The Gray Man (2022)
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A CIA agent on the run must evade a sociopathic former colleague after uncovering corrupt secrets within his organization.
The story
In 2003, a man named Courtland Gentry is recruited into the CIA's secret 'Sierra' program as an assassin. By 2021, now known as 'Sierra Six,' he is working with agent Dani Miranda. During a mission in Bangkok, he successfully eliminates a target but discovers a drive containing evidence of high-level corruption within the CIA. When his superior, Carmichael, refuses to acknowledge the truth, Six is forced to go on the run. He is pursued by Lloyd Hansen, a sociopathic former agent hired to retrieve the drive. The hunt leads them across international borders as Six attempts to get the evidence to a former handler while evading a massive manhunt.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2003, Courtland Gentry is recruited into the CIA's 'Sierra' program as an assassin. In 2021, as 'Sierra Six,' he and agent Dani Miranda are in Bangkok to eliminate a target. After the target reveals he was also in the Sierra program, he gives Six a drive detailing the corruption of official Denny Carmichael. When Carmichael refuses to cooperate, Six seeks help from former handler Margaret Cahill in Prague. Carmichael hires sociopathic ex-agent Lloyd Hansen to retrieve the drive. Hansen kidnaps Fitzroy's niece, Claire, to force Fitzroy to authorize Six's death. Six escapes and travels to Vienna, where he is hunted by Hansen's teams. He eventually reaches Cahill, who destroys her home to help them escape. After a series of skirmishes and a chase through Prague, Six and Miranda find Claire. They are intercepted by 'Lone Wolf,' a mercenary who eventually surrenders the drive to Miranda. In a final confrontation at Hansen's base, Fitzroy sacrifices himself to stop Hansen. Hansen is eventually killed by Suzanne Brewer. Six and Miranda agree to a cover-up regarding Carmichael's actions, and Six eventually escapes with Claire to an unknown location.
- First release year
- 2022
- Runtime (minutes)
- 129
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Joe Russo
- Writers
- Joe Russo · screenplay; Christopher Markus · screenplay; Stephen McFeely · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Ryan Gosling · Sierra Six; Chris Evans · Lloyd Hansen; Ana de Armas · Dani Miranda; Jessica Henwick · Suzanne Brewer; Regé-Jean Page; Wagner Moura; Julia Butters; Dhanush · Lone Wolf; Alfre Woodard; Billy Bob Thornton; Callan Mulvey · Dining Car; Shea Whigham · Six's father
- Genres
- action; thriller
- Themes
- Conspiracy; Betrayal; Identity
- Tone and mood
- Action-packed; Tense
- Premise and plot tags
- Spy; Assassination; Manhunt
- Source material / true-story basis
- 2009 novel of the same name by Mark Greaney
- Franchise connections
- The Gray Man
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for the ensemble cast and action sequences, but criticism toward the "clichéd script and breakneck pacing."
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 49 · scale: 100 · review count: 55
- Awards and nominations
- Visual Effects · Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature · Nominated
- Production trivia
- One of the most expensive films made by Netflix.; The film is based on a novel by Mark Greaney.
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