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In this true-life Cold War spy thriller, unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) becomes entangled in one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Recruited by MI6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), Wynne forms a covert partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze), and both men risk everything in a danger-fraught race against time to provide the intelligence needed to prevent nuclear confrontation and end the Cuban Missile Crisis.

2021 · 1h 51m

• 85%
• 13+

Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan Director Dominic Cooke

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• The Courier Thriller
• Clip - He's Ready 1m

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Cast & Crew

• Benedict Cumberbatch Greville Wynne
• Merab Ninidze Oleg Penkovsky
• Rachel Brosnahan Emily Donovan
• V‌C Vladimir Chuprikov Nikita Khrushchev
• Anton Lesser Bertrand
• J‌S James Schofield Cox
• Jessie Buckley Sheila
• Miles Richardson Golf Exec
• Dominic Cooke Director
• Adam Ackland Producer
• Rory Aitken Producer

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The Courier

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In this true-life Cold War spy thriller, unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne (Benedict Cumberbatch) becomes entangled in one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Recruited by MI6 and a CIA operative (Rachel Brosnahan), Wynne forms a covert partnership with Soviet officer Oleg Penkovsky (Merab Ninidze), and both men risk everything in a danger-fraught race against time to provide the intelligence needed to prevent nuclear confrontation and end the Cuban Missile Crisis.

13+

COMMON SENSE

Intense Cold War thriller has courage, torture, smoking.

85%

TOMATOMETER

Average	6.8
Reviews	215
Fresh	183
Rotten	32

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Studio LionsgateReleased 2021Run Time 1 hr 51 minRated PG-13 for violence, partial nudity, brief strong language, and smoking throughout.Regions of Origin United States, United Kingdom, Czechia © 2020 42, FilmNation Entertainment

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