Operation Napoleon

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Operation Napoleon

2023

1h 42m

Mystery & Thriller

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Icelandic lawyer Kristin gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives footage of an airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland's largest glaciers. The old German World War II plane not only brings ruthless criminals onto the scene, but also CIA director William Carr, who has been secretly trying to remove the wreck for a long time. Kristin refuses to rest until the key has been discovered that will solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

The Icelandic/German conspiracy thriller “Operation Napoleon” would be as comforting as its airport thriller plot if it weren’t also baggy, joyless, and spiritually depleting.

Rated: 1/4

Aug 11, 2023

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Michael Nordine

Variety

The film’s main problem... is that it has all the hallmarks of a tight 90-minute thriller, but takes its sweet time. At nearly two hours, “Operation Napoleon” feels like too little cargo packed into too big a plane.

Aug 11, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Frigid B-film that has the visuals right but not the story.

Rated: C+

Sep 29, 2023

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Roger Salvans

Fotogramas

... A thriller of classical edges with a feverish and tenacious pace, along the lines of '80s espionage intrigues that marked the end of the Cold War. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Sep 27, 2023

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Randy Meeks

Espinof

The characters are sketches of a hero and heroine whose actions are taken from the most boring script playbook possible... [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 25, 2023

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Calan Panchoo

Film Threat

Ultimately, Operation Napoleon is just another of a thousand other films in the adventure-conspiracy genre.

Rated: 5/10

Aug 25, 2023

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Audience Member

Thoroughly enjoyable film, very nasty villains and a rag-tag bag of colourful heroes. Whilst the film might not bring anything particularly new to the genre what it does bring is a tight movie with heart. Roll on the sequel!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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Armando C

A surprisingly great movie can’t wait for the sequel!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Clara M

I loved this treasure hunt movie, I can't wait for part 2. Great chemistry, my favorite character was Einar. I wanna find out more about the story of them finding the treasure.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Cliff B

good plot, good action, lots of suspense; yes, really liked it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Robert S

Wooden script. Badly acted. Poorly directed. Lifeless and uninteresting.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Thirdi A

the pacing put me to sleep but theres enough material in there to make you look up from your phone. not enough to make put my phone down though

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/24

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Óskar Þór Axelsson

Director

Vivian Ólafsdóttir

Kristín

Jack Fox

Steve Rush

Iain Glen

William Carr

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Simon

Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Einar

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Synopsis

Icelandic lawyer Kristin gets drawn into the vortex of an international conspiracy when she receives footage of an airplane wreck, recently revealed by the melting of one of Iceland's largest glaciers. The old German World War II plane not only brings ruthless criminals onto the scene, but also CIA director William Carr, who has been secretly trying to remove the wreck for a long time. Kristin refuses to rest until the key has been discovered that will solve the riddle of Operation Napoleon.

Director: Óskar Þór Axelsson
Producer: Tinna Proppé, Hilmar Sigurðsson, Anita Elsani, Dirk Schweitzer
Screenwriter: Arnaldur Indriðason, Marteinn Þórisson
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Splendid Film, MMC Movies, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, Icelandic Film Fund, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Splendid Entertainment, Nordisk Film, Saga Film, TV Fond, Deutscher Filmförderfonds
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 11, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $909
Runtime: 1h 42m

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