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- 2013
- PG-13
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary An elite private intelligence firm contracts ex-FBI agent Sarah Moss to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective, The East, suspected to be responsible for attacking major corporations. Sarah goes undercover, but as she gets closer to the action and the organization's leader, her commitment to her task begins to waver.
Written By: Zal Batmanglij
- 2013
- PG-13
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
- 2013
- PG-13
- Fox Searchlight Pictures
- 1 h 56 m
Summary An elite private intelligence firm contracts ex-FBI agent Sarah Moss to infiltrate a mysterious anarchist collective, The East, suspected to be responsible for attacking major corporations. Sarah goes undercover, but as she gets closer to the action and the organization's leader, her commitment to her task begins to waver.
Written By: Zal Batmanglij
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
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72% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
25% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
68
72% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
25% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The East is a crackling thriller and a political statement tough to peg.
As the cracklingly cool The East shows, they’re the real deal. It’s not easy to make a thriller where brains and guts are so clearly in cahoots.
This is an effective genre piece. And Marling's quiet way of anchoring a scene is subtle enough to escape detection in almost any narrative circumstance.
As slickly paced as a big-studio espionage movie, it nearly succeeds as a pure adrenaline-rush thriller. In the end, the problem isn't that there's too much plot, but rather a certain dramatic illogic.
This clever, involving spy drama builds to a terrific level of intrigue before losing some steam in its second half.
Even if it doesn't provide all the answers, "The East" asks some pretty darn good questions.
Let’s say you wanted to have another go at “Red Dawn” but you think more like Redford. Voilà: You’d have The East, a cockamamie valentine to eco-terrorism.
Awards
Women's Image Network Awards
• 3 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 2 Nominations
Traverse City Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination