# Spy Game (2001)

> A veteran CIA operative turns bureaucratic cunning and hard-won loyalty into a covert rescue mission for the protégé the agency is willing to abandon.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/996

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Tony Scott
- Cast: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack, Stephen Dillane, Larry Bryggman, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Matthew Marsh, Todd Boyce
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266987/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, sardonic, kinetic, action movie night, spy thriller marathon

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