Rogue Agent

Rogue Agent is a British drama thriller based on the real case of Robert Freegard, a career conman who spent years convincing people he was an undercover MI5 agent. Posing as a spy, he drew his targets into a fabricated world of terrorist threats and secret operations, persuading them to hand over money and to disappear on his instructions. Among those taken in is Alice Archer, a woman who comes to realize the truth about the man she trusted and sets out to stop him and bring him to account.

The film is directed by Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson, working from a screenplay by Michael Bronner, who also produces. Gemma Arterton plays Alice Archer and James Norton plays Robert Freegard, with supporting turns from Marisa Abela, Sarah Goldberg, Shazad Latif and Freya Mavor among a credited cast of 21. It was produced by companies in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States and runs 115 minutes.

Released in August 2022, the film drew a 6.5 rating on IMDb from around 16,000 votes and a 6.3 on TMDB from a smaller sample of 284. A critics' rating of 6.5 from 40 reviews places professional assessment in much the same range as the general audience response.