Cypher
“Never forget who you are.”
Vincenzo NataliWhere to watch in the United States: Free: YouTube Free · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Jeremy Northam 
Lucy Liu Nigel Bennett Timothy Webber 
David Hewlett Kari Matchett
Credits
Written by: Brian King
Plot
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
Sinekatalog’s take
A sleek paranoid puzzle about a man drifting into corporate espionage under a false identity. The cold visual design and mind-bending twists are its strengths, while the characters feel secondary. Intriguing for fans of cerebral, low-key sci-fi.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Sitges Film Festival 2002: Best Actor (Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award) — Jeremy Northam
Ratings
IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (33,412 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 59%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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