Traitor
Reception

Traitor (2008)

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External reception

6.9
5 platform(s) · 7 ratings 71,341 votes
7.1/10 9,505 votes Synced 2026-08-01
6.9/10 61,063 votes Synced 2026-08-20
Audience 7.2/10 29 votes Synced 2026-07-19
Critics 6.1/10 Synced 2026-07-19
Audience 6.4/10 Synced 2026-07-18
Critics 6.4/10 Synced 2026-07-18
6.7/10 744 votes Synced 2026-09-16

External reviews

Michael Phillips · Chicago Tribune 75.00/100.00

Problems aside, this is a good, twisty, absorbing work.

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Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times 75.00/100.00

The movie proceeds quickly, seems to know its subject matter, is fascinating in its portrait of the inner politics and structure of the terrorist group, and comes uncomfortably close to reality. But what holds it together is the Cheadle character.

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Josh Rosenblatt · Austin Chronicle 78.00/100.00

If you're looking for a few hours of mindless, uncomplicated, air-conditioned escapism to get you through a hot late-summer's evening, I'd recommend you look some place other than Traitor.

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William Arnold · Seattle Post-Intelligencer 75.00/100.00

A tough, taut, mostly well-executed morality parable and thriller that explores some of the bitter ironies of this strange religious vendetta in which America unwittingly finds itself.

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Lawrence Toppman · Charlotte Observer 75.00/100.00

A thriller that's frequently implausible but almost always thoughtful. It asks us to rethink the way we see Muslims

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Kirk Honeycutt · The Hollywood Reporter 80.00/100.00

The film is a genuinely gripping tale about international terrorism that hopscotches across three continents.

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James Berardinelli · ReelViews 75.00/100.00

An uncommonly intelligent espionage thriller that explores the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by agents who go deep undercover in the service of their country.

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Ty Burr · Boston Globe 75.00/100.00

The film's a propulsive international espionage thriller, built on the hurry-scurry bones of the "Bourne" movies.

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Nathan Rabin · The A.V. Club 75.00/100.00

Without its mesmerizing lead performance, Traitor easily could have devolved into direct-to-DVD fodder.

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Lou Lumenick · New York Post 75.00/100.00

The best end-of-August movie I've seen in years.

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