Anthropoid

2016 Directed by Sean Ellis

Resistance has a code name

In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich

Jamie Dornan Cillian Murphy Charlotte Le Bon Anna Geislerová Harry Lloyd Toby Jones Alena Mihulová Marcin Dorociński Bill Milner Sam Keeley Jiří Šimek Mish Boyko Václav Neužil Andrej Polák Sean Mahon Detlef Bothe Jan Hájek Jan Budař Pavel Řezníček Alexander von der Groeben Hana Frejková Roman Zach Brian Caspe Karel Heřmánek David Bredin Patrick Kalupa Alexander van der Groeben Nicolai Borger

Alternative Titles

类猿人行动, Антропоид, Operación Anthropoid, Operação Antropoide, Opération Anthropoid, 앤트로포이드

history war thriller

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Popular reviews

Review by minick ★★★

I don't write poetry but if I did it would be about cillian murphy's face
Review by Logan Kenny ★★★★★

a reminder that the entire third act of this movie is a bunch of hot dudes murdering a lot of nazis
Review by cait ★★★½

if you looked up 'talent' in the dictionary it would have a picture of Cillian Murphy
Review by Andy Summers ★★★½ 53

I've noticed quite a few LB regulars' activity die a death recently, maybe it's the lack of new films or this long stretch under lockdown or restrictions that have given some of us "reviewing fatigue", but it's started to bite me too. This time of year usually sees me embark on that LB Unicorn that I've still never completed, The December Challenge, where we attempt to watch and review 100 films in the month of December. I've gotten close a couple of times, 90 and 88 a couple of years back, but given the job that I do and that I'm busier than Santa Claus himself during December, it'll probably be another of those unreachable targets, something that my mate…
Review by kyra ★★★½

stop shooting at cillian we need him
Review by Jared ★★★★½ 1

Content to revel within the confines of it's WW2 sub-genre, Anthropoid excels on nearly every front; identifying itself as a cold, Kubrickian examination of nationalism and how it can consume individuality and humanity. The word "anthropoid" means "resembling a human being in form", and director Sean Ellis milks this to great efficacy. There's an unnerving poignancy there; as these Czech patriots effectively accomplish what the Germans were trying to do, to dehumanize them, in their efforts to resist that dehumanization. The approach here is sincere and solemn; with brilliant performances (Cillian Murphy!) and resonant direction to match. Ultimately it's a profoundly sad film, but an important one; because as our perception of things like nationalism and patriotism shift; we need…
Review by davidehrlich ★★½ 1

The sheer infinity of World War II stories has proven to be one of cinema’s most renewable sources of inspiration, and — like a puzzle that slowly reveals its with the addition of every new piece — each movie made about that extraordinary period of time has the effect of enhancing them all. But with so many stories to tell, it’s unsurprising that even some of the most remarkable ones have been overlooked (if only, as is often the case, because there doesn’t seem to be much money in telling them).
Sean Ellis’ “Anthropoid” may not be a particularly compelling piece of drama, but it earns its place in the pantheon of World War II movies by virtue of the urgency with which it reaches into the pages of Czech history books, retrieves an enormously pivotal episode from them, and renders it for all to see on the silver screen.
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Review by Sean Baker 1

Watched on Kanopy
Was surprised to find out it's 16mm... thought it was 35.
Arriflex 416
Hawk V-Lite 16 1.3x Lenses
Kodak Vision3 250D 7207, Vision3 500T 7219
Review by doinkdedoink ★★★★

good-looking people on a nazi killing spree. one of my favourite genres of cinema 😥
Review by maddy ★★★

cillian murphy's face was carved out of marble by the devil himself to test me personally
Review by amaya ★★ 1

half of the reviews are already about cillian murphy's face and i am not here to change anything about that
Review by lara p. ★★★½

honestly? underrated! i thought this was pretty good! (i do love me some wartime mawkishness though.) and cillian murphy has such a FACE three stars at LEAST for HIS FACE

Recent reviews

Review by dionethemailman ★★★½

Kanopy; RT score: 66

3–42
Review by lottie ★★★

cillian murphy is criminally underrated
Review by Sully ★★★½

An incredible third act.
Review by niggay ★★★★

nothing better, just guys bein dudes, havin a romp, havin a laugh, havin a bit of fun, messin around. the craic is ninety, boys are pwning noobs in czechoslovakia. bit of fun, lots of laughs lots of jokes. heydrick more like hey dick lmfaooo. he was a bit of a prick, like, why couldn't he just be more sound, you know. needed to take a chill pill. overall it was a bit shit, too many nazis 2/10. tbh why didn't they just nuke hitler's house. NOT GOOD. i like the film poster though. its red and it has a picture of a man on it. I'm right and you know it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.
Review by dina ★★★

wasn’t in a mood to watch it, but my brother wanted to watch it with me.
the ending is still very good though, i just don’t find this genre interesting anymore. better not rewatch this stuff haha
Review by mommacat ★★★½

Let’s face it, a lot of people watched for Cillian Murphy... Anyway, seemed like an accurate depiction of the times, very detailed in wardrobe and accessories. But there’s a always a coward, isn’t there? There’s always an imbecile bastard that screws it up for everybody else...
Review by Hermitage ★★★★★

ótimo filme
Review by zoë ★★★

cillian murphy marry me challenge
Review by 𝕛𝕒𝕟𝕒 🦎 ★★★½

must a movie be good? is it not enough to stare at cillian murphy's perfect face for 2 hours?
Review by L ★★★★½

I couldn't breathe during the last sequence... what the fuck
Review by khalëd ★★★★½

‏وإذا لم يكن من الموتُ بُدّ
‏فمن العارِ أن تموتَ جبانَا

الفيلم يوترك ويحبس الأنفاس لآخر ثانية
التمثيل كان جبار بالنسبة لجيمي دورنان قدم افضل اداء له وايضا كيليان مورفي اداءه كان رائع

الساوندتراك في اخر مشهد عظيم💔
Review by Ben Highton ★★★½

An exciting retelling of the Czech resistance’s attempt on Heydrich, as previously told in Operation: Daybreak.
Here, the two lead resistance paratroopers are played by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan. It’s well shot and the last act is particularly well-staged.
It’s just lacking the extra oomph a film like Valkyrie has to lift it up to the next level.
Still, it’s a good war-time thriller and there are some emotional moments.