# Hopscotch (1980)

> A veteran CIA agent turns his retirement into an international game of literary blackmail against the agency that wants him silenced.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20094

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Comedy, Adventure
- Director: Ronald Neame
- Cast: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty, Herbert Lom, David Matthau, George Baker, Ivor Roberts
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080889/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, whimsical, breezy, lazy sunday, classic movie night

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