Exclusive: Watch Thrilling Clips From Rami Malek's 'The Amateur'
The Amateur is all about a CIA code-breaker named Charlie Heller (Rami Malek), whose wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a terrorist attack, sending Charlie on a mission for revenge. His mentor in all of this is a Hendo (Laurence Fishburne) who helps Charlie transition from a cryptologist to a badass field agent.
Here's some exclusive clips from the movie, plus interviews with the cast.
A veteran of James Bond, Malek mentions that this film has elements of The Fugitive as well as the 1975 Robert Redford classic, Three Days of the Condor, also about a cryptologist going on the run in a massive spy story.
Elsewhere in the interviews, Malek's co-star, Caitríona Balfe, mentions that she also "likes the Bournes," and in terms of appreciating this movie, "I do like a bit of James Bond." In the film, Balfe plays a super cool agent named Inquiline, who is Charlie's contact throughout the movie.
With elements of Bond, Bourne, and other retro spy thrillers, The Amateur is one film not to miss right now.Exclusive: Watch Thrilling Clips From Rami Malek's 'The Amateur' first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 18, 2025
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