The Courier

About The Courier

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The Courier is a 2020 history thriller film directed by Dominic Cooke. It runs 112 minutes and was released in January 2020.

The film is filed under central intelligence agency (CIA), undercover, cold war, and MI6. It is adapted from real events.

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Greville Wynne, Merab Ninidze as Oleg Penkovsky, Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan, and Jessie Buckley as Sheila Wynne. The screenplay is by Tom O'Connor. It was produced by 42, FilmNation Entertainment, and SunnyMarch. It streams on Howdy Amazon Channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, and Starz Apple TV channel in the United States.

Bridge of Spies, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Atomic Blonde make useful companions to The Courier, all filed under russian spy. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 1,422 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.