Operation Avalanche (2016): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Operation Avalanche is a 2016 thriller. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes and earned $31,585 worldwide. Critics gave it 69% on Rotten Tomatoes and 69 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.1/10.
English What Is Operation Avalanche About?
The premise of Operation Avalanche without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
During the height of the Cold War, two CIA agents pose as filmmakers documenting NASA's Apollo program. Their mission involves covertly gathering intelligence, but they unexpectedly uncover a dangerous conspiracy that jeopardizes national security. Now, disguised and deeply embedded, they face a perilous choice: reveal the truth and risk exposure, or remain silent and protect their cover while the threat looms.
Operation Avalanche Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- fake documentary
- mockumentary
- nasa
- danger
- camera
- talking to the camera
- looking at the camera
- found footage
- title spoken by character
- film leader
- year 1965
- begins with historical notes
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- archive footage
- reference to james edwin webb
- reference to stanley kubrick
- operation deep red
- operation zipper
- lunar module scale model
- moon race
- bugging a telephone
- forged letter
- slow motion
- pool party
- apollo 4
- irony
- hidden camera
- front screen projection
- special effects
- reference to michael collins
- reference to neil armstrong
- reference to buzz aldrin
- american flag
- apollo 8
- reflection
- footprint
- hammer
- feather
- digging a hole
- driving in high speed reverse
- parade
- costume
- signature
- black and white scene
- spacesuit
- watching tv
- national aeronautics and space administration
- man wears eyeglasses
- woman wears eyeglasses
- reference to galileo
- faked apollo moon landing
Operation Avalanche Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Operation Avalanche 69% on Rotten Tomatoes and 69 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.1/10.
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IMDb 6.1 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 69% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 53%
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Metacritic 69 Metascore
User score 6.7
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TMDB 61% User score
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Letterboxd 3.6 /5
85 ratings
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Movie Insider 2.6 /5
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Operation Avalanche Plot Summary
What happens in Operation Avalanche from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film begins with the iconic speech of John F. Kennedy proclaiming, “We choose to go to the Moon.”
Set in 1967, a group of ambitious CIA operatives—Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Andy Apelle, and Jared Raab—persuade their superiors to allow them to disguise themselves as a documentary crew filming the Apollo 11 mission. Their true mission is to uncover a Soviet mole within NASA.
While eavesdropping on James Webb, the NASA administrator, they stumble upon shocking information: the lander meant for the Moon landing is actually incapable of making it there, and this critical detail is being kept under wraps. When they approach their superior, Brackett, with this urgent news, they are met with instructions to exit NASA. However, they choose to stay and dig deeper.
Full summary
The whole story of Operation Avalanche, scene by scene
Operation Avalanche Box Office
Operation Avalanche grossed $31,585 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$31.6K
- International
- $31.6K
Operation Avalanche Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 1 trailer, 1 teaser and 1 clip.
- Teaser Official TV Spot - “What If”
- Clip Clip "Pitching The Op"
How Well Do You Know Operation Avalanche?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in Operation Avalanche
26 cars on screen, including the 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 and the 1961 Chevrolet Biscayne.
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1966 Ford Thunderbird Important role
Operation Avalanche Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Операция «Лавина»” and “Operación Avalancha”.
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- Операция «Лавина»
- Operación Avalancha
- Операция Лавина
- Operazione Avalanche
- Avalanche Operasyonu
- 雪崩行动
- Operação Avalanche
- Operacion Avalancha
- アバランチ作戦
- Operațiunea Avalanșa
- Операція «Лавина»
- Operacja Avalanche
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- 아폴로 프로젝트
- Operaatio Avalanche
- 我送阿姆斯壯上月球
- ปฏิบัติการลวงโลก
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Movies Like Operation Avalanche
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Avalanche Express, Operation Crossbow and Kandahar.
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Avalanche Express 1979 -
Operation Crossbow 1965 -
Kandahar 2023 -
Extreme Ops 2002 -
Apollo 18 2011 -
Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo 2017 -
The Objective 2009 -
Operation Atlantis 1965 -
Operation Kid Brother 1967 -
Apollo 11 2019 -
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon 2001 -
Clear and Present Danger 1994
Operation Avalanche FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Operation Avalanche, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Operation Avalanche?
Operation Avalanche runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Operation Avalanche released?
Operation Avalanche was released on September 16, 2016.
How much did Operation Avalanche make at the box office?
Operation Avalanche grossed $31,585 worldwide.
How is Operation Avalanche rated?
Operation Avalanche has 6.1/10 on IMDb, 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic and 61% on TMDB.
Does Operation Avalanche have a post-credit scene?
No. Operation Avalanche has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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