The Terminal Spy
Genre: Crime/Drama/Historical
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writer: Eden Townsend
Based on the book by Alan Cowell
Producer: Rachel Hallett Hardcastle
Cast: Barry Keoghan, Kaya Scodelario, Evan Peters, Danny DeVito, Peter Dinklage, Ralph Fiennes, Bruce Campbell, Danny Pudi, Russell Tovey, Max Irons, Colm Feore, Iwan Rheon
Budget: $50,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $51,494,030
Foreign Box Office: $60,380,183
Total Profit: $16,978,388
Reaction: Considering how poorly some of the films in this budget range have done this season, we at the studio are quite happy with the final box office outcome here.
"Barry Keoghan felt a bit young for the role of Litvinenko here, but he gives a committed performance that will make you forget all about that. There are some nice tense moments, even if most of the thrills and twists are telegraphed from a mile away. While I did have some issues with some of the casting and some of the film's structural decisions, it was an overall entertaining experience at the theater." - Tom Lane, Detroit News
"The film works because of its compelling lead character (who is played well by Barry Keoghan). This helps make up for some of its several flaws, including some truly atrocious casting of pretty much every single supporting role. The film does a solid job of translating the real story of what happened to Litvinenko. I just wish the filmmakers had put as much effort into the casting and finer details." - Stephen Ridley, Boston Globe
"The film was not structured very well at times, and the exclusion of 'spy' in the genre left me scratching my head, and some of the casting was downright baffling. The real-life story is so compelling that it may be impossible to make a truly horrible film based on these events, but The Terminal Spy is far from as good as it could have been." - Matt Carson, Arizona Republic
Rated R for language, thematic material and some violence
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