Both of these films have been recently released and proven popular on Netflix. The first looks at a true event from WWII, while the 2nd revolves around a potential nuclear disaster.
Operation Mincemeat Colin Firth & Matthew Macfadyen star as British officers who are charged with a rather unlikely counter-espianage caper: Plant a dead soldier off the coast of Spain to make Hitler’s commanders think that the Allies are planning to invade Greece (their real plan was Sicily). In many ways this is a classic British spy flick, which is appropriate considering that the director is John Madden (Shakespeare In Love, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). There’s lots of discussion and debate with a mild pace and even milder performances. While this true story is interesting, this film takes a dry, moderated approach that’s more about history than action or suspense. 
(3 / 5)
Interceptor An Army captain (Elsa Pataky) leads the final defense against the villains who want to take down the remote missile interceptor station that would prevent a nuclear attack on the US. This is the first movie written/directed by bestselling author Matthew Reilly and it shows. The plot is sometimes clever, while at other times pushes crediblility. Ditto for the action. Some of the fights are solid, but there’s too much down time with boring chatter. Overall, there are effective moments, but it never rises above an easily forgettable action flick. Interestingly, Chris Hemsworth has a not-very-well-disguised cameo, since he’s one of the Executive Producers and Pataky’s husband (sit thru the early credits for one final unspecial gag). 
(2.5 / 5)