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2016
R
Lionsgate Premiere
1 h 34 m

2016
R
Lionsgate Premiere
1 h 34 m

Summary In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two young CIA agents (Matt Johnson and Owen Williams) go undercover at NASA to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking N...

Directed By: Matt Johnson

Written By: Josh Boles, Matt Johnson

2016
R
Lionsgate Premiere
1 h 34 m

2016
R
Lionsgate Premiere
1 h 34 m

Operation Avalanche

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews

69

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings

6.7

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Summary In 1967, during the height of the Cold War, two young CIA agents (Matt Johnson and Owen Williams) go undercover at NASA to investigate a possible Russian mole. In disguise as documentary filmmakers, they tap phones and break into offices while purporting to learn more about the Apollo project. But when they end up uncovering a shocking N...

Directed By: Matt Johnson

Written By: Josh Boles, Matt Johnson

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews

61% Positive
11 Reviews

39% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews

61% Positive
11 Reviews

39% Mixed
7 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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The New York Times

Sep 15, 2016

There’s a headlong temerity to Mr. Johnson’s style that places the dippy thrill of moviemaking front and center, revealing a director (and a character) so high on his power to misrepresent reality that a future in politics seems all but assured.

By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

Jan 31, 2016

It's impressive to see how Johnson manages tone in the film, as things go from sort of giddy and fun at the start to increasingly paranoid and then eventually taking a turn into a sort of brutal sadness.

By Drew McWeeny FULL REVIEW

Jan 31, 2016

The ending doesn’t quite land the gut punch it’s hoping for, but this is more about fun than about exposing deep, nefarious truths. At least, I think it is.

By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Jan 31, 2016

The film pulls off the action climax of this spy-vs-spy narrative quite well given its obviously limited means. But Avalanche will attract more attention for its sneaky ethic...and for its efforts at recreating a period-appropriate look.

By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Sep 15, 2016

The movie’s premise has trouble sustaining a feature-length running time, getting mired in repetitive jokes and a third-act swing into harder-core suspense that never really connects.

By Joe McGovern FULL REVIEW

Sep 16, 2016

You know you're in trouble with a film when you're so bored by it that you wind up asking why things seem so implausible.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

Jan 31, 2016

If the humor doesn’t always hit, the film’s darker conspiratorial turns never feel genuinely suspenseful, either. Even when Johnson ups the emotional and physical stakes for his character, the bogusness of the production interferes.

By Anthony Kaufman FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings

61% Positive
11 Ratings

33% Mixed
6 Ratings

6% Negative
1 Rating

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 18 User Ratings

61% Positive
11 Ratings

33% Mixed
6 Ratings

6% Negative
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Details

Production Company XYZ Films, Resolute Films and Entertainment, Zapruder Films

Release Date Sep 16, 2016

Duration 1 h 34 m

Rating R

Genres

Website http://www.operationavalanche-movie.com/

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Awards

Canadian Screen Awards, CA

• 6 Nominations

Athens International Film Festival

• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations

East End Film Festival, UK

• 1 Nomination

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