Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Cast

Tom Hardy
as Ricki Tarr
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Peter Guillam
Gary Oldman
as George Smiley
Colin Firth
as Bill Haydon

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Genres & Description

Action Drama Mystery Thriller

7.1 / 10

In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control, resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian agent - a mole - and the Hungary operation was an attempt to identify which of them it was. Smiley had been forced into retirement by the departure of Control, but is asked by a senior government figure to investigate a story told to him by a rogue agent, Ricky Tarr, that there was a mole. Smiley considers that the failure of the Hungary operation and the continuing success of Operation Witchcraft (an apparent source of significant Soviet intelligence) confirms this, and takes up the task of finding him.

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Comments on this trailer
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Jonathan Eilbeck

Starring every British man ever. - @Monday, November 26, 2018 9:18 PM

Sense of Humor

The most REALISTIC spy moive eveer - @Sunday, November 25, 2018 8:55 PM

Korietsu

Was that opening music Venetian Snares? - @Thursday, November 22, 2018 9:40 AM

ReneeNme

That Gary Oldman is something else as an actor. Big fan. - @Friday, November 16, 2018 7:54 AM

ok nowsmile

That glimpse of a disheveled Firth saying "it's become so ugly" gives away his character arc along with the plot. - @Monday, November 5, 2018 5:02 AM

Paul Birsan

Music? Knows anyone? - @Thursday, October 18, 2018 2:28 PM

Esohe Obi

Brilliant movie !!! - @Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:31 PM

kieron williams

Jesus Christ What fuck is this ? Tinker Tailor Soldier Cunt? - @Sunday, October 14, 2018 8:43 PM

Michael Calibri

I like this film in that it is emblematic of something that should exist (a better film) and fits the mode of certain desired depictions but wholly I found this movie to be inadequate. I've read the take of Kim Philby and while there are parallels this like most of Le Carre based works comes off as paltry compared to what could have been masterful. The worst of which is the Tailor of Panama. Very believable acting but the music (mostly jazzy) was wrongly placed and there was a certain overdone aspect which could have been eliminated by mirroring the style of Murder on The Orient Express with David Suchet instead which ends very profoundly. I guess this movie lacks profundity. As much as people say it invites rethinking, it does not. It could have been so much better with the same cast. It tested no faith and thereby consulted no deeper meaning to raise resonance. In other words it comes off as too true a mirror of reality instead of heightened for meaning. A spy turned double-agent because he was bored. Very true and probable but fiction should raise the stakes. - @Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:12 AM

TheTritoneTerror

This is actually one of my top 5 movies of all time and nobody I know has even heard of it, let alone seen it. I feel like a crazy person. - @Saturday, October 6, 2018 10:07 PM

aziz gökduman

TÜRKLER LİKE ❤️👍🏻 - @Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:22 PM

Embittered Drunk

The winters are beginning to draw in and the eagle flies east to Moscow this time of year, no? You have the briefcase? - @Friday, September 14, 2018 4:00 PM

renaldy kharisma

i think this is the most perfect spy movies. need more spy movies like this. - @Wednesday, September 12, 2018 12:01 PM

Ashish Xanathis Nangia

don't mind me - @Wednesday, September 5, 2018 6:12 PM

Frank Di

This film is so good - packed with a thousand tiny pleasures - that it is sad that not everyone loves it. Gary Oldman's portrayal of George Smiley was brilliantly enigmatic. I watched it using my boxxy software as usual. Its perfect! - @Friday, August 31, 2018 7:24 AM

astralplainer

All around masterpiece. This is acting at its finest. The trailer just makes me want to see it again. - @Thursday, August 30, 2018 10:37 AM

shinytan

Well I just watching again old BBC TV series Tinker Tailor soldier and spy and my fav beloved character George smily... Now they come with movie version of it. Lets see if justify the excitement level of old TV series or not - @Friday, August 17, 2018 6:54 PM

Michael

A showcase of British acting talent at it's best. Cathy Burke most underrated actor out there. Give her more roles like this! - @Saturday, August 11, 2018 7:15 PM

Jim Moriarty

Brilliant film. - @Saturday, July 28, 2018 9:40 AM

David Lee

The Worst movie of ALL TIME. - @Thursday, July 26, 2018 1:14 AM

banana-shaped earth

Toby jones should play smiley. Short, bald, and a bit overweight. :D - @Wednesday, July 25, 2018 12:47 PM

J Marino

Great. But the speed of the teaser is at the opposite of the rythm of the movie ! - @Thursday, July 19, 2018 9:00 PM

Scott Sandler

What the hell are you doing up here? lol - @Friday, July 6, 2018 3:50 AM

Bee Grennell

Trailer is better than the movie..Too long and slow.. - @Wednesday, June 20, 2018 9:28 AM

