Operation Finale

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Operation Finale

PG-13

2018

2h 2m

Mystery & Thriller

History

Drama

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Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret Israeli agents travels to Argentina to track down Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps. Hoping to sneak him out of the country to stand trial, agent Peter Malkin soon finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the notorious war criminal.

Critics Consensus

Operation Finale is well-intentioned, well-acted, and overall entertaining, even if the depth and complexity of the real-life events depicted can get a little lost in their dramatization.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

03/04/2020

Well-intentioned, handsome, and lifeless.

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Daniel Gallant

Time Out

12/30/2018

3/5

Despite its engaging performances, this real-life story about Israel's hunt for a war criminal moves through rote plot points with uninventive efficiency.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

10/04/2018

4/5

When a movie features Ben Kingsley, in a hefty Ben Kingsley role, doing what Ben Kingsley does best, that's probably good enough in itself.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/24/2022

4.5/5

The film’s slow boil may push away those looking for a snappier or more action-oriented thriller.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

08/16/2022

2.5/5

Director Chris Weitz goes the historically true story route with Operation Finale, a mildly suspenseful mainstream film that suffers from being a bit too well-intentioned, wraps up too neatly, and the tension never heats up above a simmer.

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Hosea Rupprecht

Catholic News Service

08/12/2021

Directed by Chris Weitz, this movie offers a Jewish perspective not often found in World War II films.

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Tom

12/28/2024

The movie is less thrilling than the previews implied but the acting, writing and direction were all very solid. Operation Valkyrie and Munich were super taut thrillers and easy to recommend for seeing on the big screen. This falls more into the category of a strong streaming or rental option but pass on seeing it in theaters.

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andrea C

@Charst Mar 30

Film intenso, che si concentra sugli avvenimenti intorno al recupero di Heichmann in Argentina, peccando forse nelle premesse inesistenti e nel finale sbrigativo. La sequenza degli eventi è chiara e lineare, così come gli sviluppi di trama che mantengono un costante stato di climax. Oscar Isaac è un grandissimo attore che ancora una volta riesce a dare vita ad un ottimo duello con l'immenso Ben Kingsley, ottimo villain. A livello emozionale, non si calca a sufficienza sul pregresso e sull'emotività dei vari personaggi secondari. Film tecnicamente ottimo ed emotivamente sufficiente.

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David D

@David2026 Feb 20

A thoughtful adaptation about closure for those who lost so much and often everything. The banality of evil is on full display in this slow moving drama about the identification, capture and trial of one of modern history's most evil mass murderers. Besides Stalin, Mao and a handful of others, few have the blood of millions on their hands. A fine tribute to the men and women who brought justice and some closure to one part of the holocaust.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Feb 13

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

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Alan H

@RT67756253 Nov 30

Very well done .. compulsive viewing.

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JM H

@JMH9999 Nov 22

Superbly done. Some of the Hollywood additions were distracting and unnecessary. The final scene was very touching and apt.

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Synopsis

Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret Israeli agents travels to Argentina to track down Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps. Hoping to sneak him out of the country to stand trial, agent Peter Malkin soon finds himself playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the notorious war criminal.

Director: Chris Weitz
Producer: Oscar Isaac, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Fred Berger, Jason Spire
Screenwriter: Matthew Orton
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co: Automatik Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Violent Images|Some Language|Disturbing Thematic Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 29, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 20, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.6M
Runtime: 2h 2m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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