The Debt

The Debt

Every secret comes with a price.

Directed by John Madden

Produced by Pioneer Pictures, Miramax

2010113 min6.6 / 10

A morally complex thriller about a former Mossad agent forced to confront the haunting consequences of a decades-old covert operation and the lies that sustained her heroic reputation.

Rachel Singer is a former Mossad agent who tried to capture a notorious Nazi war criminal – the Surgeon of Birkenau – in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth. Overwhelmed by haunting memories of her younger self and her two fellow agents, the still-celebrated heroine must relive the trauma of those events and confront the debt she has incurred.

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  • Is The Debt sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Debt scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Debt violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

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

  • Is The Debt easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise43

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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