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any suggestions for similar - slow and thoughtful - spy movies?


Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy obviously comes to mind... but what else could you suggest?

thanks.

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There's a great black-and-white classic from 1965, if you're willing to watch something that old.

It's called 'The Spy Who Came In from the Cold,' and it was also based on a Le Carre novel. Le Carre has been around a long, long time...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059749/?ref_=rvi_tt

Richard Burton is fantastic in this film. I think he was one of the greatest actors who ever lived.







Oh, Inspector Morse! What big blue eyes you have...

The Skeleton Twins: 9

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actually, that was the first Le Carre novel I've read :). and the adaption is beautiful, too – and is a good example of what I'm looking for.

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The American - 2010

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The American is slow, artsy, pretentious and has no good actors (good looking doesn't equal good).

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sorry you didn't like The American. Try A Most Wanted Man.

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He asked for a slow paced movie wiseass.

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it's quite a good example, yes. but I've already seen it :).

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Try The Quiller Memorandum

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Do NOT try the movie version of the Quiller Memorandum. Read the Adam Hall novel from which it was adapted instead: one of the best spy novels ever written, but ruined in translation to the big screen...

"Sacred cows make the best hamburger." Mark Twain

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Yes, I thought the American was a very good movie. It does move very slowly and isn't for everyone, but if you can get past that you should enjoy it. And I thought Clooney played the part very well. His acting was very subdued and fit the role perfectly as his character had to be detached from other people.

"Loves turned to lust and bloods turned to dust in my heart"

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Why not start with the best? BBC's Smiley's People.

The Constant Gardener is OK, too.

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thanks, but I've seen almost all of the Le Carre adaptations (and have read a bunch of his books, too) :).

he's the best, I agree with you. but what about others?

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Page 8 and Syriana are popular ones that come to mind.

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yeah, Syriana is a good one.

I haven't seen Page Eight, though, thanks for a hint!

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The Americans - The TV series. Season 3 upcoming in January
Flammen and Citroen
Rubicon - If you can find someone who taped the one TV season made.
Three Days of the Condor

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Rubicon was great. I have the HD version and I love it.

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The whole Johnny Worricker trilogy is worth watching. Page 8 is the best and fatastic

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The Good Sheperd (2006)

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The Russia House

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All sixty-two hours of breaking bad.

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"The Sandbaggers" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077078/reference

Probably the best 'spy' shows made for TV (BBC). Low production quality but top-notch writing. Smart, tight and realistic. No James Bond crap to be found.

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Munich (2005) comes to mind.

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Besides the Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor, there's also the Alec Guiness/BBC miniseries of Tinker Tailor that is great (to which Smiley's People is a sequel). There's also a miniseries of The Perfect Spy which is quite good. Most Le Carre adaptations are great, and the books are definitely worth reading.

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