]] [[spoiler:Denny Carmichael]] is this, given the fact they used the agency and their operatives as a hit squad to carry out their own orders.



* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: PlayedForDrama. Suzanne has this reaction when [[spoiler:Lloyd's squad causes the death of Margret, the former head of the UK agency]].

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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: PlayedForDrama. Suzanne Weaver has this reaction when [[spoiler:Lloyd's squad causes the death of Margret, the former head of the UK agency]].



** Lloyd electro-tortures a man with jumper cables ''attached to his face'', waxing faux-philosophical between charges, and referring to the torture in creepily semi-sexual terms when he takes a call. All in all, a sadistic, ruthless, gleefully amoral monster who's in it for the power trip as much as the paycheck.

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** Lloyd [[ColdBloodedTorture electro-tortures a man man]] with jumper cables ''attached to his face'', waxing faux-philosophical between charges, and referring to the torture in creepily semi-sexual terms when he takes a call. All in all, a sadistic, ruthless, gleefully amoral monster who's in it for the power trip as much as the paycheck.



--> '''Miranda:''' What did he give you?
--> '''Six:''' An ecrypted drive.
-->'''Miranda:''' What's on it?\\

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--> '''Miranda:''' What did he give you?
--> '''Six:''' An ecrypted drive.
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'''Six:''' An encrypted drive.\\
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What's on it?\\



* {{Fingore}}: Lloyd uses a pair of pliers to torture [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] by tearing off several of his fingernails. Later during the final battle, [[spoiler: Six gets into a grapple with Lloyd, blowing off two fingers when Lloyd gets a grip on Six’s handgun.]]

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* {{Fingore}}: Lloyd uses a pair of pliers to torture [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] by tearing off several of his fingernails. Later during the final battle, [[spoiler: Six gets into a grapple with Lloyd, blowing off two Lloyd's left pinkie and ring fingers when Lloyd gets a grip on Six’s handgun.]]



* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up the MacGuffin, said loved ones being his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.

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* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's Lloyd kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up the MacGuffin, said loved ones being his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.



* HonorBeforeReason: In the finale, [[spoiler: Six refuses to bait Lloyd into Miranda's line of fire, instead intentionally disarming himself so the pair can have a fistfight. Though, it's also implied to be because he also [[ItsPersonal got pissed]] against Lloyd when he fired the flare gun close enough to Clarie's face, as a demonstration of his utter willingness to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her on a dime]], to give her a minor burn]].

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* HonorBeforeReason: In the finale, [[spoiler: Six refuses to bait Lloyd into Miranda's line of fire, instead intentionally disarming himself so the pair can have a fistfight. Though, it's also implied to be because he also [[ItsPersonal got pissed]] against Lloyd when he fired the flare gun close enough to Clarie's Claire's face, as a demonstration of his utter willingness to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her on a dime]], to give her a minor burn]].



** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator then Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of Lloyd for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.

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** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator then Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of Lloyd [[PsychoForHire Lloyd]] for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.



--> '''Miranda:''' They pulled me from field duty. They think I'm into whatever you're into. You're gonna tell them I'm not.
--> '''Six:''' What gives the impression they care what I think?
--> '''Miranda:''' This is my career, you understand? You're just an asset, but it's ''my career, my reputation''.

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not.\\
'''Six:''' What gives the impression they care what I think?
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think?\\
'''Miranda:''' This is my career, you understand? You're just an asset, but it's ''my career, my reputation''.



* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Denny comments on Miranda's attractiveness, invades her personal space in a way not justified by trying to get her to give up information and later calls her "clever girl", seemingly for no other reason that to highlight that he's a prick.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Denny comments on Miranda's attractiveness, invades her personal space in a way not justified by trying to get her to give up information and later calls her "clever girl", seemingly for no other reason that than to highlight that he's a prick.



* PsychopathicManChild: Hansen acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines like he’s still in 6th Grade.
** Denny isn’t any better; while less outwardly psychotic and staying well away from the action, his undisciplined and reckless command style is basically just a decaffeinated version of Hansen’s. He adds to it by acting like a spoiled rich kid who employs Hansen in the first place.

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* PsychopathicManChild: Hansen Lloyd acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines like he’s still in 6th Grade.
** Denny isn’t any better; while less outwardly psychotic and staying well away from the action, his undisciplined and reckless command style is basically just a decaffeinated version of Hansen’s. Lloyd's. He adds to it by acting like a spoiled rich kid who employs Hansen Lloyd in the first place.



