Wanted

Wanted

Choose your destiny.

Directed by Timur Bekmambetov

Produced by Kickstart Entertainment, Universal Pictures

2008110 min6.5 / 10

A stylish, high-octane action thriller about a mundane office worker discovering hidden assassin powers and questioning the shadowy organization that recruited him.

Doormat Wesley Gibson is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. He meets an attractive woman named Fox and discovers that his recently murdered father - whom Wesley never knew - belonged to the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins which takes its orders from Fate itself. Fox and Sloan, the Fraternity's leader, teach Wesley, through intense training, to tap into dormant powers and hone his innate killing skills. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Wanted violent? Yes, very. More violent than 97% of films.

  • Is Wanted scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Wanted easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Wanted sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does Wanted end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise41

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Wanted, and what each one shares →

Like Wanted

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Wanted

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Wanted, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Wanted, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Wanted, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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