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The November Man

2014 · 108 min

A tense, twisty spy thriller with brutal action and a weary, cynical edge, keeping you engaged but rarely surprised.

Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko
Tagline
A spy is never out of the game.
Overview
An ex-CIA operative is brought back in on a very personal mission and finds himself pitted against his former pupil in a deadly game involving high level CIA officials and the Russian president-elect.

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Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Genres
Crime, Action, Thriller
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • conspiracy
  • corruption
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, action, thriller
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Written by
Michael Finch, Karl Gajdusek
Starring
Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko, Bill Smitrovich, Amila Terzimehić, Lazar Ristovski, Eliza Taylor, Akie Kotabe
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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