

Bridge of Spies
In the shadow of war, one man showed the world what we stand for.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $165.5M
- Language
- Russian
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- spy
- cold war
- soviet union
- pilot
- based on true story
- lawyer
- american
- courtroom
- russian spy
- legal drama
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Produced in
United States of America, Germany, India
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival 4 Oct 2015
- TheatricalPG-1316 Oct 2015
- PhysicalPG-132 Feb 2016
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12A27 Nov 2015
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM22 Oct 2015
CanadaCA
- TheatricalPG16 Oct 2015
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical29 Oct 2015
AustriaAT
- Theatrical16 Oct 2015
AzerbaijanAZ
- Theatrical26 Nov 2015
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical164 Nov 2015
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1222 Oct 2015
ChileCL
- Theatrical15 Oct 2015
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical15+3 Dec 2015
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1126 Nov 2015
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Bridge of Spies was released on 15 October 2015.
Audience reviews
7- A8/10
Andres Gomez
12/21/2015
Steven Spielberg really knows how to craft movies and this is a very good example. A simple and good story, well scripted, with a well chosen cast and with Tom Hanks, who keep giving us great performances. Amy Ryan does a great job, which is even better in the case of Mark Rylance.
- R9/10
Reno
2/14/2016
> Totally unexpected PG-13 rated negotiation-drama based on the Cold War. The movie that should have been made 50 years ago, but due to the international political tension it did not take off. So now it's here, the same director made it. It's a rocking combo, once again Spielberg and Hanks come together, tell me who's going to miss that. Simply spellbinding, one of the best movie of the year. I think this flick…
- D8/10
djgri
4/30/2017
Mark Rylance is brilliant in this film. Tom Hanks does his usual excellent performance. I don't know much about Mark Rylance. Maybe he is one of those rare brilliant actors who just hasn't had the accolades he deserves. I am sure that if you asked him if he was worried about his lack of recognition, that he would simply say "would it help?"
- P9/10
Peter McGinn
4/5/2020
Two great actors deliver with a simple but superlative script. Of course we know how great an actor Tom Hanks has been, with many Academy Award wins and nominations in his body of work. I think sometimes he makes it look so easy that he doesn't receive adequate credit for those roles. Sir Mark Rylance is more of a character actor, even though he has had lead roles also. He disappears into his characters. He was wond…
- R10/10
r96sk
9/11/2020
Superb film! I love <em>'Bridge of Spies'</em>. Every angle of it, at least from my point of view, is expertly crafted. The score by Thomas Newman is outstanding, the onscreen talent bring their a-game while the story is extremely riveting. It lasts for 141 minutes, it felt like 90 minutes tops; it absolutely flies through its run time, at no moment did I feel anything close to bored. Tom Hanks is brilliant in …
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