6 Days

Name: 6 Days
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Released: August 18, 2017
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Abbie Cornish, Andrew Grainger, Aymen Hamdouchi, Ben Turner, Colin Garlick

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: August 18, 2017 | R

Starring: Abbie Cornish, Andrew Grainger, Aymen Hamdouchi, Ben Turner, Colin Garlick, Emun Elliott, Jamie Bell, Jared Turner, John Henshaw, Kip Chapman, Mark Strong, Martin Shaw, Nicholas Boulton, Ronan Vibert, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Tim Pigott-Smith

Summary: 6 Days tells the incredible true story of terror after six heavily-armed gunmen invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians and the military wrestle over the correct response, all observed by some the world’s first live TV news coverage.

Director: Toa Fraser

Genre(s): Action, Drama, History, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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James Berardinelli

Aug 24, 2017

This is as pure a narrative-based film as one is likely to find; the men and women populating 6 Days exist primarily to move the story along. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Aug 17, 2017

Technically smart but dramatically a bit flat. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 17, 2017

6 Days can’t help but feel like a missed opportunity. Read full review

Derek Smith

Aug 13, 2017

6 Days boils down the intricate relationship between Iran and the West into a tense standoff of conflicting ideals where the values and perspectives of only one side really matter. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 28, 2018

In that climate, the desultory 6 Days can be appreciated for at least having the guts to show us what can go wrong. Read full review

Robert Abele

Aug 14, 2017

It’s confused about whether it wants to be a ticking-bomb tale of heroics or a complex insider account. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Aug 17, 2017

With a barrage of title-card identifications, 6 Days can feel closer to a re-enactment than a thriller. To the extent that the movie has a political angle, it’s perhaps gratuitously jingoistic. Read full review

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JoshBullitt

Apr 1, 2021

Really well put together. Interesting, thought-provoking true story of the siege at the Iranian embassy in London. The cast are well selected and flawless in their performance. As a former soldier I found the portrayal of the SAS particularly realistic. It is really refreshing to see a movieReally well put together. Interesting, thought-provoking true story of the siege at the Iranian embassy in London. The cast are well selected and flawless in their performance. As a former soldier I found the portrayal of the SAS particularly realistic. It is really refreshing to see a movie that sticks to the facts and does not distort an already amazing true story.… Expand

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Eisenwolf17780

Nov 11, 2017

I was impressed with this because it seems to have stuck to telling the story of the siege without embellishing what happened or adding stuff that did not happen.It was a situation that showed that in the UK terrorism of this kind had no place and nor will it ever and it showed that the UKI was impressed with this because it seems to have stuck to telling the story of the siege without embellishing what happened or adding stuff that did not happen.It was a situation that showed that in the UK terrorism of this kind had no place and nor will it ever and it showed that the UK armed forces are some of the best trained and prepared for such a situation and most of all people around the world got the message that the SAS are not just any special forces unit they are some of the most professional and well trained special forces soldiers on earth. It struck me as realistic and not a gun ho action flick and it also taught you the respect these men had as well as those who controlled them when it came to not making mistakes when they hit the embassy it lasted precisely five minutes from start to end. It seems a lot longer in the film but it shows how well planned out the operation was. Good adaption of a real world event into film. Only let down by the wooden acting of Abbie Cornish as Kate Aidie she sounds completely uninterested and is trying too hard with her accent.… Expand

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CrazyGandalf

Dec 2, 2017

The Story is quite normal, Nothing especial, the drama in the movie is pretty good too, the action scenes and the plan are breath teaking and the music is So immersing

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LeZee

Feb 4, 2018

A week of middle-east circus in London!

The 1980 London terror attack. Those days are just the beginning of this new terrorism culture of middle-east. By the way, why should the world care about if one terror seeking just from another. That's the platform of this film. All about middle-eastA week of middle-east circus in London!

The 1980 London terror attack. Those days are just the beginning of this new terrorism culture of middle-east. By the way, why should the world care about if one terror seeking just from another. That's the platform of this film. All about middle-east **** dragged into the west.

Based on the real. The film was slow, though a decent film. Obviously predictable, but worth a watch. When the iranese embassy was taken hostage by a terror group with demands placed the England government to fulfil, how they have tackled the situation was told from multiple people's angle who were involved in it.

One thing it's missing was the some aspect of the tale from the hostages. I don't know why they did emotionalised this tale. Especially from the negative side. The actors were nice, the production too. Other than that it was not a most expected film of the year. Maybe not many have heard of it. Except it's more like a television film, I think once watchable.

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Ralfbergs

Dec 1, 2021

It was something like average - I mean maybe they should've shown how special forces came to exist a bit of back story and then how led to this and how they were exposed and maybe some back story about people attacking embassy. This focused solely on those 6 days (as per title of course) -It was something like average - I mean maybe they should've shown how special forces came to exist a bit of back story and then how led to this and how they were exposed and maybe some back story about people attacking embassy. This focused solely on those 6 days (as per title of course) - while it was ok and I guess good retelling to what really happened, as for movie itself, it lacked something… Expand

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KJCoaker

Mar 4, 2018

Movie night with Iris.

One of the earliest news memories i have. However, this has no tension and everyone is dialing it in. Kate Adie is a little too glamorous, but Billy Elliot saves the day.

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MattKingsbury

Jun 8, 2020

6 Days is without question a flawed film. For a film that barely reaches 90 minutes, there did feel like a significant amount of filler. The constant use of subtitles and character title cards was unnecessary. The SAS soldiers weren't particularly likeable as characters, the female BBC6 Days is without question a flawed film. For a film that barely reaches 90 minutes, there did feel like a significant amount of filler. The constant use of subtitles and character title cards was unnecessary. The SAS soldiers weren't particularly likeable as characters, the female BBC reporter - regardless of how accurate to reality - was rather irritating and added nothing of value to the plot. The finale was too drawn out and overdramatised. And yet I can't help but take a liking to the film. It helps that the cinematography varies from good to breathtaking: the production values shown here are fantastic. The conversations between Mark Strong and Ben Turner are the true highlights of the film, and both portrayed the strongest characters. It's just a shame that when the credits roll, I felt like more could have been done with the material here.… Expand

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