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The Operative (2019) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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The Operative

Movie2019·120 min

The Operative

Directed by Yuval Adler

A drama thriller film directed by Yuval Adler.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 90%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.8/10

248 ratings

About The Operative

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Contemplative
Story Tags: identity self discovery, betrayal, isolation loneliness, espionage, international, mentor student, strangers forced together, military thriller, femme fatale, reluctant hero, undercover infiltration, cat and mouse, slow burn reveal

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Where to Watch The Operative

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Details

Director: Yuval Adler
Language: English

Cast

Diane Kruger, Martin Freeman, Cas Anvar

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How The Operative Ranks

All movies

Top 90%

2010s movies

Top 86%

Drama movies

Top 90%

★Yuval Adler films#3 of 3

Top 90% All movies.

the vibe

The Operative Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntingtense

contemplative

What it's about

undercover infiltrationcat & mouseslow-burn revealidentity self discoverybetrayalisolation lonelinessfemme fatalereluctant heromentor studentstrangers forced togetherespionagemilitary thrillerinternational

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

tensetense