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The Virtuoso (2021)

Name: The Virtuoso
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 2021-04-30
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 5.9
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Diora Baird, Eddie Marsan

The Virtuoso (2021), directed by Nick Stagliano, starring Anthony Hopkins and Anson Mount.

14 04/30/2021 BR Action, Crime and Thriller 1h 50m

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Synopsis

Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

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Frank PrinziCinematography
Nick StaglianoDirector, Producer
James LeSageEditing
Brooke BlairOriginal music

About the film

The Virtuoso is a 2021 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed and produced by Nick Stagliano. The film stars Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, David Morse, and Anthony Hopkins. It follows a professional assassin who must track down and kill his latest target to satisfy an outstanding debt to his mentor.

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Summary

An assassin is given a strange assignment by his mentor wherein he must kill a hitman. He is armed just with time and location of hitman, he must find, who really is his target.

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Production

Filming occurred in January 2019 in Santa Ynez, California. Filming also occurred in Scranton, Pennsylvania in late March and early April 2019.

Release

In March 2021, Lionsgate Films acquired the North American and U.K. distribution rights to the film, which was simultaneously released in theaters and on VOD and digital on April 30, 2021.

It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 4, 2021, by Lionsgate Home Entertainment.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 18%, based on 55 reviews, with an average rating of 4.1/10. The website's consensus reads, "Don't let the title -- or the talented cast -- fool you: The Virtuoso falls far shy of even base level competency in its attempts to wring fresh excitement from a threadbare assassin thriller setup." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 24 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote: "When it’s all over and the big twist you saw coming in the first 15 minutes has been revealed, you feel empty, a bit depressed, and like you need another cup of coffee."

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External links

The Virtuoso at IMDb

Text from The Virtuoso (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virtuoso_(film)

Trivia

It premiered on April 30, 2021, a Friday.
It runs 1h50 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is available in Brazil by subscription on Amazon Prime Video.
This film's quiz has 14 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosLionsgate, NAZZ Productions
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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California

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Frank Prinzi Cinematography
Nick Stagliano Director
James LeSage Editing
Nick Stagliano Producer
Brooke Blair Original music
Will Blair Original music
James C. Wolfe Writer

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What is The Virtuoso about?

The Virtuoso: Danger, deception and murder descend upon a sleepy town when a professional assassin accepts a new assignment from his enigmatic boss.

Who directed The Virtuoso?

The Virtuoso was directed by Nick Stagliano in 2021.

Who stars in The Virtuoso?

The cast of The Virtuoso includes Anthony Hopkins, Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Diora Baird and Eddie Marsan.

How long is The Virtuoso?

The Virtuoso runs for 110 minutes, or 1h50.

Where can I watch The Virtuoso?

The Virtuoso is available on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes often: the list on this page is the most recent we received.