
Smoke & Mirrors
Taste attributes: historythrillerespionagebiographyhistoricaladventurefresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"The incredible true story of the man who fooled an entire country"
Boxlist takeAn intricate, wide-ranging thriller: grounded and heavy. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 185 votes
Where to watch
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Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
- Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
A tale of cheats and impostors, taking its inspiration from true facts and from one of the most intriguing characters of recent decades: the spy Francisco Paesa.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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- Genre
- History
- Year
- 2016
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Atresmedia
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











