Mission London
A Bulgarian ambassador’s attempt to stage a flawless London gala collapses into a riotous tangle of corruption, criminals, romance, and fake royals.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- chaotic
- irreverent
- lazy sunday
- group movie night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The embassy's celebration of Bulgaria joining the EU becomes a vehicle for mocking political prestige and administrative incompetence.
The plot hinges on a PR firm's look-alike royals and the ambassador's attempt to secure the Queen's attendance.
Corrupt embassy staff and criminal gangs using the kitchen turn a diplomatic assignment into a chaotic criminal network.
Varadin's simple diplomatic task spirals through staff corruption, gang activity, romance, and mistaken royal identities.
Films like Mission London, and why
The Embassy
chaotic embassy bureaucracy, political farce, and escalating misunderstandings
In the Loop
ensemble-driven workplace dysfunction, comic incompetence, and farcical institutional satire
The Death of Stalin
fast-moving European farce built from corruption, criminal entanglements, and mistaken identities
Movie Details
- Director
- Dimitar Mitovski
- Release Date
- 2010-04-16
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (34)
Cast
- Alan Ford
- Tomas Arana
- Ralph Brown
- Georgi Staykov
- Julian Vergov
- Velizar Binev
- Rosemary Leach
- Jonathan Ryland
- Hristo Mitzkov
- David Collings
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mission London about?
- A Bulgarian ambassador’s attempt to stage a flawless London gala collapses into a riotous tangle of corruption, criminals, romance, and fake royals.
- What is Mission London like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mission London as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mission London violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mission London as mild.
- Which films are like Mission London?
- Films with a similar feel include The Embassy, In the Loop, and The Death of Stalin.
- How long is Mission London?
- Mission London runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mission London?
- In United States, Mission London streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
