Spy Game

Spy Game is a 2001 action thriller film directed by Tony Scott and written by Michael Frost Beckner and David Arata. The film stars Robert Redford and Brad Pitt as CIA operatives entangled in a covert rescue mission during the final days of the Cold War. Set across multiple international locations, the narrative follows veteran intelligence officer Nathan Muir (Redford) as he attempts to orchestrate the release of his protégé Tom Bishop (Pitt), who has been captured in China during an unauthorized mission.

An American–French–German–Japanese co-production, the film was released theatrically in the United States on November 21, 2001, by Universal Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the lead performances and the film's brisk pacing, although some criticized its complex narrative structure. Spy Game grossed $62 million in the United States and $143 million worldwide against a production budget of approximately $115 million.