* TheScapegoat: Dennis threatens to do this to Suzanne to escape the blame for all his actions. In the end, [[spoiler:Suzanne]] decides to cover her and the CIA's ass by [[spoiler:blaming all of Denny's rogue operations on Lloyd, a clearly out of control outside contractor.]]

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* TheScapegoat: Dennis Denny threatens to do this to Suzanne to escape the blame for all his actions. In the end, [[spoiler:Suzanne]] decides to cover her and the CIA's ass by [[spoiler:blaming all of Denny's rogue operations on Lloyd, a clearly out of control outside contractor.]]



** Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Hanson's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].

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** Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Hanson's Lloyd's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].
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* HomageShot: Gentry was shot at with high-calibre automatic gun inside a tram while holding a protective shield. It's an ironic, near shot-by-shot [[ActorAllusion replication of Chris Evans' bus scene]] in ''Captain America: Winter Soldier''. Of course, the latter plays the antagonist who ''orders'' the attack in this movie.

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* HomageShot: Gentry was shot at with high-calibre automatic gun inside a tram while holding a protective shield. It's an ironic, near shot-by-shot [[ActorAllusion replication of Chris Evans' bus scene]] in ''Captain America: Winter Soldier''.''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. Of course, the latter plays the antagonist who ''orders'' the attack in this movie.
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* HyperCompetentSidekick: Two versions for the villains:
** Suzanne proves herself repeatedly to be more suited to work as a CIA black ops administrator then Denny, who’s sloppy enough to be blackmailed by Sierra 4, continually relies on the obvious liability of Lloyd for dirty work, and who overall comes off like the DumbMuscle version of a CorruptBureaucrat. Suzanne, in comparison, manages to wrap things ups very tidily once Gentry has torn through Lloyd and his men, and finally starts threatening Denny back when he tries to reassert himself as the dominant partner.
** The Lone Wolf mercenary proves to be more effective, surgical, and successful than either Lloyd or his entire entourage of thugs and goons. While they get killed left right and center or personally beat down by Gentry even when cheating in one-on-one combat, the Lone Wolf successfully steals the drive from both Gentry and Miranda and takes them both on in hand-to-hand combat at the same time.


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* OnlySaneMan: Suzanne acts as this for the villains, existing in a state of perpetual exasperation and anxiety about Denny and Lloyd’s sloppiness and contempt for basic covert-ness in their covert operations.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Inverted, actually; during the shoot-out in Prague, the police end up being a formidable third faction against Lloyd’s goons, even as shocked and outgunned as they are. A SWAT team and their armored vehicle proves particularly destructive to Lloyd’s three hit teams before being taken out
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* CorruptBureaucrat: Denny is this ''so hard'' it even drives Suzanne, his fellow conspirator and another dirty CIA administrator, up the wall in frustration with just how “everything is a nail, and I only do hammers” his approach to things is.

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* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up the MacGuffin, said loved ones being his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.



* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up the MacGuffin, said loved ones being his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.

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* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up HuntingTheRogue: Sierra Six, a CIA asset, is ordered to kill another former asset who has proof of corruption within the MacGuffin, said loved ones being organization. Though he follows through, he refuses to hand over the evidence, causing his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.former handlers to order his assassination.
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* {{Fingore}}: Lloyd uses a pair of pliers to torture [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] by tearing off several of his fingernails. Later during the final battle, [[spoiler: Claire shoots a flare gun at Lloyd which tears several of his fingers off.]]

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* {{Fingore}}: Lloyd uses a pair of pliers to torture [[spoiler:Fitzroy]] by tearing off several of his fingernails. Later during the final battle, [[spoiler: Claire shoots Six gets into a flare gun at Lloyd which tears several of his grapple with Lloyd, blowing off two fingers off.when Lloyd gets a grip on Six’s handgun.]]
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* SWATTeam: Czech police deploy the Útvar rychlého nasazení (Rapid Response Unit) to confront Hansen's men. However, most of them are outgunned since the latter has access to machine guns, grenade and rocket launchers.

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* ArmedWithPepperSpray: In their first face-off, Lloyd uses a can of pepper spray to momentarily blind Gentry.

