Operation Odessa

Operation Odessa

Directed by Tiller Russell

Produced by Showtime Pictures Inc., Belfort Entertainment

201892 min7.2 / 10

A darkly entertaining true-crime documentary about an audacious, absurd Cold War-era criminal scheme involving unlikely international conspirators.

The stranger-than-fiction true story of a Russian mobster, a Miami playboy, and a Cuban spy who teamed up in the early '90s to sell a Soviet submarine to the Cali Cartel.

Questions people ask

  • Is Operation Odessa scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Operation Odessa sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Does Operation Odessa end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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

  • Is Operation Odessa violent? 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.

84/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Operation Odessa

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Operation Odessa

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Operation Odessa, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Operation Odessa, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Operation Odessa, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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