Fay Grim
2006 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 5.6 · 50% critics
A seemingly ordinary woman is pulled into an international hunt for her fugitive husband's journals after being approached by government agents. What begins as a strange errand turns into a winding spy tale full of shifting motives, deadpan humor, and growing danger.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2007-05-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 (84 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat espionage stories with dry humor and oddball twists, somewhere between Spy Game and Amateur; Not for you if you want a clear, grounded thriller.
Pros: witty deadpan humor; quirky spy spoof; engaging lead performance | Cons: convoluted plot; uneven tone shift; stilted dialogue style
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- fugitive
Cast & crew
Parker Posey
as Fay Grim
Liam Aiken
as Ned Grim
James Urbaniak
as Simon Grim
Jeff Goldblum
as Agent Fulbright
D.J. Mendel
as Father Lang
Megan Gay
as Principal
Jasmin Tabatabai
as Milla
Chuck Montgomery
as Angus James
John Keogh
as Prosecutor
Claudia Michelsen
as Judge
Directed by Hal Hartley