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21 November 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you. morePlot:
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(47 articles)
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Better the n-th time around. more (328 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Redford | ... | Nathan D. Muir |
 | Brad Pitt | ... | Tom Bishop |
 | Catherine McCormack | ... | Elizabeth Hadley |
 | Stephen Dillane | ... | Charles Harker |
| Larry Bryggman | ... | Troy Folger |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Gladys Jennip |
| Matthew Marsh | ... | Dr. William Byars |
 | Todd Boyce | ... | Robert Aiken |
| Michael Paul Chan | ... | Vincent Vy Ngo |
 | Garrick Hagon | ... | CIA Director Cy Wilson |
| Andrew Grainger | ... | Andrew Unger |
 | Bill Buell | ... | Fred Kappler |
 | Colin Stinton | ... | Henry Pollard |
 | Ted Maynard | ... | CIA Administrator |
| Tom Hodgkins | ... | CIA Lobby Guard |
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Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
126 min | Turkey:114 min (TV version)Colour:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | USA:R (certificate #38577) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Anachronisms: Late-1990s vintage computers and monitors appear in the scenes set in 1985 (the embassy in Beirut) and 1991 (the CIA headquarters). moreQuotes:
Nathan Muir: She had worked both ends against the middle for so long, the middle decided to give up and go home. moreSoundtrack:
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow moreFAQ
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I made the mistake of only watching this film once the first time around. I did end up buying it, though I was never sure why. Then, years later, I got around to watching it again... and again... and again... While Spy Game is so fast-paced that it's difficult to keep up the first time around, I think that's what makes it such a great DVD.
There are performances in this movie that defy description. You almost get a sense that if you were to meet him in the street, you'd get someone named Nathan Muir playing the part of Robert Redford - the transformation is that complete. In several scenes, but especially the scene on the Berlin rooftop, Redford gives a performance that is unlike almost anything I've ever seen in cinema. It's that perfect. Brad Pitt also does an amazing job, but Redford steals the whole movie.
I had to re-watch Spy Game three times before I felt I got a complete understanding of everything going on. There is almost nothing given away for free in this movie - none of the standard Hollywood "shove-it-in-your-face-so-you're-sure-to-get-it" fare. Every decision, most plot points, and a lot of what would normally be called "meaningful looks" are written on Muir's face for a split second, then they're gone.
This is one of the few movies that's intellectually challenging to watch. It takes patience and a quick assessment of each scene to understand and keep up. None of the acting is over the top or explicit; most everything is controlled, subtle, and delicately handled.
All in all, Spy Game is an exceptional movie, IMO, to watch and in some ways to study.