Operation Finale
Seen it?2018 | 124 min | Drama, History, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, 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 Inglourious Basterds, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
In 1960, a team of Israeli secret agents is deployed to find Adolf Eichmann, the infamous Nazi architect of the Holocaust, supposedly hidden in Argentina, and get him to Israel to be judged.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
60% on Rotten Tomatoes, 58 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$18 million worldwide on a $24 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 222K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Chris Weitz
- Oscar IsaacPeter Malkin
- Ben KingsleyAdolf Eichmann
- Mélanie LaurentHanna Elian
- Peter StraussLothar Hermann
- Nick KrollRafi Eitan
- Lior RazIsser Harel
- Michael AronovZvi Aharoni
- Ohad KnollerEphraim Ilian
- Torben LiebrechtYaakov Gat
- Haley Lu RichardsonSylvia Hermann