
In the cold war, a lawyer, James B. Donovan is recruited by the CIA and involved in an intense negotiation mission to release and exchange a CIA U-2 spy-plane pilot, Francis G. Powers. The pilot was arrested alive after his plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a mission and stays in the company of a KGB intelligence officer, Rudolf Abel, who was arrested for espionage in the US.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the cold war, a lawyer, James B. Donovan is recruited by the CIA and involved in an intense negotiation mission to release and exchange a CIA U-2 spy-plane pilot, Francis G. Powers. The pilot was arrested alive after his plane was shot down by the Soviet Union during a mission and stays in the company of a KGB intelligence officer, Rudolf Abel, who was arrested for espionage in the US.
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| Reel ReviewsFrank WilkinsThe strength of the film lies in the bond developed between two men. A bond built on mutual respect and common understanding in a time when trusting the enemy could get you killed. |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithThe second collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Joel and Ethan Coen, who co-wrote the script with Matt Charman, "Bridge of Spies" jumps to the top of my "Best Film of the Year" list. |
| The Arts DeskJasper ReesBridge of Spies really is the spy game as just that: a game whose horrors Spielberg has thrillingly sanitised. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookMaster storytellers have been revered since the dawn of formal communication. |
| Total FilmPhilip KempPolitical intrigue abounds as Spielberg grippingly recreates a famous real-life spy-swap case of the Cold War, with both Hanks and Rylance on top form. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinThe master of popular entertainment once again shows himself to be an accomplished portrayer of subtle human behavior against a large period canvas. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA terrific Spielberg portrait of an American hero whose zeal for justice is awesome. |
| SlateDana StevensSpielberg has an effortless-seeming knack for creating compositions that are not just lovely to look at but integral to the idea or emotion he’s trying to express. |
| Lyles' Movie FilesJeffrey Lyles'Spies' certainly embodies a strong Oscar contender and its star and director's vision raise it to the level of one of 2015's best films. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternBridge of Spies isn’t conventionally exciting, and isn’t intended to be. Instead, it’s satisfying — thoroughly and pleasurably so. |