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Chief of Station

2024 · 93 min

A tense, twisty spy thriller that moves fast through European cities, mixing personal grief with action and conspiracy.

Directed by
Jesse V. Johnson
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Alex Pettyfer
Tagline
Revenge knows no limits.
Overview
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.

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Directed by
Jesse V. Johnson
Genres
Action, Thriller
Starring
Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Alex Pettyfer
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • conspiracy
  • betrayal
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, thriller
Directed by
Jesse V. Johnson
Written by
George Mahaffey
Starring
Aaron Eckhart, Olga Kurylenko, Alex Pettyfer, Chris Petrovski, Laëtitia Eïdo, Nick Moran, Daniel Bernhardt, Nina Bergman
Music
Sean Murray
Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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