Kandahar (2023)
The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.
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Kandahar rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.1/10· 45K votes
Rotten Tomatoes45%
Metacritic52%
TMDb6.777/10· 1K votesWith 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Kandahar
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
Cast of Kandahar
Gerard Butler
as Tom Harris
Navid Negahban
as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Travis Fimmel
as Roman Chalmers
Ali Fazal
as Kahil Nasir
Bahador Foladi
as Farzad Asadi
Nina Toussaint-White
as Luna Cujai
Mark Arnold
as Mark Lowe
Corey Johnson
as Chris Hoyt
Hakeem Jomah
as Rasoul
Tom Rhys Harries
as Oliver Altman
Ray Haratian
as Ismail Rabbani
Elnaaz Norouzi
as Shina Asadi
Kandahar facts
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $9.4M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Undercover operative premise maintains espionage tension
- •Behind enemy lines setting creates authentic action stakes
- •CIA political intrigue adds thematic complexity throughout
What the audience disliked
- •Character development limited by straightforward action focus
- •Geopolitical nuance overshadowed by conventional thriller beats
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