All the Old Knives

"Secrets kill."

2022 1h 42m EN

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6.0

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63%

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 671🍅63%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 31,887

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Synopsis

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When the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost more than 100 people their lives, veteran operative Henry Pelham is assigned to root out the mole with his former lover and colleague Celia Harrison.

“Secrets kill.”

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Cast

Chris Pine
Henry Pelham
Thandiwe Newton
Celia Harrison
Jonathan Pryce
Bill Compton
Laurence Fishburne
Vick Wallinger
Corey Johnson
Karl Stein
Jonjo O'Neill
Ernst Pul
Ahd Kamel
Leila Maloof
David Dawson
Owen Lassiter

Credits

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Director: Janus Metz
Writers: Olen Steinhauer
Languages: German, English, Persian, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, Persian, Russian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Janus Metz, shot by Charlotte Bruus Christensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rebekka Karijord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Eckersley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton and Jonathan Pryce carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Secrets kill.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3706352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Janus Metz directs. Charlotte Bruus Christensen behind the camera. Rebekka Karijord scores. Mark Eckersley cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English, Persian, Russian.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: German, English, Persian, Russian.
3Directed by Janus Metz, shot by Charlotte Bruus Christensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Rebekka Karijord. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Eckersley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton and Jonathan Pryce carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Secrets kill.".
8IMDB entry: tt3706352 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Charlotte Bruus Christensen
Original score: Rebekka Karijord
Editing: Mark Eckersley
Production design: Marcus Rowland
Costume design: Stephanie Collie
Makeup / hair: Lizzie Mair Davies
VFX supervisor: Howard Jones
Runtime: 102 min · 1h 42m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: All the Old Knives (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 62/100
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 31,887 votes
MPAA: R

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Manuel São Bento2022-04-07
★ 5/10
MORE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "All the Old Knives holds an extraordinary cast and an interesting premise, but Janus Metz's uninspired execution turns a movie with immense potential into yet another generic work with little replay value. Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton shine as the protagonists, and their astonishing chemistry transforms a simple dinner into the most captivating storyline of the entire narrative. However, the constant shifts between different timelines and distinct perspectives withdraw energy, pacing, and focus from Olen Steinhauer's decent screenplay. Furthermore, Laurence Fishburne and Jonathan Pryce are criminally underused. It's far from being a non-recommended flick, but it leaves a somewhat bitter feeling by the end." Rating: C
CinemaSerf2022-04-23
★ 5/10
The scene is set in a fine restaurant where "Pelham" (Chris Pine) and ex-girlfriend "Celia" (Thandiwe Newton) and sharing some wine and considering who betrayed them many years earlier when their CIA operation around the hijacking of an airliner in Vienna went wrong. Ostensibly, "Pelham" is leading an investigation into the identity of the mole - it could be either of them, for all we know, or it could be their boss "Compton" (Sir Jonathan Pryce)... Sadly, though, John Le Carré this isn't. The narrative uses Pine's character as the conduit to interrogate all the potential suspects, and sadly that drags us into the solidly melodramatic aspects of his relationship with "Celia". On the plus side, that allows him to do what he has been trying to do ever since "Star Trek" (2009) - get his ass out on screen, but otherwise it is a terribly slowly paced affair. The espionage elements are largely subsumed into the relationship drama and frankly, neither Pine nor Newton have much to do in this dialogue heavy drudge of a film. It looks good, the production has a style to it; but quite simply not enough happens to keep it stimulating, the soporific lighting starts to take effects and after about 45 minutes I was really quite bored with it all. The ending is quite quirky, but it was all too little too late for me.