Chief of Station

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Chief of Station

Released May 3, 2024

1h 37m

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Mystery & Thriller

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Ben is a former CIA station chief whose world comes crashing down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. Soon, a cryptic message sends him back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe, teaming up with a former adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew about his wife and the agency that he worked for.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

In the absence of any feel for intrigue, not least the potential intricacies of a husband-and-wife spook team, Johnson shuffles a deck of espionage-film cliches largely at random.

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2024

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Cris Kennedy

Inner East Review

The screenplay is by George Mahaffey and while his dialogue has a good rhythm to it, his plotting doesn't get very deep.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

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Generic action spy film.

Rated: B-

Jun 4, 2024

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Common Sense Media

This generic spy thriller consists of rudimentary action and chase scenes, tons of exposition as characters explain the plot to one another, and textbook twists that lack life or spark.

Rated: 2/5

May 18, 2024

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

[Chief of Station] does give Johnson a chance to flex some filmmaking muscles of a different sort... [It] isn’t going to win any awards, but it gets the job done with efficiency and precision. That’s the Jesse V. Johnson guarantee.

May 7, 2024

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

It’s really Kurylenko's work that gives the film its emotional core, but action fans need not worry: she still delivers some impressive kicks, and gets to jump away from a petrol explosion.

Rated: 2/5

May 6, 2024

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MICHAEL Z

One of the worst spy movies I have ever seen. Agree with every review that blasts the slow plot, terrible action scenes & ridiculous story. The only thing that misses more than this movie are all the people shooting at each other in this flop.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/02/25

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Liam M

This movie was very dull and the action scenes were just plain terrible. The scene in the warehouse was particularly egregious; the mercenaries had worse aim than stormtroopers, the fight was slow, and in the subsequent car chase, Nick couldn't even hit the pursuing vehicle's windshield once even though they were less than 20ft behind. Don't waste your time with this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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S J

I generally don’t feel called to write reviews on movies, but this one warranted the effort. It was clear that most of the budget was blown on the sets and wardrobes. The writing was unimaginative, cliche, and predictable. Continuity wasn’t even an afterthought. One of the bad guys seemed to keep coming back completely unscathed after repeatedly dying. The special effects were laughably inconsistent with reality, which is something I anticipated with watching an action movie, but it was underwhelming and ridiculous. It could have had a lot of potential and nuance, but the whole production of it didn’t even allow for the chance to suspend disbelief. It felt rushed, clumsy, and disappointing. I’ll be making jokes about it in future conversations.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Ben P

This movie drags for the first hour. its the same trope as all the other "someone killed someone I love so i need to find out why" movies. Two stars is generous.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/10/25

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Curt C

Absolutely a great action movie with Aaron Eckhart and my favorite...Olga Kurylenko...action packed spy thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat for 97 minutes. I give it an 8.0

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Mike A

This movie had potential, good story line but poorly directed.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Synopsis

Ben is a former CIA station chief whose world comes crashing down after his wife, a former operative, dies in a terrible accident. Soon, a cryptic message sends him back into the shadowy underworld of Eastern Europe, teaming up with a former adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew about his wife and the agency that he worked for.

Director: Jesse V. Johnson
Producer: Steve Lee Jones, Matthew Shreder, Jonathan Halperyn, Daniel Kresmery, Simon Williams
Screenwriter: George Mahaffey
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: TDP FILMS, Hero Squared, Bee Holder Productions, Concourse Media, Ashland Hill Media Finance, Tip-Top Productions, Filmology Finance
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 37m

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