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* ArmedWithPepperSpray: In their first face-off, Lloyd uses a can of pepper spray to momentarily blind Gentry. Later, when Gentry and Miranda are using a hospital's computer database to [[spoiler:track down Claire's pacemaker]], Miranda notes that he can type with more than the one finger he's using, to which Gentry points out that he's had several bottles of pepper spray sprayed into his eyes.


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* FireForgedFriends: Six and Miranda don't get along very well at first. Miranda is mad at Six for jeopardizing the original mission and only helps him to restore her own reputation and career, but she grows to trust him (especially when she learns that a child's been put in harm as a result of the mess that her and Six caused) and saves his life multiple times, and eventually he's able to open up to her about his past.
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* ArmedWithPepperSpray: In their first face-off, Lloyd uses a can of pepper spray to momentarily blind Gentry.


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* BoringInsult: Lloyd repeatedly calls Fitzroy "boring" when he tortures him. [[spoiler: Before he sacrifices himself by blowing himself up in the climax, Fitzroy calls Lloyd the same thing.]]


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* ImpaledPalm: During the fight at the hospital, Lone Wolf stabs Gentry's right palm with a knife.


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* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Denny during his interactions with Miranda, which she calls him out on.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: During their final confrontation, Lloyd tells Gentry that they are very much alike, aside from his sense of morality and his cheap haircut.


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* PunkInTheTrunk: Gentry is forced to get into Miranda's trunk at one point, much to his displeasure.


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* TranquillizerDart: In Vienna, Miranda saves Gentry by firing a dart at Lloyd's ass, [[InstantSedation putting him to sleep immediately]]. When Gentry is reluctant to get into her trunk shortly after, she shoots one at him as well.


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* YouAreNumberSix: All agents in the Sierra program have an assigned number.
* YourMom: Fitzroy's answer when Lloyd starts to question him about the identity of Gentry's ally in Prague.
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* SinisterSpyAgency: The CIA with Denny Carmichael at the helm is being used as a death squad for reasons unknown by those above him and he has no qualms at all hiring Hansen, who was kicked out of the Agency after five months because [[EvenEvilHasStandards he was too psychotic even for them]].
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* IHaveYourWife: Lloyd's kidnaps Six's loved ones so that he can bait Six into giving up the MacGuffin, said loved ones being his mentor/surrogate father Fitzroy and Fitzroy's niece Claire.



* {{Nephewism}}: After the death of his brother and his brother's wife, Fitzroy took in their daughter Claire and raised her as his own. Claire explicitly says that Fitzroy is the only family she has left, [[FamilyOfChoice at least until Six comes along]].
* NeverHurtAnInnocent: A hit squad hired by Lloyd are sent to the square that Six has been held up in with orders to shoot anyone in the way. Six, knowing that these mercenaries will not hesitate to harm the civilians gathered in the square, asks the police guarding him to clear the place, but they just ignore him, so he steals one of the cops' guns and fires it into the air so that everyone will leave before the real shooting starts.



* PsychopathicManChild: Hansen acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines line he’s still on 6th Grade.

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* PsychopathicManChild: Hansen acts very much like an immature middle-school football player who switched out his pads for guns and henchman (and in actuality is someone who went ''to Harvard'' to ''play [[SkewedPriorities football]]''), and even whines line like he’s still on in 6th Grade.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** Lloyd orders a hit squad to assassinate Six after he is detained by the police in the middle of a public square, in spite of the fact that several armed police officers including a SWAT team are present. The result is a chaotic gunfight where the assassins are so preoccupied with fending off the police that they're unable to get a clear shot in at Six, and most of them wind up being killed.
** During the hospital fight, Six throws Miranda a gun, which she only realizes is unloaded when she attempts to fire at Lone Wolf. When she calls out Six, he points out that throwing a loaded gun is insanely reckless and [[LampshadeHanging questions why she'd assume a highly trained black ops operative such as himself would engage in such a flagrant violation of gun safety.]]
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* ClassifiedInformation: A rare inversion of the classic “heavily redacted file”. Gentry’s file is ''blank'', and it is implied the same goes for all the other Sierra operatives. Later on we see a more standard example when [[spoiler:Gentry and his allies see the contents of the encrypted hard drive,]] revealing a document completely covered in black ink to highlight [[spoiler:just how much Denny’s allies are able to cover up]].

