Overview
A journalist's quest for truth leads him into the heart of darkness.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- ominous
- harrowing
- serious
- historical film night
- political drama viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly find the film visually assured, heartfelt, and historically urgent, while noting flaws in its script and some dramatized inaccuracies.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gareth Jones travels into the Soviet Union and risks his life to document famine and challenge official denials.
Soviet authorities, foreign correspondents, and political interests work to conceal the scale of the catastrophe.
The film emphasizes poverty-stricken rural spaces, graves, hunger, and the threatening atmosphere of Stalinist society.
Jones's diplomatic access allows him to see conditions that Soviet officials and compliant journalists deny.
Films like Mr. Jones, and why
The Lives of Others
fact-based political thriller about confronting state secrecy and historical atrocity
Spotlight
journalistic investigation, institutional corruption, and morally urgent historical drama
The Death of Stalin
harrowing political history, authoritarian repression, and survival under a totalitarian regime
The Painted Bird
visceral historical drama depicting famine, oppression, and the suppression of truth
Movie Details
- Director
- Agnieszka Holland
- Release Date
- 2019-10-03
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (489)
Cast
- James Norton
- Vanessa Kirby
- Peter Sarsgaard
- Joseph Mawle
- Kenneth Cranham
- Celyn Jones
- Krzysztof Pieczyński
- Beata Pozniak
- Fenella Woolgar
- Michalina Olszańska
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video 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 Mr. Jones about?
- A courageous British journalist enters Stalin’s Soviet Union and risks everything to expose a famine that powerful officials want the world to ignore.
- What is Mr. Jones like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mr. Jones as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mr. Jones violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mr. Jones as moderate.
- What did critics think of Mr. Jones?
- Critics broadly find the film visually assured, heartfelt, and historically urgent, while noting flaws in its script and some dramatized inaccuracies.
- Which films are like Mr. Jones?
- Films with a similar feel include The Lives of Others, Spotlight, The Death of Stalin, and The Painted Bird.
- How long is Mr. Jones?
- Mr. Jones runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mr. Jones?
- In United States, Mr. Jones streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
