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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 81/100. Scores higher than 98% of the 3,291 2010s thriller movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic81/100
7,437 audience votes
Key crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Joel CoenWriter
- Ethan CoenWriter
- Matt CharmanWriter
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom HanksJames B. Donovan
- Mark RylanceRudolf Abel
- Amy RyanMary Donovan
- Alan AldaThomas Watters Jr.
- Sebastian KochWolfgang Vogel
- Austin StowellFrancis Gary Powers
- Billy MagnussenDoug Forrester
- Michael Simon HallReporter
- Edward James HylandChief Justice Earl Warren
- Stephen KunkenWilliam Tompkins
- Mike HoustonMan in Courtroom
- James LorinzGentleman on Subway #2
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Themes
central intelligence agency (cia)spycold warsoviet unionpilotbased on true storylawyeramericancourtroomrussian spylegal drama
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