Operation Mincemeat

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Operation Mincemeat

PG-13

2022

2h 8m

War

History

Drama

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It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe, and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge -- how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war -- centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to alter the course of the war -- defying logic, risking countless thousands of lives, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

Critics Consensus

If its fact-based story proves more fascinatingly outlandish than it's presented here, Operation Mincemeat remains an engaging and well-acted wartime drama.

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Tom Shone

The Times (UK)

08/24/2022

3/5

Adapted from Ben Macintyre’s book, the screenplay is a brisk and jolly affair, taking gamey delight in comparing the art of espionage to the fibs of professional storytellers.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

05/21/2022

It is quite a moving story. Colin Firth [and the ensemble] do really solid, good work here.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

05/20/2022

3/5

It’s exactly the kind of well-rounded, satisfying movie which works on all levels but doesn’t particularly dazzle on any – and it doesn’t have to because it does what it needs to do.

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

01/17/2025

3/5

Wartime London has been recreated in painstaking fashion, and the performances are heartfelt and strong.

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

10/31/2023

The melodrama of the unlikely romance is a minor distraction. “Operation Mincemeat” is well-crafted. Michelle Ashford’s script ably handles the intrigue while maintaining tension and injecting dry humor.

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Gissane Sophia

Lady Geeks Media

07/23/2023

Operation Mincemeat is a stylish dive into history with a fantastic cast ready to show off their chops at any given moment.

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Ellen C

05/17/2022

Well written and superbly acted. Even though one may know the outcome, the suspense is enthralling. The two hours flew by. Excellent film and entertainment.

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Anne D

05/15/2022

Loved the dialogues, intrigue , suspense and dry humor .

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Donna C.

@MovieLover303 Mar 29

Just got back from visiting the very excellent WWII Museum in Sicily where I learned for the first time about operation mincemeat and how successful it made one of the most important operations in WWII Europe. This movie provides the incredible details of what it took to make this important deception successful. Well done!

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Ros B

@RT76285442 Mar 15

A perfect film based on a true story. Realistic, serious with a plausible romance and a great cast. Mostly dialogue and very little action. Other reviews say it is old fashioned. We are both of a certain age which may be why we enjoyed it so much. Definitely recommend if you like films that are not jokey or full of long and tedious action scenes. Only strange thing I noticed was that all the young women in the UK intelligence office seemed to have dark hair. Strange and unlikely.

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Joan B

@RT60702253 Mar 12

Colin and the cast are surperb in this historical movie on WW2.

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Meri S.

@mschroeder Feb 4

Good movie based on true events. Great cast. It got confusing once the body was dropped, the autopsy, and around the spies, and who was doing what.

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Synopsis

It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe, and plan an all-out assault on Sicily; but they face an impossible challenge -- how to protect a massive invasion force from potential massacre. It falls to two remarkable intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Colin Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew Macfadyen) to dream the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war -- centered on the most unlikely of secret agents: a dead man. Operation Mincemeat is the extraordinary and true story of an idea that hoped to alter the course of the war -- defying logic, risking countless thousands of lives, and testing the nerves of its creators to breaking point.

Director: John Madden
Producer: Charles S. Cohen, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Kris Thykier
Screenwriter: Michelle Ashford
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: See-Saw Films, Cohen Media Group
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief War Violence|Smoking|Some Sexual Content|Strong Language)
Genre: War, History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 11, 2022
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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