The Operative

The Operative

Every secret has a price.

Directed by Yuval Adler

Produced by Black Bear Pictures, The Match Factory

2019120 min5.8 / 10

A morally murky espionage thriller centered on a woman caught between duty, desire, and deception in a high-stakes undercover operation.

A young Western woman is recruited by the Mossad to go undercover in Tehran where she becomes entangled in a complex triangle with her handler and her subject.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Operative end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Operative sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is The Operative scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

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

  • Is The Operative 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Operative, and what each one shares →

Like The Operative

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Operative

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Operative, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Operative, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Operative, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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