A Most Wanted Man is a 2014 espionage thriller film based on the 2008 novel of the same name by John le Carré, directed by Anton Corbijn and written by Andrew Bovell.

[6] The film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Grigoriy Dobrygin, Homayoun Ershadi, Daniel Brühl and Nina Hoss.

Issa Karpov, a political refugee from Chechnya who has been tortured by Russian security forces, illegally enters Hamburg, Germany.

Günther Bachmann leads a covert German government team that seeks to recruit local informants with ties to Islamic terrorist organizations.

Bachmann was held responsible for a serious intelligence failure in the past, and shows signs of self-neglect, but appears to be a sophisticated operative who understands his trade and Islamic terrorism.

Bachmann, posing as a taxi driver, picks up Abdullah intending to turn him into an informant without disrupting his life or family.

The site's critical consensus reads, "Smart, subtle, and steadily absorbing, A Most Wanted Man proves once again that John le Carré books make for sharp, thoughtful thrillers.

[17] Critic Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called it a "crackerjack thriller" and praised the performance of the entire cast but Hoffman in particular.