# The Numbers Station (2013)

> A disgraced black-ops veteran must protect a code announcer when a remote assignment turns into a deadly siege.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/54286

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller
- Director: Kasper Barfoed
- Cast: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Hannah Murray, Liam Cunningham, Lucy Griffiths, Bryan Dick, Richard Brake, Finbar Lynch
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1659338/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, austere, late night thriller viewing, contained action marathon

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