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The Little Drummer Girl

1984 · 130 min

A chilly, intricate espionage maze that keeps you leaning in, then leaves a sour ache of manipulation and loss.

Directed by
George Roy Hill
Genres
Thriller
Tagline
She will become their most deadly weapon. As long as they can make her fall in love.
Overview
An American actress with a penchant for lying is forceably recruited by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, to trap a Palestinian bomber, by pretending to be the girlfriend of his dead brother.

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Directed by
George Roy Hill
Genres
Thriller
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
thriller
Directed by
George Roy Hill
Written by
Loring Mandel
Starring
Diane Keaton, Yorgo Voyagis, Klaus Kinski, Sami Frey, Eli Danker, Thorley Walters, Anna Massey, Bill Nighy
Music
Dave Grusin
Cinematography
Wolfgang Treu
Runtime
130 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Yiddish

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