The Mechanic
“Someone has to fix the problems.”
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code requiring professional perfection and total detachment. One of an elite group of assassins, Bishop may be the best in the business - with a unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. When Harry McKenna, his close friend and mentor, is murdered, Harry's son comes to him with vengeance in his heart and a desire to learn Bishop's trade, signaling the birth of a deadly partnership.
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2 films
Cast
25 people
Jason Statham
Arthur Bishop
Known for
Snatch
The Meg
Ben Foster
Steve McKenna
Known for
Pandorum
Warcraft
Donald Sutherland
Harry McKenna
Known for
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Undoing
Mini Anden
Sara
Known for
My Best Friend's Girl
Tony Goldwyn
Dean Sanderson
Known for
Tarzan
The Last House on the Left
Christa Campbell
Kelly
Known for
Drive Angry
Spiders
Katarzyna Wolejnio
Maria
Known for
The Hit List
Command Performance
Jeff Chase
Burke
Known for
Mission: Impossible III
Transporter 2
Eddie J. Fernandez
Lara's Guard
Known for
22 Jump Street
Meteor
John McConnell
Vaughn
Known for
Interview with the Vampire
Déjà Vu
Lara Grice
Mrs. Finch
Known for
The Final Destination
The Thing About Pam
Ardy Brent Carlson
Bell Hop
Also in
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Evidence
Simon West Director · Richard Wenk Screenplay Lewis John Carlino Screenplay
Worldwide gross $51M · Budget $40M · United States release January 28, 2011
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$51,070,807
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
CBS Films
Production · Studio
Millennium Media
Production
Nu Image Entertainment
Production
Winkler Films
Production
Nu Image
Production
Scared Productions
Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Russia · January 13, 2011
Theatrical
United States · January 28, 2011
Theatrical
United States · May 17, 2011
Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Argentina
March 31, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
March 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Canada
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Chile
September 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 21, 2011 · Theatrical
France
April 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
April 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Iran
January 30, 2011 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
August 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
August 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 27, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Malaysia
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
August 16, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
May 4, 2013 · TV · Veronica
Norway
May 13, 2011 · Theatrical
Pakistan
October 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Peru
June 2, 2011 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 17, 2011 · Theatrical · Violence and Some Sexual Scenes
Slovakia
April 27, 2012 · TV · Markíza
April 7, 2025 · Digital · VOYO
South Korea
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 3, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray release
Ukraine
February 3, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 28, 2011 · Theatrical
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