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Bridge of Spies

2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 141 min · ★ 7.2 · 86% critics

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In the tense early days of the Cold War, an American pilot is captured after a spy mission goes wrong. A New York lawyer is pulled into a high-stakes effort to negotiate a prisoner exchange, traveling to a divided Berlin while balancing public pressure, government demands, and the human cost of diplomacy.

Also known as St. James Place

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Details
Years
2015
Release date
2015-10-15
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Runtime
141 min
Critic score
86/100
TMDB rating
7.2/10 (7,277 votes)
Box office
$165,478,348
Budget
$40,000,000
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a dialogue-driven, suspenseful true-story drama about diplomacy and moral conviction, with steady tension rather than action; Not for you if you dislike slow burns or long negotiations like in Captain Phillips.

Pros: gripping Cold War tension; strong lead performances; easy to follow | Cons: slow pacing at times; long runtime; simple, traditional arc

Themes

  • central intelligence agency (cia)
  • spy
  • cold war
  • soviet union
  • pilot
  • based on true story
  • lawyer
  • american
  • courtroom
  • russian spy
  • legal drama

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2016
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Original Screenplay · 2016 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actor · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2016 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Steven Spielberg