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A Call to Spy

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2020 | 124 min | History, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, 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-drama fans and history buffs. If you loved The Zone of Interest or Operation Mincemeat, start here.
The mood
Dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.8 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 51K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher

  • Sarah Megan ThomasVirginia Hall
  • Stana KaticVera Atkins
  • Radhika ApteNoor Inayat Khan
  • Linus RoacheMaurice Buckmaster
  • Rossif SutherlandDr. Chevain
  • Samuel RoukinChristopher
  • Laila RobinsPirani
  • Marc RissmannKlaus Barbie
  • David SchaalColonel Gubbins
  • Matt SalingerWilliam Donovan