Spartan

David Mamet writes and directs the political thriller Spartan. Respected Secret Service agent Robert Scott (Val Kilmer) is assigned to the kidnapping case of Laura Newton (Kristen Bell), the missing daughter of a high-ranking political figure. Scott is teamed up with rookie Curtis (Derek Luke). ...more

The conspiracy thriller gets the David Mamet treatment in Spartan, an austere actioner with an unexpectedly subversive agenda. The first two-thirds of the movie details the efforts of a team of investigators to track down the kidnapped first daughter. Robert Scott (Val Kilmer), a top special-operations agent, takes the lead in the convoluted chase, which eventually leads to a sex-slavery ring in the Middle East. A late twist, however, reveals a larger conspiracy at work, forcing Scott to ...more