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The Courier
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The Courier

2020•1h 52m•Thriller•History•Drama
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Story Line

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

“Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.”

Top Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Greville Wynne

Merab Ninidze

Merab Ninidze

Oleg Penkovsky

Rachel Brosnahan

Rachel Brosnahan

Emily Donovan

Jessie Buckley

Jessie Buckley

Sheila Wynne

Angus Wright

Angus Wright

Dickie Franks

Kirill Pirogov

Kirill Pirogov

Gribanov

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Rating

7.0/ 10

Release Date

2020-01-24

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

ThrillerHistoryDrama

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User Reviews (3)

sykobanana

sykobanana

8/10
•5/9/2021
Cumberbatch shines in this 1960's Cold War spy thriller. This movie is worth watching just for Cumberbatch's performance alone (this is probably his best so far), but he is also backed up by the talented Brosnahan and Ninidze. This film doesnt r...
JPV852

JPV852

8/10
•6/12/2021
Well made and suspense-filled historical-thriller with another great performance from Benedict Cumberbatch. Doesn't exactly have an emotional impact but still well worth checking out. **3.75/5**
r96sk

r96sk

9/10
•3/25/2022
Excellent! It's not quite <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/bridge-of-spies/" rel="nofollow">Bridge of Spies</a>'</em>, but <em>'The Courier'</em> is too an awesome MI6/CIA/KGB infused flick. The two films tell tales regarding the Cold War...