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* ClassifiedInformation: A rare inversion of the classic “heavily redacted file”. Gentry’s file is ''blank'', ''[[UnPerson blank]]'', and it is implied the same goes for all the other Sierra operatives. Later on we see a more standard example when [[spoiler:Gentry and his allies see the contents of the encrypted hard drive,]] revealing a document completely covered in black ink to highlight [[spoiler:just how much Denny’s allies are able to cover up]].

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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: [[spoiler: Claire, who was born with a heart condition that leaves her in and out of the hospital.]]



* WorldOfSnark: As expected from a movie directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, there's no shortage of dialogue involving the protagonists and antagonists sniping at each other (be it about their competence or their shared history). Hell, even the IllGirl MoralityPet Claire and the dying Margaret gets in on it (admittedly to the people they trust).

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* WorldOfSnark: As expected from a movie directed by Creator/TheRussoBrothers, there's no shortage of dialogue involving the protagonists and antagonists sniping at each other (be it about their competence or their shared history). Hell, even the IllGirl MoralityPet Claire and the dying Margaret gets in on it (admittedly to the people they trust).
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* KnifeNut: In Hansen's final fight against Gentry he is noticeably more competent with a knife than in unarmed combat.

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combined two entries under the same trope


* LargeHam: Chris Evans is clearly relishing his chance to play a no-holds-barred (but pretty cheerful) psychopath after years of portraying Captain America.



* LargeHam: Lloyd. Creator/ChrisEvans seems to be almost channeling Creator/NicolasCage at times.

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* LargeHam: Lloyd. Creator/ChrisEvans seems to be almost channeling Creator/NicolasCage at times. He is clearly relishing his chance to play a no-holds-barred (but pretty cheerful) psychopath, after years of playing Captain America.
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* CreativeClosingCredits: The credits have metal statues reenacting of scenes of the movie, entering VideoCredits when the cast comes through specific ones for each actor.

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* ForTheEvulz: Lloyd all but states that gratuitous cruelty is his sole motivation in general.
-->'''Lloyd:''' That's the beauty of the private sector. I don't care about reasons.



* WouldHurtAChild: Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Hanson's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: WouldHurtAChild:
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Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Hanson's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].
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''The Gray Man'' was released in theaters on July 15, 2022, a week ahead of its July 22 release on Creator/{{Netflix}}.

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''The Gray Man'' was released in theaters on July 15, 2022, a week ahead of its July 22 release on Creator/{{Netflix}}. A sequel is in development as well as a spin-off.
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* HonorBeforeReason: In the finale, [[spoiler: Six refuses to bait Lloyd into Miranda's line of fire, instead intentionally disarming himself so the pair can have a fistfight.]]

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* HonorBeforeReason: In the finale, [[spoiler: Six refuses to bait Lloyd into Miranda's line of fire, instead intentionally disarming himself so the pair can have a fistfight.]] Though, it's also implied to be because he also [[ItsPersonal got pissed]] against Lloyd when he fired the flare gun close enough to Clarie's face, as a demonstration of his utter willingness to [[WouldHurtAChild kill her on a dime]], to give her a minor burn]].



* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Lampshaded by Lloyd during the street shootout in Prague:

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* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Lampshaded by Lloyd during the street shootout in Prague:Prague. To emphasise it, Six is currently in the middle of a shootout between hired mercenaries and armed SWAT police and ''handcuffed to a bench'':



* ItsPersonal: Hansen openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' prove he is better than Gentry for all the trouble the latter caused him.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Denny and Suzanne]] appear to suffer no punishment by the end of the film. Their boss, known only as "The Old Man", isn't even identified, much less brought to justice.

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* ItsPersonal: Hansen openly acknowledges his opportunity to have walked away from the conflict at any time, but by the end he ''must'' [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen prove he is better than Gentry Gentry]] for all the trouble the latter caused him.
him. It's implied that Six reciprocates at the end, both because [[spoiler:[[PapaWolf Lloyd burned Claire with a flare gun]] right in front of him to force him to drop his weapon, and his mentor/father figure just pulled a HeroicSacrifice against Lloyd's pursuit not long before. Lloyd's implied similarities to Gentry's similarly macho [[AbusiveParents father]] are implied to have a hand in it as well]].
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Denny and Suzanne]] appear to suffer no punishment by the end of the film. Their boss, known only as "The Old Man", [[GreaterScopeVillain isn't even identified, identified]], much less brought to justice.justice, only alluded to as the probable reason they have been able to pull off such brazen monopolisation of the agency's assets.



