'

Damascus Cover

Play trailer

1:58

Damascus Cover

R

Released Jul 20, 2018

1h 33m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

14%

Tomatometer

22 Reviews

59%

Popcornmeter

100+ Ratings

Agent Ari Ben-Sion receives an assignment from Mossad to smuggle a chemical-weapons scientist out of Syria. When the mission goes wrong, Ben-Sion soon learns that he's a pawn in a much bigger plan.

Watch on Fandango at Home

Buy Now

Critics Consensus

Damascus Cover is essentially every bit the hackneyed espionage drama that any veteran of '90s action thrillers might expect after reading its title.

Read Critics Reviews

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Times (UK)

The persuasive use of real locations only underlines the frustrating sketchiness when it comes to exploring the potentially fascinating intricacies of Israeli-Syrian power play.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2018

Full Review

Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Damascus Cover was the last film Hurt made - but it isn't worth seeking out for that reason, or many others.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 2, 2018

Full Review

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

[An] unfortunately rather ropey film, destined to be blearily viewed on a thousand long-haul flights or channel-hoppingly glimpsed on your way past ITV4.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 2, 2018

Full Review

Rich Phippen

HeyUGuys

Director and star excel in this bleak view of a derelict man fighting his past, however the script weighs the film down and leaves us with very little which resonates.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 4, 2019

Full Review

Matthew Bond

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

It's the clunky screenplay and Jonathan Rhys Meyers's performance as an undercover German-Israeli agent that do the damage.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 6, 2018

Full Review

Paddy Kehoe

RTÉ (Ireland)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers deserves a better script and so does everybody else.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2018

Full Review

Read all reviews

Rosana B

A trama até que é boa, o romance ajuda a dar uma quebrada na frieza do desdobramento do roteiro de espionagem, entretanto o ritmo lento e a letargia no desenvolvimento atrapalham o bom fluxo de envolvimento... Ganhou um fôlego do meio para o final com um pouco de ação, entretanto era um pouco tarde para nos envolvermos... Quase bom, regular...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/22

Full Review

Audience Member

It was just as bad as hell

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Very real, runs like a novel, makes you listen and follow, a quality so missing from today's 'blockbusters'. Jason Bourne without being a super-agent. If u like a good story, this is ur movie. Jonathan rhys-meyers and everyone else delivers!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

Full Review

Audience Member

A B movie about a spy story that had too many side tracts from the main plot. Not enough background on those to be saved. A fairly good ending. Background was good , Not the best movie but worth seeing,

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Amazing film. I have watched tons of these types of movies in my life and will always remember this one. Watch it and you won't be disappointed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Decent plot and terrible acting by the leading roles Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Olivia Thirlby. Mr Rhys Meyers should have never left the pool table venues. He clearly does not have an acting background... It seems to be more worried about his looks in front of the camera, overacting in every scene and concentrating on making his voice sound charismatic rather than making his character believable. A movie that I have not been able to finish, had to skip scenes, and end up giving up. What I fail to comprehend is why Mr. Rhys Meyers keeps getting roles when clearly he lacks the acting principles.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Daniel Zelik Berk

Director

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

Ari Ben-Sion

Olivia Thirlby

Kim

Jürgen Prochnow

Franz Ludin

Navid Negahban

Sarraj

Yigal Naor

General Fuad

Mile 22

23%

44%

Mile 22

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Mile 22

The Girl in the Spider's Web

38%

36%

The Girl in the Spider's Web

Watchlist

American Assassin

34%

61%

American Assassin

Watchlist

TRAILER

for American Assassin

Unlocked

26%

45%

Unlocked

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Unlocked

Hunter Killer

38%

68%

Hunter Killer

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Hunter Killer

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Damascus Cover: Trailer 1

1:58

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Agent Ari Ben-Sion receives an assignment from Mossad to smuggle a chemical-weapons scientist out of Syria. When the mission goes wrong, Ben-Sion soon learns that he's a pawn in a much bigger plan.

Director: Daniel Zelik Berk
Screenwriter: Daniel Zelik Berk, Samantha Newton
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: H Films
Rating: R (Some Violence and Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 20, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2018
Runtime: 1h 33m

Most Popular at Home Now