Our Kind of Traitor

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Our Kind of Traitor

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2016

1h 48m

Mystery & Thriller

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A money launderer (Stellan Skarsgard) for Russian gangsters asks a couple vacationing in Marrakech, Morocco, to deliver incriminating evidence to an MI6 agent (Damian Lewis).

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Critics Consensus

Our Kind of Traitor relies on solid writing and acting rather than action to deliver its spy-movie thrills -- and thankfully has the pedigree to pull it off on both fronts.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

07/15/2016

3/5

It's an intriguing character study embedded in a spy thriller.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

07/01/2016

B-

It's all far-fetched in a way that only international spy thrillers -- bless their hearts -- can be.

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Kimber Myers

The Playlist

07/01/2016

B

Doesn't have quite the depth or the pedigree of other cinematic versions of his novels...but it's still worth the trip.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

06/18/2024

2.5/4

...a decidedly oddball premise that’s employed to decent-enough effect...

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Josh Slater-Williams

Vague Visages

11/13/2023

A solidly constructed sophomore feature from director Susanna White, Our Kind of Traitor is a tight thriller that, while rarely excelling to any sort of transcendent heights, never really steps a foot wrong.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/03/2021

2/5

By default Our Kind of Traitor will probably be listed under the "thriller" section on Netflix and elsewhere simply because it was written by spymaster John le Carré but don't be fooled.

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Dec 18

Admittedly I was not paying extremely close attention as I had this as some background while working, but I didn't find it particularly gripping. It has a great cast. I think Damian Lewis is one of the more underrated actors. He does a great job and I would have loved to see more from his character. This isn't a bad movie. It just isn't as exciting as I'd hoped.

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Eric S

Aug 12

How did any person pretend that his vapid garbage was worthy of even a half a star? Stellan Skarsgård is awful. Everyone is awful. Waste of good actors on terrible script.

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Archibald H

May 11

With a 50% audience rating and 72% critic rating, I very nearly gave this one a miss, but I had it recorded, and something kept me circling over that play button, and I am so glad I chose to watch it rather than delete it. A really enjoyable movie. And yes; I'm the kind of guy who likes DaVinci Code, Bourne and Red October and stuff like that. 4/5

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Thomas S

Feb 1

Beautifully filmed with a good story.

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Georgan G

12/15/2024

Great actors in an plot that made no sense. Why an educated man would begin interacting with this clearly criminal guy, then follow-up by nearly getting himself & wife killed is ridiculous.

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Hackney G

10/06/2024

Important story, that gets to the heart of the corruption in the UK around 'blood money' so great potential and the book may be great, but ultimately thsi film is pretty flat. It started off well, Stellan Skarsgård as Dima provides a great OTT character, but Ewan McGregor's and Naomie Harris's Perry and Gail just pretty one-dimensional and tbh that plot line is fairly unbelievable. I was enjoying it initially but simply got bored after about an hour. Damien Lewis's Hector was great as was Mark Gatiss as always. Conclusion: wasted opportunity as McGregor's character was very weak. Also the women get a pretty poor deal here.

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Synopsis

A money launderer (Stellan Skarsgard) for Russian gangsters asks a couple vacationing in Marrakech, Morocco, to deliver incriminating evidence to an MI6 agent (Damian Lewis).

Director: Susanna White
Producer: Simon Cornwell, Stephen Cornwell, Gail Egan
Screenwriter: Hossein Amini
Distributor: Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Potboiler Productions, Ink Factory
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.2M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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