

The Falcon and the Snowman
They came from the best of families. And they committed the worst of crimes.
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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6.4/10
186 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $17.1M
- Language
- English
- mexico
- based on novel or book
- espionage
- spy
- cold war
- kgb
- biography
- based on true story
- treason
- childhood friends
- government secrets
- cold war era
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United Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR25 Jan 1985
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM6 Jun 1985
FranceFR
- TheatricalU10 Apr 1985
- Physical4 Nov 2015
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1212 Sept 1985
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1627 Sept 1985
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical122 May 1985
Frequently asked questions
The Falcon and the Snowman was released on 25 January 1985.
Audience reviews
1- G1/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
Normally I love spy movies, I love espionage and the tension those kind of stories make. And I watched it when I was little, REALLY little, and I loved it then. But now, revisiting it as an adult, well, it has espionage, it has treason, it has cocaine, and it has Sean Penn, and it's boring. It's just really very dull from start to finish and never seems to build up the tension and suspense that make spy movies …
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