The Courier

2020 112 min ★ 7.0 Thriller, History, Drama

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

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Cast

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

Details

Director

Dominic Cooke

Screenplay

Tom O'Connor

Tagline

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

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$26,000,000

Production

SunnyMarch, 42, FilmNation Entertainment

Reviews

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sykobanana

May 9, 2021

★ 8/10

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

June 12, 2021

★ 8/10

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

March 25, 2022

★ 9/10

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, with the 2015 release narrowly a notch above this. Both have outstanding lead performances though. Benedict Cumberbatch is magnificent throughout...