From Paris with Love
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Overview
James Reece is an ambitious aide to the U.S. Ambassador in Paris, doing little jobs for the CIA and hoping to get into black ops. On the night he and his girlfriend, Caroline, become engaged, he's told to pick up Charlie Wax at Orly. Charlie is an unorthodox government employee - large, bald and bearded, foul-mouthed and eccentric. Charlie immediat...
Director / Creator
Pierre Morel
Writers
Adi Hasak, Luc Besson
Top Cast
About From Paris with Love (2010)
Filmoverview · cast · reception · where to watch
Overview
From Paris with Love (2010) is a Action, Crime, and Thriller film from France and United Kingdom. the film was directed by Pierre Morel from a screenplay by Adi Hasak and Luc Besson. It runs 1 hour and 32 minutes and was produced primarily in English and French.
What it's about
James Reece is an ambitious aide to the U.S. Ambassador in Paris, doing little jobs for the CIA and hoping to get into black ops. On the night he and his girlfriend, Caroline, become engaged, he's told to pick up Charlie Wax at Orly. Charlie is an unorthodox government employee - large, bald and bearded, foul-mouthed and eccentric. Charlie immediately takes James on a wild ride of murder and mayhem, through ethnic enclaves. As bodies pile up, the purpose remains opaque to James. Caroline, unhappy that James has been out of touch for a day, tells him to bring Charlie for dinner. Charlie can be charming - where will it lead? Does the chess-playing James have what it takes?
Cast and crew
The film stars John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Kasia Smutniak in supporting roles. Writing credits go to Adi Hasak and Luc Besson, whose work establishes the story structure and dialogue throughout.
Critical reception
On IMDb, From Paris with Love holds a rating of 6.4/10 based on 125,269 user votes. Rotten Tomatoes lists a critical score of 37%. Metacritic aggregates a score of 42/100 from professional reviewers. These numbers place From Paris with Love within the broader landscape of Action and Crime cinema from 2010, giving viewers a benchmark before deciding to watch.
Where to watch
From Paris with Love is currently available to stream with a subscription on Prime Video. It can also be rented or purchased digitally through Plex, AppleTV, and Amazon. Free, ad-supported viewing options are available on The Roku Channel. Streaming rights move between platforms regularly, so the providers shown above reflect current availability based on the most recent data we have on file.
Why From Paris with Love is worth knowing
If you enjoy Action or Crime films, From Paris with Love offers a representative example of the genre's conventions and storytelling style. As a 2010 release, it sits within a specific moment in film history, making it a useful reference point for understanding how action evolved during that period. Performances from John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers are central to the work, and tracking their broader filmographies can lead to other titles you may want to add to your watchlist. Use VidScio to identify scenes, find related movies, and keep From Paris with Love on your watchlist for later.
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