History Film / AmericanAssassin

* RatedMForManly: The main cast consists entirely of attractive, badass, tough-as-nails men, except for [[TheSmurfettePrinciple one token female member]] that's suitably easy on the eyes.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler:Ghost, the BigBad, was a former agent under Hurley's purview before he was apparently left behind enemy lines. [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil The torture he endured there made him slightly... unhinged]].]]

* RecklessGunUsage: Rapp shoots the targets at a shooting range ''while other shooters are firing at them.'' This earns the disgust of others around him, and quickly leaves before anything bad happens.

* RevengeBeforeReason: Might as well be the film's TagLine. ''Every'' main character is out for someone's blood [[ItsPersonal for personal reasons]] and will happily jeopardize the mission and their own life in their thirst for revenge. Predictably, many of the movie's most idiotic moments can be traced directly to this issue.

* PostNineElevenTerrorismMovie: It's all about fighting terrorism.

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles while wearing laser tag type gear. The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely versus a grazing. The VR environment is a mix of trainees, trainers, and VR inserted terrorist targets.

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles while wearing a laser tag type gear. [[spoiler: The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely versus a grazing. The VR environment is a mix of trainees, trainers, and VR inserted terrorist targets.]]

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles while wearing a laser tag type gear. [[spoiler: The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely vs a grazing. The VR environment is a mix of trainees, trainers, and VR inserted terrorist targets.]]

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles with laser tag type gear. [[spoiler: The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely vs a grazing.]]

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles with laser tag type gear.

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles with a laser tag type gear. [[spoiler: The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely vs a grazing.]]

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles with a laser tag type gear. [[The laser tag type gear gives the trainees a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been hit, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely vs a grazing]]

* VirtualTrainingSimulation: Mitch and the other trainees are going through a VR simulation where they must identify and kill hostiles. [[spoiler:The VR environment is set in a party and the trainees must identify and kill hostiles, some of whom are out to kill them. They are wearing Laser tag type gear that gives them a varying degree of electric shock commensurate with how badly they have been attacked, i.e. a kill shot hurts severely vs a grazing.]]

* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The story focuses heavily on Iran's nuclear ambitions, its long-standing beef with Israel, and the anti-nuclear treaty Iran signed with the West, [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment something neither side is particularly happy with]]. The film was released late in 2017 when all these topics were making headlines in RealLife on a regular basis.

* RecklessGunUsage: Rapp shoots the targets at a shooting range ''while other shooters are firing at them.'' This earns the disgust of others around him, and quickly [[RealityEnsues leaves before anything bad happens.]]

-->-- '''Mitch Rapp''', ''American Assassin''

This film is based on the [[Creator/VinceFlynn book series]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

This film is based on the [[Creator/VinceFlynn books series]] and starring Creator/DylanObrien and Creator/MichaelKeaton.

* ''American Assassin'' (2017)

* PsychoticSmirk:
** Ghost sports one to Rapp during their final battle, when [[WouldYouLikeToHearHowTheyDied he taunts Rapp about his girlfriend's death]].
** Rapp himself has one of these when standing behind the Iranian candidate in the elevator in the ending.

* ArtisticLicenseCars: In one driving sequence Rapp energetically rips on the gear-lever, as if he's shifting up a gear. Except that it's clearly visible that he's in a car with an automatic transmission, and doesn't move the gear-selector any inch.

* TheWarOnTerror: Level Red.