Conor Race

Came here to remind myself of what Tomas alfredson can really do - @Sunday, June 17, 2018 10:39 PM

Toby Esterhase

Dont read my name. - @Saturday, June 16, 2018 12:55 PM

vertical logic

i thought the Alec Guiness film from 1979 was better.......... - @Friday, June 15, 2018 8:56 AM

Axon Donasckcoss

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER CUNT. - @Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:46 AM

Fran Martin

good movie - @Thursday, June 7, 2018 9:24 PM

Joyjeet Paul

Anyone seen the 1979 edition of it started Alec Guinness as George Smiley ? Think thats much better representation than this one. - @Friday, June 1, 2018 1:22 PM

Lee Morris

I much prefer the monks. They never take any of the credit for what they do. Those dudes are forever saving people, but there’s no guns, no blood spilt, man their clever. p.s. I am also looking forward to Kung Fu Nuns, as if you didn’t realise. - @Monday, May 28, 2018 7:58 PM

Tina Walton

To anyone on the fence about giving this version a try -- I'm a huge fan of the book, and the early series. This film is really terrific. The script is brilliantly constructed and the performances are spot on. The production design captures the feeling of the book and the era itself. Give it a go, you won't be sorry. As a matter of fact -- as with the book (IMO) -- it's even better the second time around. - @Thursday, May 10, 2018 10:42 PM

Dr Evil

I feared George in the 60s more than Austin Powers - @Friday, April 27, 2018 6:58 PM

Stan phillips

I concur, hopelessly miscast, except that John hurt was a good Control - @Thursday, April 19, 2018 6:52 AM

Eugene Johnson

The music in this trailer is amazing. Anyone know the name of it? - @Monday, April 16, 2018 10:01 PM

grid nacereddine

when smiley was waiting for the russian spy in the house , a classic piano track was playing , what's the name of this piece please ???? - @Tuesday, March 27, 2018 11:10 AM

Nasty business.

what a pile of shit this movie was.boring - @Sunday, March 25, 2018 11:28 AM

Mad Max

Bloody good film - @Monday, March 5, 2018 12:37 PM

Amelia Stark

I just red the book, and I like it, but I'm not sure about reading second part of ,,Karla''-can somebody suggest me to read (or not)? PS:Sorry for my english, I'm from France. - @Sunday, March 4, 2018 4:06 PM

FilthyCasual

Commissioner Gordon, Harry Hart, Bane, Sinestro, Dr. Strange, Arnim Zola, Viper and Steppenwolf. - @Saturday, March 3, 2018 5:12 PM

Michael

One of my favourite films - @Tuesday, February 27, 2018 2:23 AM

MysticSaxophone

I've watched this film for like six times, and still this trailer gave me shivers. Spectacular. - @Tuesday, February 20, 2018 8:52 PM

Joey Ojeda

Probably the dumbest title for a movie. Jesus. - @Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:59 AM

Fool's Requiem

Wow, what a cast! Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Tom Hardy, and Benedict Cumberbatch?! If this movie was made today, that would be one expensive drama movie. - @Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:37 AM

Bread Harrity

Can anyone tell me why this film is great without sounding like annoyingly pretentious? Please refrain from things like it's "intellectually stimulating" and "I'm still trying to work it out, but I know it's great." Try not to claim the reaction without telling me why. I'm all for challenging films. I'm just not quite sure why this film is great. I'm willing to give it another go. I'll blame myself before I blame the film. I haven't seen it since it was released in the cinema but I remember being a little bored. I suppose I wasn't following it completely? From what I remember, the film plays out like a book maybe a bit like The Wire but without the long-form advantage of a TV series. It was heavy with information about things and people that we weren't viewing. Which got me thinking. Why is this a film? Perhaps some things read better or don't require the visual medium of film. I saw someone praise the cinematography. Hmmm.. Reall?. While it's not bad, it's mostly talking heads. It doesn't call for any particularly innovative, challenging or complex cinematography. I'll give it another go but I'm remaining skeptical. - @Sunday, February 11, 2018 10:39 AM

Jobs mine

British stories are only better if they are produced and written by American/Hollywood people. - @Sunday, February 4, 2018 2:11 AM

Vern Shein

How is it possible that Gary Oldman has not won an Oscar? - @Friday, January 26, 2018 9:16 PM

Mark Cassidy

I really like the film anyway, but man this trailer totally misrepresents it. - @Friday, January 12, 2018 12:52 PM

Tully Bascombe

Watched at least a half dozen times. - @Friday, January 5, 2018 2:04 AM

Chris Holland

Great adaptation of this book to film . - @Wednesday, December 20, 2017 8:17 AM