Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak

It was a hit and run operation with no place to run.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert

Produced by Vista, Howard R. Schuster

1975118 min6.9 / 10

A historically grounded, morally serious account of Czech resistance fighters undertaking a dangerous assassination mission against Nazi occupation, balancing tactical tension with the human cost of resistance.

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

Questions people ask

  • Is Operation: Daybreak sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Operation: Daybreak violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Operation: Daybreak scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Operation: Daybreak easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Operation: Daybreak end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity26

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise38

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Operation: Daybreak

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Operation: Daybreak

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Operation: Daybreak, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Operation: Daybreak, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Operation: Daybreak, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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