Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- paranoid
- brooding
- historical film night
- wartime drama marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Krystyna Skarbek is the real-life Polish spy whose wartime career drives the story.
A betrayal compromises Skarbek in Warsaw and places her within a treacherous intelligence network.
Skarbek works for the British while navigating Polish identity, wartime resistance, and compromised allegiances.
The plot explicitly places Skarbek in a murky world of treachery after her cover is endangered.
Films like The Partisan, and why
A Call to Spy
shared world war ii espionage, biographical subject, and morally murky resistance drama
The 12th Man
shared female spy protagonist, wartime intrigue, and tense clandestine operations
Black Book
shared historical espionage, betrayal, and psychologically pressured wartime protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- James Marquand
- Release Date
- 2025-10-03
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (42)
Cast
- Morgane Polanski
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
- Malcolm McDowell
- Frederick Schmidt
- Piotr Adamczyk
- Agata Kulesza
- Grégoire Colin
- Lech Dyblik
- Piotr Trojan
- Jacek Beler
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Partisan about?
- A Polish-British wartime spy must navigate betrayal and shifting loyalties after her clandestine identity is exposed in Warsaw.
- What is The Partisan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Partisan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Partisan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Partisan as moderate.
- Which films are like The Partisan?
- Films with a similar feel include A Call to Spy, The 12th Man, and Black Book.
- How long is The Partisan?
- The Partisan runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Partisan?
- In United States, The Partisan streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
