An Officer and a Spy

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An Officer and a Spy

2025,

2h 12m,

History/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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78%

46 Reviews

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On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish soldier, is degraded for spying for Germany and is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, who is promoted to run the military counter-intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honor but his life.

Critics Consensus

Depicting the Dreyfus affair with steadfast efficiency and a standout performance by Jean Dujardin, An Officer and a Spy is one of director Roman Polanski's sturdiest efforts in years.

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Sep 15, 2025

3.5/4

A masterwork based on a piece of history that shouldn’t get lost.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Aug 15, 2025

Rather than reconsidering history by intimate acquaintance with a lesser-known hero, it turns its hero into a stick figure no more personalized, complex, or contextualized than a comic-book creation. Far from arousing curiosity, the movie forecloses it.

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Kyle Smith

Wall Street Journal

Aug 8, 2025

Polanski confines the resolution to an epilogue, he has nevertheless made an oft-told tale lively and urgent. “An Officer and a Spy” is Mr. Polanski’s finest work in many years.

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Terry Sherwood

Film Threat

Dec 3, 2025

9/10

J’Accuse feels like an act of cinematic indictment of ignoring of fact, glossing over for the institution more strongly when one stares corruption in the eye and refuses to blink or act.

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Stephen Garrett

Book & Film Globe

Aug 26, 2025

4/5

A taut, nuanced and often gripping drama about systemic abuses of power and moral corruption tinged with unspoken shame.

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Ethan J. Rosenberg

In Review Online

Aug 16, 2025

The original French title, J’accuse, suggests something worth seeing... But maybe its perfunctory English title, An Officer and a Spy, is more apt — limp, generic, lacking in texture and flavor — because that’s the movie we got.

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Synopsis

On January 5, 1895, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a young Jewish soldier, is degraded for spying for Germany and is sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Among the witnesses to his humiliation is Georges Picquart, who is promoted to run the military counter-intelligence unit that tracked him down. But when Picquart discovers that secrets are still being handed over to the Germans, he is drawn into a dangerous labyrinth of deceit and corruption that threatens not just his honor but his life.

Director: Roman Polanski
Producer: Alain Goldman
Screenwriter: Robert B. Harris, Roman Polanski
Production Co: RP Productions, France 2 Cinéma, Gaumont, RAI Cinema, Eliseo Cinema, France 3 Cinéma, Légendaire
Genre: History, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 8, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 2h 12m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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