Mission to Moscow

Mission to Moscow

One American's Journey into the Truth

Directed by Michael Curtiz

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures

1943124 min5.7 / 10

A wartime diplomatic drama following an American ambassador's ideological journey into Soviet Russia, framed as a persuasive argument for understanding an ally.

Ambassador Joseph Davies is sent by FDR to Russia to learn about the Soviet system and returns to the US as an advocate of socialism.

Questions people ask

  • Is Mission to Moscow sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Mission to Moscow end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Mission to Moscow violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Mission to Moscow scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is Mission to Moscow 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.

38/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

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Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise27

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love13

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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