<P> American Made is a 2017 American biographical crime film directed by Doug Liman , written by Gary Spinelli and starring Tom Cruise . The plot focuses on Barry Seal , a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s . In order to avoid jail time , Seal approached United States government officials and served as an informant for the DEA . The film will be released in the United States on September 29 , 2017 , and is the first film directed by Liman to be released by Universal Pictures since The Bourne Identity in 2002 . It will be released in 2D and IMAX in select theaters . </P>
<P> American Made is a 2017 American biographical crime film directed by Doug Liman , written by Gary Spinelli and starring Tom Cruise . The plot focuses on Barry Seal , a former TWA pilot who became a drug smuggler for the Medellín Cartel in the 1980s . In order to avoid jail time , Seal approached United States government officials and served as an informant for the DEA . The film will be released in the United States on September 29 , 2017 , and is the first film directed by Liman to be released by Universal Pictures since The Bourne Identity in 2002 . It will be released in 2D and IMAX in select theaters . </P>
who is the film american made based on
who is the film american made based on
Barry Seal
Barry Seal