[5] Gary Goldstein in The Los Angeles Times wrote, "When it comes to inspirational sports movies, the true-life tale "Rise" proves a slam dunk.

"[6] The New York Times chose the movie as its critic's pick, with Calum Marsh stating, "The story of the real-life N.B.A.

The critics consensus reads "A Private War honors its real-life subject with a sober appraisal of the sacrifices required of journalists on the front lines - and career-best work by Rosamund Pike.

[18] Harvey Weinstein, whose company owns the distribution rights to Grace of Monaco, was absent from the Cannes premier of the movie.

"[25] Mark Kermode in The Guardian wrote, "The biggest problem is Arash Amel's script, which asks us to side with tax evaders and gamblers (Monaco did indeed incur a French blockade for tax-sheltering their billionaires), and to imagine that there is something beautiful and noble about allowing companies to shirk their revenue responsibilities.

Amazon gave the show a series order in May 2023 starring Daniel Dae Kim, to premiere on Prime Video.

[32][33] Amel penned the Jackie Chan, John Cena film, Hidden Strike released on Netflix 28 July 2023.

In October 2022, Henry Cavill and Eiza González were cast in the lead roles, with filming to begin in early 2023, but with Paramount no longer involved.

[35] Amel is adapting for the screen and producing Chris Greenhalgh's epic love story Seducing Ingrid Bergman, in partnership with Uday Chopra and YRF Entertainment.

[38] On 14 August 2013, Universal Pictures announced its acquisition of Amel's science fiction screenplay Soldiers of the Sun as the beginning of a new action franchise starring Vin Diesel.