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Spy Game (2001)
The CIA's policy may differ with political activist Nathan Muir, who is contemplating retirement because of his lawyer Tom Bishop's arrest in China on spying charges. Muir must use all his skills and clever plans to find a way to free his lawyer Bishop. Shortly after looking for an opportunity to free Bishop from the hands of his captors, Moyer remembers how he recruited and trained a young man. On the other hand, a sergeant in Vietnam may be change things.
1961, Columbus, Ohio, USA
26 March 1968, Muncie, Indiana, USA
10 September 1953, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
27 September 1939, London, England, UK
21 December 1938, Concord, California, USA
21 September 1952, Taipei, Taiwan
24 August 1971, Eugene, Oregon, USA
11 July 1960, Hajdúnánás, Hungary
June 15, 2009
Two generations of Hollywood 'golden boys' team up in Tony Scott's Spy Game, a neatly plotted espionage thriller. [Blu-ray]
August 01, 2003
...takes the spy formula and dilutes it with wholly unnecessary plot twists and a flashback structure that's more confusing than anything else.
November 27, 2001
Redford dazzles in his best role in decades.
December 28, 2010
A smart thriller for grown-ups.
June 02, 2003
This is Brad Pitt, for crying out loud! Where can you send him undercover? In the CIA's Beverly Hills bureau?
December 03, 2001
I'll admit the main story is implausible, but the flashbacks were spectacular, and the cast is really good here.
December 06, 2004
... afterwards I realized that I had been maneuvered into rooting for a dangerously reckless and presumptuous man.
August 09, 2013
Capably anchored by [Robert] Redford giving the spunkiest, most alive performance he gave in a decade in either direction.
November 30, 2001
It's clever and shows great control of craft, but it doesn't care, and so it's hard for us to care about.
November 06, 2002
The performances are the biggest asset.
November 28, 2001
A yawn, and the two glamour boys (who, by the way, look awful) are both snoring.