Secret Agents

Secret Agents

Directed by Frédéric Schoendoerffer

Produced by La Chauve Souris, Carcharodon

2004109 min5.4 / 10

A tense espionage thriller built on deception and double-crosses, where a covert arms-interdiction mission unravels into moral and operational ambiguity.

From his offices in Switzerland, Russian Igor Lipovsky is engaged in a vast and profitable gunrunning operation with Africa. The French government wants to hinder the activities of the arms dealer and sends a team to sink one of his ships heading for Angola with a load of illegal weaponry. Lisa, Brisseau, Loïc, Tony and Raymond are professionals: they carefully set up their cover, plan all their moves meticulously, and carry out orders without asking questions. Perhaps they should. The code-name of the mission is "Janus"; and just like with the ancient deity, there are two opposite faces for every aspect of the operation: the objective of the French government, the role of each team member, the presumed friend and the assumed foe...

Questions people ask

  • Is Secret Agents scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Secret Agents violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Does Secret Agents end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Secret Agents easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Secret Agents sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity20

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Secret Agents

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Secret Agents

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Secret Agents, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Secret Agents, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Secret Agents, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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