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Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic85/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
3,015 audience votes
Key crew
- Bridget O'ConnorScreenplay
- Peter StraughanScreenplay
- Tomas AlfredsonDirector
- Alberto IglesiasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gary OldmanGeorge Smiley
- Colin FirthBill Haydon
- Tom HardyRicki Tarr
- John HurtControl
- Toby JonesPercy Alleline
- Mark StrongJim Prideaux
- Benedict CumberbatchPeter Guillam
- Ciarán HindsRoy Bland
- David DencikToby Esterhase
- Kathy BurkeConnie Sachs
- Stephen GrahamJerry Westerby
- Simon McBurneyOliver Lacon
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