Spy Game
“It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.”
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
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Cast
67 people
Robert Redford
Nathan Muir
Known for
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
The Sting
Brad Pitt
Tom Bishop
Known for
Inglourious Basterds
Fight Club
Catherine McCormack
Elizabeth Hadley
Known for
Braveheart
28 Weeks Later
Stephen Dillane
Charles Harker
Known for
Game of Thrones
Darkest Hour
Larry Bryggman
Troy Folger
Known for
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
...And Justice for All
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Gladys Jennip
Known for
Blindspot
Broadchurch
Matthew Marsh
Dr. Byars
Known for
Taboo
Unlocked
Todd Boyce
Robert Aiken
Known for
Sherlock
Flyboys
Michael Paul Chan
Vincent Vy Ngo
Known for
The Closer
Major Crimes
Garrick Hagon
Cy Wilson
Known for
Star Wars
Erased
Andrew Grainger
Andrew Unger
Known for
The Shannara Chronicles
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Bill Buell
Fred Kappler
Known for
Palindromes
Dark Water
Tony Scott Director · Michael Frost Beckner Screenplay David Arata Screenplay
Worldwide gross $143M · Budget $115M · United States release November 18, 2001
Box office
Budget
$115,000,000
Worldwide gross
$143,049,560
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
TOHO
Production
Kalima Productions
Production
Metropolitan Filmexport
Production
Douglas Wick Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio · Production
Beacon Communications
Production
Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG
Production
Red Wagon Productions
Production
Toho-Towa
Production
France · Germany · Japan · United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · Cantonese · Chinese · English · French · German
Release dates
Japan · November 18, 2001
Theatrical
United States · November 18, 2001
Theatrical
Australia
January 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 19, 2002 · Theatrical
July 23, 2002 · Physical
June 27, 2005 · TV
Czechia
March 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
France
January 9, 2002 · Theatrical
September 18, 2025 · TV · Ciné+ OCS (hommage à Robert Redford : 18/08/1936 - 16/09/2025)
December 28, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
January 23, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
Germany
March 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
February 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 14, 2002 · Digital
Ireland
January 25, 2002 · Digital
Italy
December 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 7, 2002 · Theatrical
April 21, 2004 · Physical · DVD
September 20, 2004 · TV · SBS 6
February 13, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Norway
January 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
April 12, 2002 · Digital
Portugal
December 20, 2001 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
June 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
March 14, 2002 · Digital
Türkiye
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 23, 2001 · Theatrical
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