After his fiancé is killed in a terrorist attack on a beach in Ibiza, Mitch Rapp (Dylan O’Brien) becomes obsessed with revenge. He spends months training independently to infiltrate the terrorist cell responsible, but the CIA intervenes and recruits him. Under the mentorship of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton), Rapp is trained to stop a mysterious operative known as "Ghost" (Taylor Kitsch) from starting a global war in the Middle East.
: According to IMDb's Parents Guide , the film features severe violence, including frequent bloody shootings and stabbings. A notable scene includes a man’s fingernails being extracted during torture. american assassin
: There is heavy use of strong language, including over 30 instances of "f—k" and various other profanities. After his fiancé is killed in a terrorist