Is An Officer and a Spy scary?

No. An Officer and a Spy is not a scary watch.

How gory is An Officer and a Spy?

No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

Film · 2h 12m · In French

Drama, Foreign (non-English), Thriller

A wrongful conviction for treason ignites a gritty, suspenseful fight for justice in 19th-century France.

Earnest. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy. Based on a book.

Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 29, 2026.

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An Officer and a Spy parents guide

There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.

Scare: Not scary
Jump scares: None noted
Gore: No gore
Violence: Some violence; Some fighting or peril.
Sex and nudity: Mild; Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
Language: Mild; Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

Is An Officer and a Spy scary?: No. An Officer and a Spy is not a scary watch.
How gory is An Officer and a Spy?: No gore and some violence. Squeamish viewers are fine here.