Canary Black

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Canary Black

R

2024

1h 43m

Action

Drama

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A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

As visual wallpaper it’s serviceable enough, providing a constant backbeat of blam-blam gunshots and explosions, mostly at night.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2024

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William Bibbiani

TheWrap

Canary Black is recognizable as an action movie but it’s neither thrilling nor dramatic enough to qualify as entertainment.

Oct 25, 2024

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Despite some slick and stylish action sequences, this globetrotting high-tech spy thriller is hampered by a formulaic plot that never musters much intrigue or suspense.

Nov 8, 2024

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

The movie's epilogue suggests that its makers think there's enough life in these characters for a sequel. But the stakes will need to be raised if any series is to maintain interest.

Nov 4, 2024

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Alex Maidy

JoBlo's Movie Network

Do yourself a favor and skip this one unless you are looking for a movie that reuses the same insult of calling a strong female protagonist a bitch over and over again as she tries to save the world.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 4, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Despite the familiar genre elements, the movie is entertaining and manages to maintain interest, especially for those who enjoy thrillers without too many pretensions. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Nov 3, 2024

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Martin M

Generic action thriller. Some distracting vocal dubbing at times. Enjoyable enough. Saying that, I'd be happy watching Kate Beckinsale make a cup of tea.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Graham C

A by-the-numbers plot, with poor casting and disappointing performances from many of the cast. Add to that far too many “they just wouldn’t do that” moments, and it all combines to make a must-miss waste of time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Paul H

I enjoyed this was a fairly entertaining couple of hours Maybe not the greatest spy action movie but it was enjoyable, got a pretty decent stabbing scene for those that celebrate

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Katie S

I wasn't aware that acting skills aren't a requirement for lead actresses anymore. I want my money back. I mean, for the first 27 mins of pain and suffering before I quit. Wow.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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nevan s

Entertaining; good action

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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James L

Not a great film. Kate makes for some fun female secret agent watching. Film loses pace a bit and the ending isn't great.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/30/24

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Pierre Morel

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Kate Beckinsale

Avery Graves

Saffron Burrows

Elizabeth Mills

Ben Miles

DCIA Nathan Evans

Arben Bajraktaraj

Henrick

Andrei Lenart

Niklaus

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Synopsis

A top CIA operative, Avery Graves, is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want. Betrayed at every turn, she must rely on her cutting-edge training and primitive fighting skills in a deadly race to deliver a ransom that could trigger a global crisis.

Director: Pierre Morel
Producer: Jeff Elliott, Carsten H.W. Lorenz, Sébastien Raybaud, Renee Tab, Christopher Tuffin, John Zois
Screenwriter: Matthew Kennedy, Matthew Kennedy
Distributor: Prime Video
Production Co: Anton, MP Film Production
Rating: R
Genre: Action, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2024
Runtime: 1h 43m

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