The Interpreter
Seen it?2005 | 128 min | Crime, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$163 million worldwide on a $80 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 183K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sydney Pollack
- Nicole KidmanSilvia Broome
- Sean PennTobin Keller
- Catherine KeenerDot Woods
- Jesper ChristensenNils Lud
- Yvan AttalPhilippe
- Earl CameronZuwanie
- George HarrisKuman-Kuman
- Michael WrightMarcus
- Clyde KusatsuPolice Chief Lee Wu
- Eric KeenleysideRory Robb