The Mechanic (2011) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	January 28, 2011
On DVD:	May 17, 2011
Genre:	Action
Director:	Simon West
Writer:	Richard Wenk, Lewis John Carlino
Cast:	Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell
Studio:	CBS Films
Official site:	themechanicmovie.com
Running Time:	100 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity

Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But when his mentor and close friend Harry (Donald Sutherland) is murdered, Bishop is anything but detached. His next assignment is self-imposed - he wants those responsible dead.

His mission grows complicated...

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From the director of Con Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider comes The Mechanic, the latest no-effort Jason Statham action film where the bald package of testosterone plays an efficient assassin who takes the son of his latest hit and former friend as an apprentice. Leon the Professional this is not.

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