The Debt
Back in 1966, three agents Rachel, Stephan and David tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel and their mission ended with the man's death on the streets of East Berlin. Thirty years later, the secrets the agents share come back to haunt them when a man claiming to be the doctor has appeared.
26 March 1975, Jerusalem, Israel
9 February 1953, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
24 March 1977, Sacramento, California, USA
5 February 1948, Wharfedale, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
2 August 1976, Godalming, Surrey, England, UK
March 22, 2016
The film does have some suspense and makes some interesting points about our need to make heroes out of flawed people; but in the end, even with this wonderful cast, it's still a disappointment.
September 08, 2013
Younger audiences will likely find The Debt too slow for their liking, but what it lacks in realistic casting it gains in meatily plotted espionage and weighty drama.
September 06, 2011
There is an awkward, irresoluble tension between the movie's urge to thrill and the weighty pull of the historical obligations that it seeks to assume. How much, to be blunt, should we be enjoying ourselves?
June 22, 2013
Tense, intelligent entertainment. That's rare, and that is more than enough.
September 02, 2011
Worthington shows a greater range and vulnerability here than he did in either Avatar or Clash of the Titans, where he mostly just flexed his pecs. He may be a genuine movie star yet.
September 06, 2011
After a gripping first half, turns into one howler after another. And yet it's still gripping.
September 01, 2011
Rather than focus on the evil of the Nazi villain, it wallows in the collective regret of three Israeli Mossad agents who in 1966 let the bad guy slip away when they had him in their clutches.
September 02, 2011
Vogel's introduction, 'This is my hand, and this is the speculum,' may at last have displaced the 'Is it safe?' of Christian Szell--another Mengele stand-in--as the most discomfiting sentence ever uttered by doctor to patient onscreen.
October 07, 2015
How can the film convincingly preach via Ms. Mirren's voice-over that truth is more valuable than justice while her character is exacting vengeance on screen?
March 04, 2013
A taut, historical thriller about the capture of one of Nazism's most evil.
September 27, 2011
'The Debt' tackles themes of humanity, revenge and truth so successfully it's hard not to find it powerful - even if it's not the Oscar bait it might have hoped to be.
June 30, 2013
A taut and complex thriller, this movie won't be easy for forget.
