Eye of the Needle fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, mystery, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Eye of the Needle is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, mystery, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, mystery, and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
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Eye of the Needle is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 48 min
Eye of the Needle runs 1 h 48 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 74 out of 100, so both groups see Eye of the Needle much the same way.
It was made in English, with some German. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+27GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Eye of the Needle in 41 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 26 storytelling tropes for Eye of the Needle, including The Sociopath, Run for the Border, Switch to English.
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