The Quiet American (2002)
"In war, the most powerful weapon is seduction."
ThumbScore
👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 86%
(RT: 87%, MC: 84) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Đỗ Thị Hải Yến as Phuong
Ngo Quang Hai as General Thế
Is The Quiet American good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 349 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 86%.
Overview
Cynical British journalist Fowler falls in love with a young Vietnamese woman but is dismayed when a naïve U.S. official also begins vying for her attention. In retaliation, Fowler informs the communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy. Wikipedia ↗
