Canary Black

"This mission is personal."

2024 1h 43m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 545

ActionThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Top level CIA agent Avery Graves is blackmailed by terrorists into betraying her own country to save her kidnapped husband. Cut off from her team, she turns to her underworld contacts to survive and help locate the coveted intelligence that the kidnappers want.

“This mission is personal.”

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Cast

Kate Beckinsale
Avery Graves
Rupert Friend
David Brooks
Saffron Burrows
Elizabeth Mills
Ray Stevenson
Jarvis Hedlund
Goran Kostić
Breznov
Ben Miles
DCIA Nathan Evans
Jaz Hutchins
Agent Maxfield
Romina Tonković
Sorina

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pierre Morel
Writers: Matthew Kennedy
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pierre Morel, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jessica Rose Weiss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tania Goding 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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Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend and Saffron Burrows carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This mission is personal.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt20048582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Pierre Morel directs. Thierry Arbogast behind the camera. Jessica Rose Weiss scores. Tania Goding cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 2 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Pierre Morel, shot by Thierry Arbogast. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jessica Rose Weiss. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tania Goding shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kate Beckinsale and Rupert Friend and Saffron Burrows carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This mission is personal.".
8IMDB entry: tt20048582 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast
Original score: Jessica Rose Weiss
Editing: Tania Goding
Production design: Sebastian T. Krawinkel
Costume design: Nikolina Kostanšek
Stunt coordinator: Cedric Proust
Runtime: 103 min · 1h 43m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $525,704
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Canary Black (2024)

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MovieGuys2024-11-08
★ 4/10
I can't find much to recommend in Canary Black. Following the by now well known DEI formula this is another girl boss flick that see's out heroine take on athletic men, twice her size and defeat them (must be the biology defying power of equity). That however, is not this flicks only shortcoming. Its loaded down with absurd contrivances. Batting a triggered mines warhead out a window like a softball, without any harm befalling our pristine heroine. Add to that, fighting in high heels against opponents who, weirdly, typically attack one at a time and odd little too convenient things, such as having a knife strategically placed in a car to cut plastic ties (plastic hand cuff style restraints). Acting is fine. I don't mind Kate Beckinsale and I have a lot of time for Ray Stevenson (who has sadly passed) and was fantastic in the series, Rome. In summary, Canary Black operates on a sliding scale from basic to downright ridiculous, with little in between.

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