Red Sparrow

2018
15
2h 20m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

210K

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Psychological Thriller Spy Action Drama Thriller

Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova turns dangerous Sparrow.Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova turns dangerous Sparrow.Prima ballerina Dominika Egorova turns dangerous Sparrow.

Director
- Francis Lawrence
Writers
- Justin Haythe
- Jason Matthews
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

210K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,740

411

Director
- Francis Lawrence
Writers
- Justin Haythe
- Jason Matthews
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 14 nominations total

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Trivia
Nate uses a scytale to decrypt some messages. It is a very weak encryption method - but it is still useful in cases where the recipient can act faster than the opponent can decrypt (and understand) the message.

Goofs
General Korlinoi's medals are US Army medals. They include the Silver Star, the Purple Heart and the Army Good Conduct Medal.

Quotes
Matron: Every human being is a puzzle of need. You must become the missing piece, and they will tell you anything.

Crazy credits
The title doesn't appear until the 10-minute mark.

Alternate versions
The UK version is cut for "strong sadistic violence" to earn a 15 certificate instead of an 18, which was done based on BBFC advice. As both countries make up the same distribution region, Ireland also received the same cut version (rated 16 for cinema and 18 on video). The contentious scene shows Ustinov being strangled:
In the UK version, we only see a brief establishing shot where his hands are covering his throat, cutting right to a close-up of Dominika struggling but completely clean. The censored footage shows the wire cutting into Ustinov's throat for much longer, in more graphic detail after his arms hang loose, and him bleeding on Dominika's chest.
Ustinov collapsing uses an alternate shot in the UK version, and the second close-up of Dominika is digitally bloodless as with the first, but there's still blood on her chest when putting on her clothes as per the uncut version (a continuity error).
The uncut version is roughly 13 seconds longer.

Connections
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Red Sparrow (2018)

Soundtracks
Opus 40, no. 6
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

This was so much better than other reviews suggested. No, this movie is not too long. No, it isn't confusing.

Red Sparrow is almost perfectly developing the character of the protagonist, in an extreme but not unrealistic plot. There constantly is drama, conflict and (potential) betrayal.

This was a wonderful experience, which you should celebrate by paying full attention. It's not some action/agent flick you can watch on the side, to celebrate explosions and killing sprees.