A tech billionaire fakes his death, then assembles a team for a relentless, darkly comic mission against a dictator.
High-octane and pulpy, with big broad humor. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
Some innuendo or implied sex and brutal violence, about what an R should carry.
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After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
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