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The Courier (2020) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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The Courier

Movie2020·112 min

The Courier

Directed by Dominic Cooke

Thriller History Drama

A thriller history film directed by Dominic Cooke.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.0/10

1K ratings

About The Courier

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

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Contemplative
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, betrayal, fate destiny, mid century, espionage, historical event, london, russia, colleagues, cold war espionage, everyman, reluctant hero, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, conspiracy

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Details

Director: Dominic Cooke
Language: English

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan

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How The Courier Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

2020s movies

Top 11%

Thriller movies

Top 13%

2020s Thriller movies

Top 14%

Top 10% All movies.

the vibe

The Courier Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetintenseapproachableseriouspersonalearnesttensecontemplative

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

tensetense

undercover infiltration

cat & mouse

conspiracy

sacrifice duty

betrayal

fate destiny

everyman

reluctant hero

colleagues

espionage

historical event

Cold War espionage

london

russia

mid-century

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9