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A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 50%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,962 1990s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
In 1880s London, pornographic bookseller Verloc is a double agent for the Russian government, providing information to Chief Inspector Heat about a lazy anarchist organization. In order for the anarchists to be arrested, an act of terrorism must occur. So Verloc decides to set up bombs – which leads to tragedy – not only for himself but also for his family, including wife Winnie and brother-in-law, Stevie.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes50%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
47 audience votes
Key crew
- Christopher HamptonWriter
- Christopher HamptonDirector
- Philip GlassOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bob HoskinsVerloc
- Patricia ArquetteWinnie
- Jim BroadbentChief Inspector Heat
- Christian BaleStevie
- Gérard DepardieuOssipon
- Suzy Eddie IzzardVladimir
- Peter VaughanThe Driver
- Robin WilliamsThe Professor (uncredited)
- Elizabeth SpriggsWinnie's Mother
- Neville PhillipsTicket Clark
- Ralph NossekYundt
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Themes
mentally disabledbombwifebrother-in-lawpolice inspectorgreenwich londonolder husbandshop owner