Chief of Station

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Chief of Station

Released May 3

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

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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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scott l

Wow, this was predictable from the start. It was just not good. The action was laughable and there was nothing intelligent about the plot. I am sorry I paid for this film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/03/24

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Jen W

Oh man. It just missed the mark on all levels. Give me Aaron in the ‘Has fallen’ franchise anytime.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/24

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elise d

Everything was weak, slow and predictable. Don’t be fooled by the tomato rating into watching

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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TW D

What an absolute mess. Good writing is hard, but there had to have been no effort in writing this garbage at all. Every spy-genre cliche you can think of, it is here. The dialogue is horrific matched only by the middle school level acting and what appears to be the lack of a director. Avoid this complete dog.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/01/24

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Helen H

A real stinker. Fake accents, fake fight scenes, laughable plot, crappy dialogue, terrible acting. Two hours of your life you’ll never get back!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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April M

So much potential. Worst directing I've seen in some time.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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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: Filmology Finance, Ashland Hill Media Finance, Bee Holder Productions, Hero Squared, Tip-Top Productions, Concourse Media, TDP FILMS
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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