Spy Game

Spy Game

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Release Date

11/18/2001

Runtime

126 mins

Overview

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$115,000,000

Revenue

$143,049,560

Homepage

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A high-stakes thriller that cuts between a CIA operative's final day before retirement and the dangerous moments that forged his bond with a protégé. It's a race against the clock powered by the weight of past choices and present loyalties.

Mood

TenseExhilaratingContemplative

Themes

RedemptionBetrayal

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

HandheldHigh-contrast

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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