The Man Who Knew Too Little

The Man Who Knew Too Little

He’s on a mission so secret, even he doesn’t know about it.

199794 min6.4 / 10

A lighthearted screwball comedy built on mistaken identity and bumbling incompetence, where an oblivious American tourist stumbles through an international spy conspiracy thinking it's all theater.

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

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