"AN INTELLIGENTLY CRAFTED CROWD-PLEASER"
-The Hollywood Reporter
"IRA SPY THRILLER IS WELL ACTED AND GRIPPING THROUGHOUT"
-Washington Post
"GRIPPING… IMPECCABLY CRAFTED… COMPELLING PERFORMANCES."
-Paste Magazine
"It's a tense, terrific thriller, with a superb performance by Riseborough as the deeply conflicted mole."
-Dennis Dermody, Reviews
"Critic’s Pick"
-Washington Post
"Plays a deadly game of intrigue."
-Chicago Sun Times
"A taut, ominous political thriller."
-Chicago Sun Times
"A measured film ripe with suspense that never lets up."
-Chicago Sun Times
"Handled with suspenseful precision by director James Marsh."
-LA WEEKLY
"Grade: A-. " Barrels forward with swiftly constructed suspense that transforms the premise into a high octane thriller."
-Indiewire
"This Year's James Bond Is James Marsh's 'Shadow Dancer'"
-Indiewire
"Understated, classy, solid filmmaking with intelligence and soul."
-Twitch Film
"Not only is Riseborough fantastic as our morally tangled heroine, always dependable Owen also gives a fine tuned performance as an MI5 officer trying to do right by his subject."
-Twitch Film
"Critics’ Pick"
-NY Times
"Ms. Riseborough’s gripping performance is remarkable."
-NY Times
"Brims with Edgy Life"
-Village Voice
"James Marsh has delivered something truly special."
-Indiewire-The Playlist
"Grade A-. It’s one of the best films I’ve seen in a long time."
-Cinespect
"Everything about this BBC-produced thriller, from its near-perfect pacing to its flawless acting and direction, conspires to turn what could have been a humdrum political action flick into an exciting, gripping drama."
-Cinespect
"Risenborough is a revelation"
-Cinespect
"A Popcorn Movie for Grown-Ups"
-The L Magazine
"It's a tensely plotted, edge-of-your-seat spy movie"
-The L Magazine
"Finely crafted, intelligently acted political thriller/drama with a complexity, subtlety, and depth that immediately recalls Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
-Flavorwire
"A thriller with a fascinating focus on women."
-Karen Durbin, ELLE Magazine