Overview
A daring mission unfolds as two soldiers risk everything to change the course of history.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- mournful
- gritty
- historical film night
- serious movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film historically illuminating and supported by strong performances and realism, while considering its execution uneven and only intermittently thrilling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Josef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš are assigned to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich as part of Operation Anthropoid.
The film presents the mission, occupation, and resistance networks with a stated commitment to realism and true events.
The commandos operate in Prague under Nazi occupation while relying on local resistance contacts and safe houses.
The assassination mission is framed as an event capable of changing resistance conditions and the wider course of Europe.
Films like Anthropoid, and why
Valkyrie
Shares a World War II resistance setting, covert assassination mission, historical realism, and morally serious suspense.
Army of Shadows
Shares occupation-era resistance, clandestine strategy, escalating military danger, and tragic historical drama.
The Resistance Banker
Shares grounded World War II combat, resistance heroism, ensemble tension, and commitment to historical events.
Movie Details
- Director
- Sean Ellis
- Release Date
- 2016-08-12
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (1198)
Cast
- Jamie Dornan
- Cillian Murphy
- Charlotte Le Bon
- Anna Geislerová
- Harry Lloyd
- Toby Jones
- Alena Mihulová
- Marcin Dorociński
- Bill Milner
- Sam Keeley
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Anthropoid about?
- Exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers wage a perilous underground campaign to assassinate one of Nazi Germany’s most powerful officials in occupied Prague.
- What is Anthropoid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anthropoid as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Anthropoid violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Anthropoid as graphic.
- What did critics think of Anthropoid?
- Critics broadly found the film historically illuminating and supported by strong performances and realism, while considering its execution uneven and only intermittently thrilling.
- Which films are like Anthropoid?
- Films with a similar feel include Valkyrie, Army of Shadows, and The Resistance Banker.
- How long is Anthropoid?
- Anthropoid runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anthropoid?
- In United States, Anthropoid streams on Netflix, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads.
