Movies Like American Ultra: Genre and Cast Guide

American Ultra (2015) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. Everyone's getting smoked.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg as Mike Howell; Kristen Stewart as Phoebe Larson; Topher Grace as Adrian Yates; Connie Britton as Victoria Lasseter; Walton Goggins as Laugher; John Leguizamo as Rose; Bill Pullman as Krueger; Tony Hale as Agent Peter Douglas

About American Ultra

Mike is an unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

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