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2001 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott

For other uses, see Spy Game (disambiguation).

Spy Game is a 2001 actionthriller film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt.

The American–French–German–Japanese co-production grossed $62 million in the United States and $143 million worldwide on a $115 million budget and received mostly positive reviews from film critics.

Plot

In 1991, the United States and China are close to a major trade agreement, with the President due to visit China to seal the deal.

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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) learns that its asset Tom Bishop has been arrested at a People's Liberation Army prison in Suzhou and will be executed in 24 hours unless the U.S. government claims him and bargains for his release.

Bishop's actions, unsanctioned by the CIA, risk jeopardizing the agreement. A group of CIA executives summon Nathan Muir, a veteran case officer and Bishop's mentor, who plans to retire from the Agency