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Spy Game

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Redford stars as CIA operative Nathan Muir, who is on the brink of retirement from the field, when he learns his protégé Tom Bishop has been arrested in China on a charge of espionage. No stranger to the machinations of the CIA's top echelon, Muir hones all his skills and irreverent manner in order to find a way to free Bishop.
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The outcome of the kinetic Spy Game is never in doubt, but it is fun watching Robert Redford and Brad Pitt work.

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David Ansen Newsweek Enjoy it for what it is, a fleet, handsome fantasy of globe-hopping blond demigods. Mar 7, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media A smart thriller for grown-ups. Rated: 4/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia It has a few moments of intrigue with the presence of Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, but many times I am assailed by the feeling that their espionage game never escapes the designated routines and predictable acts of action. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jun 25, 2023 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault The movie is essentially a long meeting, allowing Redford to hold forth, grin cynically at what’s become of his agency, and coast on his matinee-idol charisma. Rated: D Sep 17, 2022 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Generally running on classic rock and smoke, it's all craft and no conviction, all costume and no design. Its anonymized approach has left it appropriately unremembered - a vague whisper on the lips of someone digging through a DVD clearance bin. Rated: 2/5 Dec 8, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sebastiano B Stunning movie, actors delivered as their name recommends. The story is beatiful, Robert Retford is absolutely genius. The score is wonderful. I recommend this movie absolutely, they do not release movies like this anymore Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Ben N Great actors and a good base use of tradecraft and spy theme. I was all in for a bout 20 min. Then this movie started to drag. Flashbacks were not exciting or tied in particularly well. The boardroom lacks any connection to the rest of the story for me. The looking back at the relationship in the field seems obvious. The using of assets is old hat - maybe it was new in cinema back then? And the women in the film are all there to get used by the men. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/21/24 Full Review gigi d A movie about nothing and pretty boring most of the time. The whole premise of the movie is that we should save Brad Pitt, but for most of the movie we don't even know much about him and why is he even worth saving, given that supposedly in normal circumstances the CIA doesn't bother doing this and most people there don't really seem to care about him anyway. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/19/24 Full Review Flamingo S Third time watching. This time on Netflix. It is better than ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Jerrod G Definitely worthwhile watching, great actors and awesome plot just kinda wish they did more of an ending Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/25 Full Review Cool D Most these reviewers are hilarious in their pretense. Fantastic movie. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tony Scott

Director

Robert Redford

Nathan Muir

Brad Pitt

Tom Bishop

Catherine McCormack

Elizabeth Hadley

Stephen Dillane

Charles Harker

Larry Bryggman

Troy Folger

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Synopsis Redford stars as CIA operative Nathan Muir, who is on the brink of retirement from the field, when he learns his protégé Tom Bishop has been arrested in China on a charge of espionage. No stranger to the machinations of the CIA's top echelon, Muir hones all his skills and irreverent manner in order to find a way to free Bishop.
Director
Tony Scott
Producer
Douglas Wick, Marc Abraham
Screenwriter
Michael Frost Beckner, David Arata, Michael Frost Beckner
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Zaltman Film, Red Wagon Entertainment, Beacon Communications
Rating
R (Language|Brief Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 21, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.3M
Runtime
2h 7m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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