Bridge of Spies
2015 · 142 min
Directed by Steven Spielberg. Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, Matt Charman. Starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda.
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Critics 91% · audiences 87% · 6 Oscar nominations, 1 won