“Masterful” and “gripping” near-perfect period thriller is finally available to watch in the UK

It’s the weekend of the BAFTAs, and UK viewers now have a chance to see one of the year’s most celebrated films. The Secret Agent originally received rave reviews, earning a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and it still holds a remarkably high 98% rating.

Kleber Mendonça Filho’s new thriller, set in the 1970s, stars Wagner Moura as a college professor in Recife who discovers his neighbors are watching him. This revelation traps him in a web of corruption with no way out.

Okay, so I checked out The Secret Agent, and honestly, the critics were right. The Hollywood Reporter called it a masterpiece, and Little White Lies said it totally pulled me in. Even the Wall Street Journal was impressed, saying it was a really well-made, exciting movie – and they even called it one of the best of the year! It really lived up to the hype.

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The thriller film, The Secret Agent, premiered in the US in November 2026. Now, audiences in the UK and Ireland can finally see it, as it was released in cinemas today by MUBI.

If you miss seeing it in theaters, The Secret Agent will soon be available to stream on MUBI. You can also add MUBI to your Amazon Prime account and start with a free seven-day trial.

This weekend, The Secret Agent is up for two BAFTA awards: Original Screenplay and Film Not in the English Language. It’s also received four Oscar nominations, including a Best Actor nod for actor Ricardo Moura.

Several films are competing for BAFTA awards and hit cinemas today, including the sharp comedy-drama If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and the gripping thriller Wasteman. Both are now showing in UK cinemas.

Rose Byrne has received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for her outstanding performance in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Additionally, Wasteman is nominated for the BAFTA award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.

The Secret Agent is out now in UK cinemas. It will stream at a later date on MUBI.

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2026-02-20 15:19