Film1990118 min

The Russia House

Name: The Russia House
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Released: 1990
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider, James Fox, John Mahoney

Taste attributes: dramaromancethrillerespionagehistoricaldetectivemafia/gangsterslowheavyintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeA weighty, layered thriller, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 195 votes

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Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Barley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate the purposes of Dante, a dissident scientist trapped in the decaying Soviet Union that is crumbling under the new open-minded policies.

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