The Catcher Was a Spy
2018 · Movie · R · 94 min · ★ 6.2 · 41% critics
Former major league baseball player Moe Berg leads a double life, working for the Office of Strategic Services in World War II Europe. Sent to investigate a key scientific threat, he faces high-stakes choices that blend suspense with a close look at secrecy.
Based on The Catcher Was a Spy
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-06-22
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Critic score
- 41/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (322 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this slow-burn WWII spy story if you like realistic intrigue and personality-driven tension, not nonstop action; Not for you if you want a big, loud action spy film like a James Bond-style thriller or prefer something more immediately gripping.
Pros: strong lead performance; intriguing WWII premise; tense, understated tone | Cons: disappointing script; limited runtime coverage; suspense doesn’t land
Themes
- based on novel or book
- espionage
- spy
- baseball
- world war ii
- biography
- based on true story
- lgbt
- oss (office of strategic services)
- mysterious
- closeted homosexual
- gay theme
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Paul Rudd
as Moe Berg
Mark Strong
as Werner Heisenberg
Sienna Miller
as Estella Huni
Connie Nielsen
as Koranda
Shea Whigham
as Joe Cronin
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Kawabata
Tom Wilkinson
as Paul Scherrer
William Hope
as John Kleran
Giancarlo Giannini
as Professor Eduardo Amaldi
Pierfrancesco Favino
as Martinuzzi
Directed by Ben Lewin