Review of The Numbers Station (2013) by Bob C — 19 Aug 2013

Good movie not great. suspenseful intrigue as a couple of spies struggle to survive a trap.

This review of The Numbers Station (2013) was written by Bob C on 19 Aug 2013.

The Numbers Station has generally received mixed reviews.

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This is a low budget, limited script, straight to VHS if it was the '90s type of movie, but I can't help watching it with a sense that this…

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By Viktor N (364) on 11 Aug 2013

Had potential to be a good movie, but this low budget movie was pretty hard to get through with the horrible music and the way it was put together…

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By Roxanne R (343) on 14 Aug 2013

The Code has never been compromised until now...An interesting concept from writer F. Scott Frazier and director Kasper Barfoed…

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By Angelo Dean B (147) on 08 May 2014

I quite enjoyed this John Cusack action movie about a secret station that gets used to send codes to killers that gets attacked…

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By Andrew S (3,174) on 07 Dec 2013

After his latest mission goes disastrously wrong, veteran CIA black ops agent Emerson Kent is given one last chance to prove he still has what…

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By Jordon J (666) on 28 Aug 2014

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