The Courier (2020)

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Based on the incredible true story of a businessman turned spy.

Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Released: 2020-01-24
• Genres: Thriller, History, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 1,448 votes

Directed by Dominic Cooke.

Top cast

• Benedict Cumberbatch as Greville Wynne
• Merab Ninidze as Oleg Penkovsky
• Rachel Brosnahan as Emily Donovan
• Jessie Buckley as Sheila Wynne
• Angus Wright as Dickie Franks
• Kirill Pirogov as Gribanov
• Iva Šindelková as Embassy Assistant
• Vladimir Chuprikov as Nikita Khrushchev
• Fred Haig as Lee
• Emma Penzina as Nina

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Where to watch The Courier

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on Zee5, Bookmyshow; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Britbox Apple TV channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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