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All the Old Knives

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All the Old Knives

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Released Apr 8, 2022

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

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When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) is assigned to root out the mole from among his former officemates at the agency's Vienna station. His investigation takes him from Austria to England to California, where he is reunited with his one-time colleague and ex-lover Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton). The pair are forced to blur the lines between profession and passion in this riveting tale of global espionage, moral ambiguity, and deadly betrayal.

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Critics Consensus

All the Old Knives suffers in comparison to the dialogue-driven spy thrillers of the past, but the chemistry between its stars simmers even when the story doesn't.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

All the Old Knives is a heady cocktail of chemistry and suspense, served up in a taut package.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 20, 2022

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Robert Levin

Newsday

Shimmering visuals cannot change the reality that there's not much happening here other than people sitting in rooms and talking.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 17, 2022

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

Janus Metz Pedersen’s All the Old Knives is never less than watchable, but there’s a hint of absurdity in its willed gravitas.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 15, 2022

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Although the film may not achieve the absorbing slow-burn thriller status to which it aspires, it’s still better than a cut-and-paste pastiche.

Oct 31, 2023

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

Executed in a less than dull way. Film gets better as it goes on but is really only elevated from the two main performances.

Jul 25, 2023

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Pramit Chatterjee

Digital Mafia Talkies

All the Old Knives is such a good movie that it makes me sad. I say “sad” because we’re living in a time when a movie like this isn’t getting a theatrical release and has been relegated to a digital release.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 20, 2023

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Cynthia

it was a great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/11/22

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Frank

It’s a good movie but nothing amazing seen the kind of story before

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/10/22

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Chris H

As with many modern films, this was so convoluted that it was impossible for me to follow. I was expecting a thriller and got a boring, dud that suddenly ended.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/10/22

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M

Plot was eh but it was entertaining..a little slow. Not great chemistry between the leads

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/10/22

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Tim B

Totally disappointing. A stellar cast have assembled and no one has a script. If this is the level of intelligence of our international espionage agents, then no wonder everyone died on the plane.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/28/24

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Jay W

The easiest way to describe this movie is...what if they tried to make "My Dinner with Andre" an action movie? This movie has one action scene that they then try to flashback to it from every possible angle. The parts that aren't in flashback are all just two people talking at a dinner table. If I was told this movie had a 5-million-dollar budget, I would ask what they did with the other 4 million dollars. The whole thing takes place in a grand total of 5 locations. Low budget does not necessarily mean low quality. But this one is. It is low quality directing, editing and writing. It is good with acting, but that is about it. It is a good thing I wrote this review the same day I watched the movie, because I would not remember anything about this movie by tomorrow. I guess that's the good news.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Synopsis

When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham (Chris Pine) is assigned to root out the mole from among his former officemates at the agency's Vienna station. His investigation takes him from Austria to England to California, where he is reunited with his one-time colleague and ex-lover Celia Harrison (Thandiwe Newton). The pair are forced to blur the lines between profession and passion in this riveting tale of global espionage, moral ambiguity, and deadly betrayal.

Director: Janus Metz
Producer: Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz, Nick Wechsler, Matt Jackson
Screenwriter: Olen Steinhauer
Distributor: Amazon Studios
Production Co: Churchill Films, Big Indie Pictures, Barry Linen Motion Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions, Amazon Studios, Jackson Pictures, Chockstone Pictures, Entertainment One, The Mark Gordon Company
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 8, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 8, 2022
Runtime: 1h 41m

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