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Margret Cahill]] pulls this on a squad of Lloyd's mercenaries by flicking a lighter and setting off the gas on a stovetop. [[spoiler:Fitzroy later does this to take down several of Lloyd's men after he is mortally wounded.]]

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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Margret Cahill]] pulls this on a squad of Lloyd's mercenaries by flicking a lighter and setting off the gas on a stovetop. [[spoiler:Fitzroy later does this with a hand grenade to take down several of Lloyd's men after he is mortally wounded.]]



* VillainousBreakdown: Lloyd was already mentally unhinged from the start, but he grows even more impatient and angry the more his men fail to take down Six, shooting and beating their corpses.

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* VillainousBreakdown: Lloyd was already mentally unhinged from the start, but he grows even more impatient and angry the more his men fail to take down Six, shooting and beating their corpses. [[spoiler:His fingers getting blown off by Claire just prior to his and Gentry's fistfight seems to be the point he decides he ''has'' to make all the trouble he's gone through worth it by beating Gentry to death, even when he lampshades that he does have the option to just walk away from it all regardless]].



* WouldHurtAChild: Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her.

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* WouldHurtAChild: Lloyd kidnaps Fitzroy's young niece Claire in order to get him to comply with his demands, and on multiple occasions threatens to harm or kill her. [[spoiler:Him giving her a minor burn by firing a flare gun close to her face seem to [[TranquilFury piss off Gentry enough]] to the point he actually complies with Hanson's insane wish for a fistfight to the death, despite having the option to just let Miranda shoot him with a rifle]].
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* ItsAllAboutMe: After Carmichael assumed she was covering for him, Miranda initially took it upon herself to turn Six over to the CIA in order to salvage both her career and reputation. However, she has a change of heart when Six manages to convince her otherwise.

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* ItsAllAboutMe: After Carmichael assumed she was covering for him, him and got suspended as a result, Miranda initially took it upon herself to turn Six over to the CIA in order to salvage both her career and reputation. However, she has a change of heart when Six manages to convince her otherwise.
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* ExactWords: Miranda questions Six about what Four gave to him before he died. Six replies that it's an encripted drive, yet he again makes himself clear that it ''cannot'' be accessed when she demands to know its content.
--> '''Miranda:''' What did he give you?
--> '''Six:''' An ecrypted drive.
-->'''Miranda:''' What's on it?\\
'''Six:''' ''It's encrypted''.
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The Irishman and Red Notice cost about the same, and Rebel Moon might too.


''The Gray Man'' was released in theaters on July 15, 2022, a week ahead of its July 22 release on Creator/{{Netflix}}. With a production budget of over $200 million, it is the most expensive film produced by the company.

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''The Gray Man'' was released in theaters on July 15, 2022, a week ahead of its July 22 release on Creator/{{Netflix}}. With a production budget of over $200 million, it is the most expensive film produced by the company.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite calling Six out for unintentionally getting her in trouble with Carmichael, Miranda nevertheless decides to help him out rather than bring him over to the CIA. If not for Six's words, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she could've made a big mistake, not only for having Six brought over, but also for nearly endangering a kid's life caused by]] [[ItsAllAboutMe her own selfishness]].

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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite calling Six out for unintentionally getting her in trouble with Carmichael, Miranda nevertheless decides to help him out rather than bring him over to the CIA. If not for Six's words, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she could've made a big mistake, not only for having Six brought over, over and killed, but also for nearly endangering a kid's life caused by]] [[ItsAllAboutMe her own selfishness]].
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite calling Six out for unintentionally getting her in trouble with Carmichael, Miranda nevertheless decides to help him out rather than bring him over to the CIA. If not for Six's words, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she could've made a big mistake, not only for having Six brought over, but also for nearly endangering a kid's life caused by]] [[ItsAllAbout Me her own selfishness]].

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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Despite calling Six out for unintentionally getting her in trouble with Carmichael, Miranda nevertheless decides to help him out rather than bring him over to the CIA. If not for Six's words, [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone she could've made a big mistake, not only for having Six brought over, but also for nearly endangering a kid's life caused by]] [[ItsAllAbout Me [[ItsAllAboutMe her own selfishness]].

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