MOVIEmeter
Top 500
Down 72 this week

American Ultra (2015)

R  |   |  Action, Comedy  |  21 August 2015 (USA)
6.3
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.3/10 from 13,194 users   Metascore: 50/100
Reviews: 73 user | 177 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com

A stoner - who is in fact a government agent - is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he's too well-trained and too high for them to handle.

Director:

Writer:

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

10 Best Action Heroes

We consulted IMDb's Highest-Rated Action-Family Films to came up with 10 scene-stealing action figures your kids can relate to, look up to, and be inspired by.

Visit our Family Entertainment Guide

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 25 titles
created 19 Dec 2013
 
a list of 24 titles
created 9 months ago
 
a list of 37 titles
created 9 months ago
 
a list of 48 titles
created 8 months ago
 
a list of 28 titles
created 5 months ago
 

Related Items

Search for "American Ultra" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: American Ultra (2015)

American Ultra (2015) on IMDb 6.3/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of American Ultra.

User Polls

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Vacation I (2015)
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

Rusty Griswold takes his own family on a road trip to "Walley World" in order to spice things up with his wife and reconnect with his sons.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein
Stars: Ed Helms, Christina Applegate, Skyler Gisondo
Pixels (2015)
Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  

When aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the form of the video games.

Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

Director: Aleksander Bach
Stars: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto
Paper Towns (2015)
Drama | Mystery | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

After an all night adventure, Quentin's life-long crush, Margo, disappears, leaving behind clues that Quentin and his friends follow on the journey of a lifetime.

Director: Jake Schreier
Stars: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams
The Visit I (2015)
Horror | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

A single mother finds that things in her family's life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents.

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan
Action | Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.

Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander
Trainwreck (2015)
Comedy | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Director: Judd Apatow
Stars: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson
Cooties (2014)
Action | Comedy | Horror
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

Directors: Jonathan Milott, Cary Murnion
Stars: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.1/10 X  

Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.

Director: Josh Trank
Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan
Action | Adventure | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner
Ashby (2015)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

High-school student Ed Wallis enters into a friendship with his neighbor, Ashby, a retired CIA assassin who only has a few months left to live.

Director: Tony McNamara
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Nat Wolff, Emma Roberts
Drama | Music | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  

Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.

Director: Max Joseph
Stars: Zac Efron, Wes Bentley, Emily Ratajkowski
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
Phoebe Larson
...
...
...
...
...
Krueger
...
...
...
Otis
...
...
Beedle
...
Diesel
...
Potter
...
Newton
Edit

Storyline

Small-town stoner Mike Howell (Jesse Eisenberg) spends most of his time getting high and writing a graphic novel about a superhero monkey. What Mike doesn't know is that he was trained by the CIA to be a lethal killing machine. When the agency targets him for termination, his former handler activates his latent skills, turning the mild-mannered slacker into a deadly weapon. Now, the utterly surprised Mike must use his newfound abilities to save himself and his girlfriend from getting wasted. Written by Mr.Moiz

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

There's nothing more dangerous than a stoned cold killer See more »

Genres:

Action | Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexual content | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

21 August 2015 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Operación Ultra  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$28,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,454,284 (USA) (21 August 2015)

Gross:

$14,434,604 (USA) (2 October 2015)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

In one of the earlier shots it shows Mike and Phoebe watching television, on the television it shows a parrot this is most likely a reference to when Jesse Eisenberg played a macaw named "Blu" in Rio (2011). See more »

Goofs

When Mike grabs the gun from Rose's hand, the gun keeps changing from Beretta to Smith and Wesson and back. See more »

Quotes

[from trailer]
Mike Howell: I'm going to save my girlfriend!
See more »

Crazy Credits

During the closing credits, there is an "Apollo Ape" cartoon depicting the continuity of the film's final scene. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.74 (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Nothing Is Better
Performed by Stuart Hart and Thomas Hirschmann
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Cant Smoke Enough to even understand
31 August 2015 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Im not sure how this movie made it from Script to screen, there is no character development, a generic plot line which really seems to go nowhere.

The Actors in this film are big names but the movie is just horrible.

Maybe they were all on drugs while making this or something.

Save your money, watch Something else!

Even the actors in this movie seem to hate it.. lol

I don't think you could be drunk or high enough to even understand what is going on.

The Movie theater was kind enough to give me a refund.


16 of 29 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Why? Why does KStew continue to get hired? bfitty
Your opinion on the film? backgroundtakeaway
Are people actually interested in seeing this movie? scaredsblood
Kristen Stewart can never leave Drama martavisgriffin
GREAT FILM.... Super fun to watch starbase20-2
Surprised Eisenberg and Stewart haven't hooked up. wahpsp
Discuss American Ultra (2015) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?