- Una Storia Americana - Barry Seal

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: While the movie presents his CIA work as the primary catalyst, historians and Seal's family claim his smuggling began earlier (around 1975) for purely personal gain. as JB: Seal’s troublesome brother-in-law

(internationally known as American Made ) is a 2017 action-comedy biographical film starring Tom Cruise as Adler Berriman "Barry" Seal. Directed by Doug Liman, the film tells the "outrageous and real" story of a former TWA pilot who becomes a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel and a clandestine operative for the CIA during the 1980s. Plot Summary : While the movie presents his CIA work

According to reviewers from Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an 85% approval rating, with critics praising Cruise's "cavalier and delightfully watchable" energy. While Roger Ebert's site criticized it as "toxic and shallow" for glossing over the darker consequences of the drug trade, most audiences found it to be a fast-paced, entertaining "Scorsese-lite" crime romp. American Made (2017) - Plot - IMDb