An Acceptable Loss

Name: An Acceptable Loss
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Released: 2019-01-18
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli, Jeff Hephner, Deanna Dunagan

2019·Movie·R·102 min·★ 6.3(79)

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“The truth is a moving target”

Former top U.S. security adviser Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm is threatened by associates from her dark past including Rachel Burke a steely, commanding politician with an unwavering knack for achieving her goals. Colluding with Rachel is Adrian, an unyielding, patriotic chief of staff. Martin harbors another type of obsession with Libby in this story of betrayal and regret.

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About An Acceptable Loss

An Acceptable Loss is a 2019 English-language thriller and drama film directed by Joe Chappelle. The cast is led by Tika Sumpter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Tavassoli. It has a runtime of 1h 42m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel.

An Acceptable Loss was produced by Corrado Mooncoin and made in United States of America. It was released on January 18, 2019, and carries a R certification.

Director: Joe Chappelle
Writers: Joe Chappelle
Release date: January 18, 2019
OTT release: January 18, 2019
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Corrado Mooncoin

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An Acceptable Loss cast & crew

An Acceptable Loss was directed by Joe Chappelle and written by Joe Chappelle.

The cast features Tika Sumpter as Elizabeth "Libby" Lamm, Jamie Lee Curtis as Rachel Burke, Ben Tavassoli as Martin, Jeff Hephner as Adrian, Deanna Dunagan as Dr. Willa Sipes, and Alex Weisman as Jordan.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Valgeir Sigurðsson, cinematography is by Petra Korner, and it was produced by Colleen Griffen and Candy Straight.

Is An Acceptable Loss worth watching?

An Acceptable Loss holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 79 ratings, a solidly received thriller films.

At 1h 42m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy thriller and drama, An Acceptable Loss is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch An Acceptable Loss

In United States, you can stream An Acceptable Loss on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, and AMC+, or rent and buy it on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 18, 2019.

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