The Gray Man

 (

2022

)

Streaming on: 
Netflix

Release Date: July 22, 2022 on Netflix

Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo

Written by: Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Based on the book by: Mark Greaney

Produced by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Mike Larocca, Chris Castaldi

Executive Produced by: Patrick Newall, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Jake Aust, Angela Russo-Otstot, Geoff Haley, Zack Roth, Palak Patel

Starring

Six
Ryan Gosling
Lloyd Hansen
Chris Evans
Claire Fitzroy
Julia Butters
Donald Fitzroy
Billy Bob Thornton
Dani Miranda
Ana de Armas
Suzanne Brewer
Jessica Henwick

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Overview

Directed by the Russo Brothers, an enigmatic CIA operative (Ryan Gosling) accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins when a psychopathic former colleague (Chris Evans) puts a bounty on his head.

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PLOT

We open in an interrogation room in Florida State Prison where we find the prisoner Courtland Gentry on one side of the table and CIA chief Donald Fitzroy on the other. It’s 2003. Fitzroy offers to commute Courtland’s sentence if he agrees to work for the CIA. He explains that Courtland would be part of an elite unit known as the Sierra Program. Courtland is skeptical at first, but ultimately seems convinced that this opportunity is his only way out of prison.

Act 1: The Offer and Introduction to the Spy World

The story begins in 2003, with prisoner Courtland Gentry being offered a deal by CIA chief Donald Fitzroy. Fitzroy promises to commute Gentry's sentence in exchange for joining the elite CIA unit known as the Sierra Program. Gentry, desperate to escape prison, agrees. Fast forward 18 years, and Gentry—now known as "Six"—has become a highly skilled operative. Six’s latest mission takes him to Bangkok, where he is assigned to assassinate a rogue agent codenamed Dining Car. However, Six aborts the mission when a child enters the picture, choosing to defy his orders from CIA Center Chief Denny Carmichael.

Act 2: The Chase and Betrayal

After aborting the mission, Six learns that Dining Car is actually Sierra Four, another agent from his own program. Before dying, Four warns Six about Carmichael’s corruption and hands him a coin containing vital intel. As Six discovers that the coin holds a hard drive implicating Carmichael, the hunter becomes the hunted. Carmichael hires sociopathic mercenary Lloyd Hansen to take down Six by any means necessary. Hansen even kidnaps Fitzroy’s niece Claire to force Fitzroy’s cooperation. What follows is an international chase, as Six narrowly escapes assassination attempts and battles mercenaries across various countries, all while protecting the incriminating evidence against Carmichael.

Act 3: The Final Showdown and Escape

The story reaches its climax in a medieval castle, where Claire is held captive. Six infiltrates the castle with the help of Dani Miranda, leading to a series of fierce battles with Hansen's mercenaries. In the final confrontation, Six and Lloyd face off in a brutal hand-to-hand fight. Just as Lloyd gains the upper hand, CIA Deputy Chief Suzanne Brewer intervenes, shooting Lloyd and taking control of the situation. Brewer then threatens Six, using Claire as leverage to ensure his compliance. However, weeks later, Six escapes from a military hospital and rescues Claire from a CIA safe house. The story concludes with Six and Claire making their final escape, free from Carmichael’s and Brewer’s reach.

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1980

Court Gentry (aka Sierra Six) is born

1995

Courtland Gentry is incarcerated in Florida State Prison for murdering his father

2003

Donald Fitzory recruits Court Gentry into Sierra Program

2019

Donald Fitzroy and Margaret Cahill assign Six to provide protection for Claire Fitzroy

2021

Six kills Sierra Four in Bangkok; Six obtains the stolen hard drive; Sierra Four reveals to Six that Denny Carmichael is behind the mission to wipe out the Sierra Program and its agents

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