American Ultra is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh and written by Max Landis.[4][5] The film stars Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace, Connie Britton, Walton Goggins, John Leguizamo, Bill Pullman, and Tony Hale. The story is about a stoner who discovers he was part of a secret government program and is a sleeper agent