Company Business

Company Business

You can't judge a man by the company that keeps him!

Directed by Nicholas Meyer

Produced by MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

199198 min5.3 / 10

A Cold War espionage thriller about a veteran agent pulled back into a dangerous hostage exchange, balancing procedural tension with themes of loyalty and aging out of the game.

An aging agent is called back by "the Company" to run a hostage trade of a Soviet spy for an American agent.

Questions people ask

  • Is Company Business scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Company Business violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Does Company Business end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Company Business sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Company Business easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity32

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Company Business

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Company Business

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Company Business, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Company Business, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Company Business, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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