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      The Tailor of Panama

      2001, Mystery & thriller, 1h 49m

      119 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

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      The Tailor of Panama is a smart, darkly satirical thriller with exuberant performances from Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Harry Pendel, a Cockney ex-con who has reinvented himself as a popular tailor to the rich and powerful of Panama, is famous for his storytelling as well as his suits -- but this time, his tales carry lethal repercussions. Preyed upon by ruthless, seductive British spy Osnard, Harry spins a yarn that inadvertently sets off a series of events to destroy everything he values most in life.

      • Rating: R (Strong Sexuality|Language|Violence)

      • Genre: Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Boorman

      • Producer: John Boorman

      • Writer: John Boorman, Andrew Davies, John le Carré, John le Carré

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $13.5M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment

      • Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Merlin Films

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Geoffrey Rush
      Jamie Lee Curtis
      Brendan Gleeson
      Harold Pinter
      Lola Boorman
      Mark Margolis
      John Fortune
      John Boorman
      Andrew Davies
      John le Carré
      John le Carré
      Kevan Barker
      Shaun Davey
      Philippe Rousselot
      Ron Davis
      Derek Wallace
      Sarah Hauldren
      Maeve Paterson
      Kevan Barker
      Tommy Gormley
      Mark Auguste

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      • Jul 25, 2016

        Sometimes messy and a bit too implausible to be taken serious, this is not one of the best John le Carré adaptations, but still it has some good performances (Rush, Brosnan and Curtis) in an average spy story that most of the time manages to be pretty entertaining.

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      • Apr 06, 2012

        I haven't read a John le Carre nor do I need to in order to know how boring they are. "The Tailor of Panama" is as talkative as last year's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy", but has a much quicker pace and more in terms of action. Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush play well off of each other, and overall, it's an entertaining film. Plus, the cinematography is marvelous.

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      • Apr 03, 2009

        The story of a man who tells a lie that grows and grows, and it's perfectly okay. Rush is the star while Brosnan plays a secret agent who sleeps around (insert your own joke). The pacing is great so it moves along nicely, but it's so flawlessly average that you'll have forgotten it the next day.

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      • Jan 13, 2009

        An intriguing tale of espionage and coercion in Central America. *<i>Geoffrey Rush never ceases to amaze me and his performance here is no exception</i>.

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