The Courier (2020)

7.0 ? Jan 24, 2020 1h 52m

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Overview

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

Overview

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

Genres

Thriller History Drama

Release Date

January 24, 2020

Rating

7.0 /10

Runtime

1h 52m

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Benedict Cumberbatch

Greville Wynne

Merab Ninidze

Oleg Penkovsky

Rachel Brosnahan

Emily Donovan

Jessie Buckley

Sheila Wynne

Angus Wright

Dickie Franks

Kirill Pirogov

Gribanov

Iva Šindelková

Embassy Assistant

Vladimir Chuprikov

Nikita Khrushchev

Fred Haig

Lee

Emma Penzina

Nina

Mariya Mironova

Vera

Anton Lesser

Bertrand

Miles Richardson

Golf Exec

Keir Hills

Andrew Wynne

Petr Klimeš

Popov

Zeljko Ivanek

CIA Boss

David Bark-Jones

Golf Exec

Benny Maslov

Russian Interpreter

Marián Chalány

Penkovsky's Driver

Alice Orr-Ewing

Tamara

sykobanana

8.0/10

May 09, 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 run at a fast pace, but if you have patience, it is a little known and extremely rewarding part of history. (More Bridge of Spies than Tom Clancy).

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JPV852

8.0/10

Jun 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**

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r96sk

9.0/10

Mar 25, 2022

Excellent! It's not quite '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/bridge-of-spies/" rel="nofollow">Bridge of Spies</a>', but 'The Courier' is too an awesome MI6/CIA/KGB infused flick. The two films tell tales regarding the Cold War, with the 2015 release narrowly a notch above this. Both have outstanding lead performances though. Benedict Cumberbatch is magnificent throughout, especially towards the end - the bald look suits him incredibly well, I must say... need him in a drug kingpin sorta role looking like that! In all seriousness though, I think this is my favourite Cumberbatch performance (from what I've seen thus far) - utterly brilliant! Merab Ninidze (also in BoS, albeit minorly) also puts in a top display, as he does in television's '<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMafia" rel="nofollow">McMafia</a>'. Jessie Buckley also gives a performance of note, which says a lot about her acting abilities given she doesn't feature all that heavily. Astutely paced, builds terrific tension and features some cracking acting. Fantastic film!

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