# The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

> A multilingual baseball catcher becomes an enigmatic OSS operative tasked with assessing Nazi Germany’s nuclear ambitions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/319559

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama, War, Thriller, History
- Director: Ben Lewin
- Cast: Paul Rudd, Mark Strong, Sienna Miller, Connie Nielsen, Shea Whigham, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tom Wilkinson, William Hope
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4602066/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: mysterious, cerebral, serious, historical film night, spy movie marathon

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