THE MECHANIC

Year: 2011
USA: CBS Films
UK: Lionsgate UK
Cast: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Tony Goldwyn, Jeff Chase, Mini Anden, James Logan, Eddie Fernandez, Joshua Bridgewater, John McConnell, Christa Campbell, Joel Davis, Mark Anthony Nutter, Ardy Brent Carlson, Lara Grice
Director: Simon West
Country: USA
USA & UK: 92 mins
USA Rated: R for strong brutal violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong bloody violence, strong language and sex
USA Release Date: 28 January 2011
UK Release Date: 28 January 2011

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Synopsis

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. However, his mission grows complicated when Harry's son Steve (Ben Foster) approaches him with the same vengeful goal and a determination to learn Bishop's trade. Bishop has always acted alone but he can't turn his back on Harry's son.

A methodical hit man takes an impulsive student deep into his world and a deadly partnership is born. But while in pursuit of their ultimate mark, deceptions threaten to surface and those hired to fix problems become problems themselves.