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The Red Sea Diving Resort

Seen it?

2019 | 130 min | Drama, Thriller, History

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing and history buffs. If you loved Schindler's List or Conspiracy, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 29 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 124K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Gideon Raff

  • Chris EvansAri Levinson
  • Haley BennettRachel Reiter
  • Alessandro NivolaSammy Navon
  • Michael Kenneth WilliamsKabede Bimro
  • Michiel HuismanJacob 'Jake' Wolf
  • Alex HassellMax Rose
  • Mark IvanirMossad Chief Barack Isaacs
  • Chris ChalkColonel Abdel Ahmed
  • Greg KinnearWalton Bowen
  • Ben KingsleyEthan Levin