Unlike many standard spy thrillers, "The Amateur" intentionally avoids certain romantic clichés:
The primary relationship in the film is between (Rami Malek) and his wife, Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan). Unlike many standard spy thrillers
: When Charlie teams up with Inquiline (Caitríona Balfe), a spy whose own husband was killed by the KGB, the film pointedly does not develop a romantic relationship between them. Unlike many standard spy thrillers