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Chris Makepeace, David Suchet, Joyce Van Patten

Timothy Hutton and Sean Penn play two young men from wealthy families who sell government secrets to the Russians. Based on the true story of Christopher Boyce (Hutton) and Daulton Lee (Penn), this is...( read more  read more... ) sometimes edgy, occasionally humorous, and ultimately heartbreaking. Boyce, whose job it is to guard top-secret government papers, becomes disillusioned with the United States and decides to make a deal with the Soviets. His partner in espionage is propelled by less-ideal reasons for his acts, as Penn plays a grungy drug addict in it for the money. An intelligent script is matched on two counts: by John Schlesinger's tight direction and by provocative performances by both actors. --Rochelle O'Gorman

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R, 132 min.

Directed by: John Schlesinger

Release Date: January 25, 1985

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2001

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Flixster Reviews (159)

  • RiderOfTheStorms
    August 30, 2009
    RiderOfTheStorms
    good movie, id only watch once. Sean Penn is da shit doh
  • flynnparadox
    September 13, 2006
    flynnparadox
    Wonderful performances and a paranoid mood help this great movie.
  • sportsphenom1
    October 3, 2009
    sportsphenom1
    This movie looks and "feels" outdated, really "80ish". At times I felt like I was watching a TV show from that era. That aside, the story is a bit slow, but Daulton Lee's character (played by Sean Penn) is too captivating to resist this movie. As he ups the stakes of the game, h...( read more)e manages to continue weaseling his way out of binds with his smooth-talking, savvy, rhetorical tactics. In an "Informant" kind of way, this has plenty of entertainment value. Schlesinger really seals the deal with a finely directed and edited climax that helps this story come full circle and sheds light on the ways the characters come to term with their actions.
  • juleskerr
    October 19, 2009
    juleskerr
    A great movie, a must see.
  • estellena
    April 24, 2009
    estellena
    Another outstanding Sean Penn performance.
  • Soundsofmadness
    October 17, 2008
    Soundsofmadness
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • Ghw12158
    August 13, 2008
    Ghw12158
    great stuff good music
  • cajunpalomino
    July 31, 2008
    cajunpalomino
    interesting flick.... And it was based on true events!!
  • dingo808
    June 13, 2008
    dingo808
    more birds great cast

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