The Sum of All Fears fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, politics, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout storytelling
Standout sound design
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Sum of All Fears is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, politics, and war
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, politics, and war. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout sound design
Look and sound: the sound design stand out.
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27,000 nuclear weapons. One is missing.
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The Sum of All Fears is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, Paramount+, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 56/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 58%, and Metacritic 45). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 4 min
The Sum of All Fears runs 2 h 4 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 52 and audiences 59 out of 100, so both groups see The Sum of All Fears much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $68 million to make and earned $194 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, German. Produced in Canada, Germany, United States.
+114GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Sum of All Fears in 128 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 91 storytelling tropes for The Sum of All Fears, including Cassandra Truth, Sacrificial Lion, Artistic License – Geography.
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