Summary
London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+9)
Critics 51Audiences 60GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer65%
Metascore36
User score6.9
IMDb6.2
Letterboxd · 20 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score48%
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most action movies, −13 min on the typical 108
typical 10895Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 77 countries, rent or buy in 7 more
+67Released
2017
July 9, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaHistoryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Jamie BellLCpl. Rusty Firmin
Mark StrongMax Vernon
Abbie CornishKate Adie
Martin ShawJohn Dellow
Tim Pigott-SmithWilliam Whitelaw
Ben TurnerSalim
Emun ElliottRoy
Aymen HamdouchiFaisal
Andrew GraingerRay
Colin MoyMaj. Hector Gullan
Colin GarlickLCpl. John Mac
Toby LeachPC Trevor Lock
Martin HancockBill (BBC Cameraman)
Xavier HoranTom Morrell
Te Kohe TuhakaTak
Robert PortalLt. Col. Mike Rose
William ChubbMI5 Spokesman
Ronan VibertMI6 Spokesman
John HenshawMetropolitan Police Spokesman
Tim DownieJimmy
Sam SneddenSim Harris
Mia BlakeBetty, Max's Wife
Matthew SunderlandTom Lovett
Emma Campbell-JonesWhitelaw's Aide
Directing · 3
- Toa Fraser Director
- Glenn Standring Second Unit Director, Screenplay
- Hamish Gough First Assistant Director
Production · 4
- Matthew Metcalfe Producer
- Dan Hubbard Casting
- Norman Merry Co-Producer
- Catherine Madigan Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Aaron Morton Director of Photography
- Jen Raoult Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- John Gilbert Editor
- Dan Kircher Editor
Sound · 5
- David Long Original Music Composer
- Lachlan Anderson Original Music Composer
- James Hayday Supervising Sound Editor
- Paul Paragon Sound Mixer
- Adam Martin Sound Mixer
Art · 4
- Philip Ivey Production Design
- Daniel Birt Set Decoration
- Jill Cormack Art Direction
- Jon Bunker Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Gabrielle Jones Makeup & Hair, Prosthetic Designer
- Liz McGregor Costume Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- George Zwier Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 1
- Jacob Tomuri Stunt Double
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