Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- paranoid
- unsettling
- angry
- serious movie night
- political thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the performances powerful and the subject matter urgent, but judged the political thriller's implausible plot and overheated execution deeply damaging.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Katie Phillips builds a relationship with Gary Simmons while concealing that she is FBI agent Cathy Weaver.
White supremacist beliefs emerge through Gary's family, farm life, social gatherings, and racist hunting culture.
Cathy's sympathy for Gary and his children clashes with the murder and terrorism surrounding his white supremacist circle.
The farm's apparently welcoming domestic setting becomes associated with racist hunts, murder, and extremist conspiracy.
Films like Betrayed, and why
The Parallax View
shares an investigative political thriller structure, institutional conspiracy, and morally unsettling examination of extremist violence
The Manchurian Candidate
shares undercover infiltration, escalating paranoia, and conflict between personal attachment and political extremism
Mississippi Burning
shares a grounded crime thriller atmosphere, racial tension, and an investigator confronting organized hatred
Movie Details
- Director
- Costa-Gavras
- Release Date
- 1988-08-26
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (146)
Cast
- Debra Winger
- Tom Berenger
- John Heard
- Betsy Blair
- John Mahoney
- Ted Levine
- Jeffrey DeMunn
- Albert Hall
- David Clennon
- Robert Swan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Betrayed about?
- An FBI agent infiltrates a rural white supremacist circle and finds her emotional attachment threatening to compromise the investigation.
- What is Betrayed like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Betrayed as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Betrayed violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Betrayed as brutal.
- What did critics think of Betrayed?
- Critics generally found the performances powerful and the subject matter urgent, but judged the political thriller's implausible plot and overheated execution deeply damaging.
- Which films are like Betrayed?
- Films with a similar feel include The Parallax View, The Manchurian Candidate, and Mississippi Burning.
- How long is Betrayed?
- Betrayed runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Betrayed?
- In United States, Betrayed streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
