Red Joan
Seen it?2018 | 101 min | Thriller, History
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (30% 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 No Time to Die, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 41 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 97K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Trevor Nunn
- Judi DenchJoan Elizabeth Stanley
- Sophie CooksonYoung Joan Elizabeth Stanley
- Tom HughesLeo Galich
- Tereza SrbovaSonya Galich
- Stephen Campbell MooreMax
- Ben MilesNick
- Nina SosanyaMs. Hart
- Laurence SpellmanMr Adams
- Nicola SloaneJoan's Neighbor
- Freddie GaminaraWilliam