Six Minutes to Midnight

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Six Minutes to Midnight

PG-13

2021

1h 42m

History

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

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Critics Consensus

Six Minutes to Midnight has a fascinating fact-based WWII-era story to tell, but largely loses it in muddled spy shenanigans.

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David Stratton

The Australian

04/23/2021

2.5/5

The phoniness of the entire production is emphasised by the fact that it was filmed not in Sussex but in Wales.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

04/22/2021

3/5

Director Andy Goddard (Downton Abbey) has made something determinedly old-fashioned out of all this while Izzard's attitude to the role could be summed up as: when in doubt, do nothing.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

04/14/2021

2.5/4

It's unfair of me to put it this way, but had I viewed Six Minutes to Midnight on PBS, I'd probably have felt it was just fine.

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Nadine Whitney

Mr. Movie's Film Blog

09/17/2023

Six Minutes to Midnight had the opportunity to be a small but tight espionage thriller but sadly squanders the potential by veering into cliché and having almost zero dramatic tension.

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

08/03/2022

3/5

I do love a good war-time thriller and I enjoyed Six Minutes to Midnight, even if the stakes in the end were somewhat lower than the premise sets up.

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Victoria Luxford

City AM

03/02/2022

3/5

A small, plucky film that makes you nostalgic for old fashioned spy adventures, even if it doesnt quite reach the heights of those influences. Its an interesting platform for Izzard as a star, and a promising beginning for her future as a screenwriter.

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Elizabeth L

04/21/2021

Enjoy movies based on history.

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Cory

04/02/2021

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Ray

03/31/2021

Kept you involved at all times

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Paul

03/30/2021

Great movie with a story to tell in a believable fashion. With action and suspense to enhance the enjoyment

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Marianne

03/28/2021

Loved it. Good story, acting,and suspenseful.

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Elaine T. B

03/28/2021

History at its best - Judee Dentch was superb - as were the other actors. This movie reminded us what COULD happen again. Pay attention, folks.

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Synopsis

In the summer of 1939, influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

Director: Andy Goddard
Producer: Andy Evans, Sean Marley, Ade Shannon, Sarah Townsend
Screenwriter: Andy Goddard, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Celyn Jones
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Mad As Birds, West Madison Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence)
Genre: History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 26, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 26, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $132.5K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)