The Catcher Was a Spy fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
A real life story, history, and sports
Standout performances
Functional look and sound
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
A real life story, history, and sports
Its world is built around a real life story, history, and sports.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Based on the true story of Moe Berg
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Catcher Was a Spy is included with a subscription to Netflix, Philo, AMC+, and Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 50/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 32%, and Metacritic 49). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 34 min
The Catcher Was a Spy runs 1 h 34 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Catcher Was a Spy higher (60) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
No. It cost about $14 million to make and earned $953,953 worldwide, 7% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hebrew, German, Italian, Japanese, French. Produced in United States.
+19GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Catcher Was a Spy in 33 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 16 storytelling tropes for The Catcher Was a Spy, including Jumped at the Call, Hiding Behind the Language Barrier, Smart People Play Chess.
6.3
