Rogue Agent

Name: Rogue Agent
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: August 12, 2022
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Edwina Findley, Freya Mavor, Gemma Arterton, James Norton, Jimmy Akingbola

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IFC Films | Release Date: August 12, 2022 | NR

Starring: Edwina Findley, Freya Mavor, Gemma Arterton, James Norton, Jimmy Akingbola, Julian Barratt, Marisa Abela, Matthew Douglas, Michael Drake, Michael Fenton Stevens, Peter Heenan, Philip Wright, Rob Malone, Sarah Goldberg, Shazad Latif

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Also streams on AMC+ beginning August 12, 2022.

Summary: The chilling true story of conman, Robert Freegard, who posed as an undercover MI5 agent kidnapping countless victims amidst a high-stakes manhunt until the woman who fell for him brought him to justice.

Director: Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: NR

Runtime: 115 min

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Emily Zemler

Aug 11, 2022

The high-thrills onscreen version, which adheres relatively closely to reality, is taut, exciting and will send viewers to frantically search Wikipedia for the rest of the story. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Aug 12, 2022

The direction is efficient and coherent. Arterton has been lately choosing roles that emphasize flinty self-determination over movie-star charisma, and she’s getting better at them all the time; this is one of her most credible and engaging portrayals yet. James Norton is equally impressive. Read full review

The Film Stage Jared Mobarak

Aug 12, 2022

By separating this film into two parts we really get to understand how alluring Freegard was. Read full review

Manuel Betancourt

Aug 12, 2022

As a revenge spy thriller of sorts (the kind that seems tailor-made for a TV miniseries these days), “Rogue Agent” is an engaging affair. Much of it is due to Arterton, whose steely performance firmly anchors the film even during its most improbable twists and turns — especially as it careens toward its inevitable conclusion and its all too pat final image. Read full review

John Anderson

Aug 12, 2022

It wants to fly away, though in one sense it does show restraint: There’s enough going on in Rogue Agent to have fueled an eight-week PBS mystery series. Economy, in the world of fictionalized espionage, is quite decidedly a virtue. Read full review

Noel Murray

Aug 12, 2022

The film is ultimately a thoughtful study of how anyone, no matter how vulnerable or self-assured, can be fooled by someone who projects confidence and expertise. Read full review

Natalia Winkelman

Aug 12, 2022

The real account of Robert Freegard might have been unbelievable. Its dramatization, however, is preposterous. Read full review

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watchwednesday

May 13, 2023

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just like the ‘Tinder Swindler’ who we were introduced to by Netflix earlier this year, ‘Robert Freegard’ (played by James Norton) is another name worth knowing.

It may come as a surprise to some that the events in Rogue Agent are based on true events, no really. They genuinely are. So to any reader who hasn’t already watched the documentary series ‘The Puppet Master: Hunting The Ultimate Conman’ which is also available on Netflix, get comfortable and the popcorn ready because you’re in for a real treat!

It’s hard to even begin to explain who Robert Freegard is because the way he has been able to manipulate and coerce others throughout his entire life can only be described, quite frankly, as an evil talent. This isn’t your typical film about a sociopath, this is something else. It’s actually quite difficult to get your head around in parts, as you will question why the people involved believed such outrageous lies this man told, but none the less, he managed to successfully brainwash others, multiple times and with terrifying ease.

Freegard made a career out of portraying himself as an MI5 agent and convinced a string of individuals who crossed his path that they needed to go into hiding for their own protection.. Crazy right?! There was only one person who he wasn’t prepared for and that was the woman who initially fell for him (Alice Archer, played by Gemma Arterton) but eventually managed to take him down.

The film is a chilling take on not only the ‘career’ Freegard made for himself but also the lives he callously damaged along the way.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 17, 2022

The story of a conman like Robert Hendy-Freegard can hardly cover new ground, when it comes to the perks of deceit, but the essential thing about this type of stories that keeps making them relevant is to see their deception being fictionalized and to continue to be amazed at how they wereThe story of a conman like Robert Hendy-Freegard can hardly cover new ground, when it comes to the perks of deceit, but the essential thing about this type of stories that keeps making them relevant is to see their deception being fictionalized and to continue to be amazed at how they were able to fool so many people.

Rogue Agent is a concise film in terms of where it wants to go and what it wants to explore, so it becomes a well-made experience, but one that doesn't really take any chances either.
That doesn't necessarily mean a bad thing, but in a way it's a safe, passive trip that you'll barely remember after a couple of days, but even so I think it's still worth the experience.… Expand

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Voodoo123

Sep 29, 2022

Compelling drama/thriller/biography dramatisation of the exploits of a serial con mans spree across the UK. The excellent cast breathe life into the movie which only captures a short section of the real life mans exploits. Fascinating to watch and well shot production.

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Mauro_Lanari

Apr 30, 2023

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It's me who felt deceived, manipulated, frauded: the story of the protagonist continues even in these hours, and to be such a "rogue" criminal one must be a psychopath, a less bloody Hannibal Lecter. Yet these two debutants in the feature film have decided to shoot a biopic(Mauro Lanari)
It's me who felt deceived, manipulated, frauded: the story of the protagonist continues even in these hours, and to be such a "rogue" criminal one must be a psychopath, a less bloody Hannibal Lecter. Yet these two debutants in the feature film have decided to shoot a biopic that does not analyze the sick mind of Freegard in the slightest, obscures the male victims and makes it a case of the usual toxic masculinity. It also wouldn't hurt to stop using lighthouses as a symbol of intellectual clarification.… Expand

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