A CIA black ops recruit must find a missing nuclear bomb. Blu-ray Digital HD Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-09-15 Video Release 2017-12-05 Studio CBS Films Genre Action MPAA Rating R CARA strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity Color Color Runtime 112 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis AMERICAN ASSASSIN follows the rise of Mitch Rapp Dylan O'Brien a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley Michael Keaton . The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy Sanaa Lathan to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent Shiva Negar to stop a mysterious operative Taylor Kitsch intent on starting a World War in the Middle East. Director Michael Cuesta Cast Michael Cuesta; Dylan O'Brien; Michael Keaton; Sanaa Lathan; Shiva Negar; Taylor Kitsch; Scott Adkins; Alaa Safi; Kola Bokinni; Michael Wildman; Trevor White