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IMDb rating 6.2
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Critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
rated 7

In the movie’s most chilling moment, Riseborough passes a doorway on her way from a meeting with Wilmot and sees a gloved IRA operative rolling up a plastic tarp; had she cracked, this is where they would have executed her.

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Matt Zoller Seitz
rated 5

There are scattered moments of intense beauty throughout, thanks to Rob Hardy's widescreen photography...

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 8

An intelligent and emotionally charged spy drama.

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 6

Riseborough's performance is certainly very good, though....: she is so good at suggesting thoughts and emotions that surface slowly and gradually.

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

James Marsh
Director
Clive Owen
As Mac
Aidan Gillen
As Gerry
Andrea Riseborough
As Colette McVeigh
Gillian Anderson
As Kate Fletcher
Domhnall Gleeson
As Connor
Michael McElhatton
As Liam Hughes

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In the midst of the Troubles in 1990s Belfast, a young mother named Collette McVeigh is forced to choose between her family and her country. Arrested by the MI5 for her involvement in a failed bombing attack in London, Collette is offered a deal - spend 25 years in jail or become an informant for the British government and spy on her own family. As she navigates the dangerous world of espionage, Collette must confront her own beliefs and loyalties, all while protecting her son from the deadly consequences of her choices. With a stellar cast, including Andrea Riseborough and Clive Owen, Shadow Dancer is a gripping thriller that explores the complexities of loyalty, family, and betrayal.

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Shadow Dancer was released in theaters on May 31, 2013.