SummaryThe Debt is the powerful story of Rachel Singer, a former Mossad agent who endeavored to capture and bring to trial a notorious Nazi war criminal—the Surgeon of Birkenau—in a secret Israeli mission that ended with his death on the streets of East Berlin. Now, 30 years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has surfaced, and Rachel must go back to... Read More
Directed By:John Madden
Written By:Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan, Assaf Bernstein, Ido Rosenblum
The Debt
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Generally Favorable
65
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6.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
73% Positive
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Aug 30, 2011
90
Bristling with dangers both corporeal and cerebral, The Debt is a superbly crafted espionage thriller packed with Israeli-Nazi score settling.
Aug 31, 2011
75
Although they might have wished for something less conventional, it's the thrills that make this movie.
User score
Generally Favorable
57% Positive
85 Ratings
85 Ratings
36% Mixed
53 Ratings
53 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Jan 7, 2012
10
Excellent...across the board. Intense and complex ... well executed, superb acting. Not sure if those who gave this a lower rating watched the same movie. It's a 10...hands down.
Aug 30, 2011
75
The Debt eventually settles into a predictable groove that slightly undercuts its impact. Still, it's a film of ambition and substance.
Aug 30, 2011
70
The remake ups the adrenaline factor, and features strong performances across the board, yet feels bogged down by a weighty love triangle and a subject that merits more than the old-school good vs. evil approach.
Aug 30, 2011
63
The architecture of The Debt has an unfortunate flaw. The younger versions of the characters have scenes that are intrinsically more exciting, but the actors playing the older versions are more interesting. Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson and Ciaran Hinds bring along the weight of their many earlier roles. To be sure, the older actors get some excitement of their own, but by then, the plot has lost its way.
Aug 30, 2011
60
Just when many may have thought that Cold War thrillers had gone out of fashion, along comes one to reinvigorate the genre.
Aug 30, 2011
40
Despite the chronological juggling, the film's stylistic debts (a Hitchcock flashback borrowed from Stage Fright, a Bertolucci-esque apartment sequence that could be titled Last Tango in Auschwitz) are simplistic to a fault; they lack the multifaceted suspense and sensuality typified by those directors at their best.
Sep 9, 2011
10
One of the best movies I've seen in years. It had me on the edge of my seat but was much more than just an action flick. I really believed in and empathised with the characters. It drew me in to the point that I had to rush back to my computer to google it to find out if it was based on true events. 10 points!
Jan 21, 2020
6
Well acted, it's always nice to see Jessica Chastain, she is so sharp (my favorite with her was Zero Dark Thirty-a lie, exposed nicely in The Report, but great movie), hard to believe she has only been making movies 10 years. But I have to agree with Roger Ebert. He said a thriller must be clear who is who and what is going on. Different people playing the same characters at different times, one scene they are dead, next alive, it's confusing. I thought it was a long time ago, young versions of people, but then there is brand new camera tech, it's too confusing. I quit halfway.
Feb 23, 2025
3
Almanları kötülediler kötülediler, başına gelenlerin aynısını yapıyorlar şimdi ama dünya sessiz. Acaba tarihten silinen bir şey mi yaptılar da zamanında bu işkenceleri bunlara reva gördüler?
Mar 13, 2012
3
An average plot that ends with the usual good vs bad, with good conscious prevailing. The acting should be better with who they've cast however its hard not to notice the distinct Australian accent in Sam Worthington's Younger David, who is supposed to be Jewish. Not to mention he looks nothing like Ciarán Hinds who plays Older David. David as a character was selfish and emotionally convoluted and actually cheapens the impact of the film. The pace of the movie was to slow to get to its interesting point showing unoriginal subpar directing. The action filled scenes won't put you to sleep but they aren't great either. Rent or download, not worth the price of a cinema ticket.
Production Company:
- Miramax
- MARV
- Pioneer Pictures
Release Date:Aug 31, 2011
Duration:1 h 54 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Every secret comes with a price
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Awards
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
