Philip Seymour Hoffman is a German spy tasked by morally dubious superiors to track down a suspicious Chechen-Russian immigrant on...
Philip Seymour Hoffman is a German spy tasked by morally dubious superiors to track down a suspicious Chechen-Russian immigrant on the run in Hamburg. Based on the counter-terrorist novel by John le Carré (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) about the sins committed in the name of national security. From director Anton Corbijn (Control).
"Pressured by his German and American colleagues to capture and interrogate his suspect as a Muslim terrorist, Bachmann instead asks for more time to carefully track Issa's (Grigoriy Dobrygin) movements and his relationship with his German immigration lawyer, Annabel Richter (Rachel McAdams). Using his secret contacts and keen skill, Bachmann uncovers a connection between a world-renowned Muslim philanthropist and a terrorist group and devises a plan to use Issa and Annabel in a brilliant ploy to expose the scheme." (Sundance Film Festival)
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"Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014) was, hands down, one of the greatest screen actors of his generation. The problem faced by works like this, released in the wake of his untimely death, is that it's no longer just a film, but an epitaph."
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Flicks
Flicks"Intelligence is both the subject and the approach... a meticulously plotted, steadily absorbing drama that casts a cynical yet compassionate eye on the complexities of counterterrorist work in the post-9/11 era."
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Variety
Variety"Disappointing plod of an espionage thriller."
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Time Out
Time Out"A smart, bluntly effective adaptation... about good, evil and the sins committed in the name of national security."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"It's a professional old-school espionage outing, intricate as clockwork and acted with relish by the ever-watchable Hoffman."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"A cold film that examines its characters from a clinical distance, but its iciness gives way to raw emotion in a powerful final sequence."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"Hoffman’s portrait of a smart and seedy old German spy dominates this atmospheric and subdued adaptation."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterA Most Wanted Man | Details
- Runtime
- 122
- Genre
- Thriller
- Country of origin
- UK, USA, Germany
