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The Catcher Was a Spy (2018) · CriticCrunch

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The Catcher Was a Spy

Movie2018·94 min

The Catcher Was a Spy

Directed by Ben Lewin

Drama War Thriller History

A drama war film directed by Ben Lewin.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 81%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.2/10

324 ratings

About The Catcher Was a Spy

Former major league baseball player Moe Berg lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Stylized
Story Tags: identity self discovery, sacrifice duty, betrayal, wwii era, espionage, sports, historical event, warzone, international, colleagues, military thriller, anti hero, outsider misfit, undercover infiltration, hidden identity, conspiracy

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Details

Director: Ben Lewin
Language: English

Cast

Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller

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How The Catcher Was a Spy Ranks

All movies

Top 81%

2010s movies

Top 75%

Drama movies

Top 82%

★Ben Lewin films#3 of 3

Top 81% All movies.

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The Catcher Was a Spy Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchpersonalearnestcontemplative

stylized

What it's about

undercover infiltrationhidden identityconspiracyidentity self discoverysacrifice dutybetrayalanti-herooutsider misfitcolleaguesespionagesportshistorical eventmilitary thrillerwarzoneinternationalWWII era

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

contemplativequiet