In a world on the brink, the difference between war and peac was one honest man.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda |
| Director |
Steven Spielberg |
| Screenplay | Matt Charman, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen |
| Music | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski |
| Editing | Michael Kahn |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2015 |
| Produced by | Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG, Fox 2000 Pictures, Marc Platt Productions, Participant Media, Reliance Entertainment, Studio Babelsberg, TSG Entertainment |
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| Genre | Thriller |
| Language | Mild impact and infrequent |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Mild to moderate, infrequent |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief strong language |
| Runtime | 141 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 13 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Lara de Matos  It got heated in the Cold War. | 10 |  |
| Die Burger Paul Boekkooi Koue Oorlog kry weer lewe of skerm. Spielberg en Hanks hier op hul stukke. | 20 |  |
| Cape Times Todd McCarthy Intriguing spy games. | 15 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy A solidly told but never quite spectacular cinematic offering. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 46 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 199 critics | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Bridge of Spies finds new life in Hollywood's classic Cold War espionage thriller formula, thanks to reliably outstanding work from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Cold War thriller focuses on tension over action. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 108 users | 16 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 28258 users | 16 | |
| Internet 13384 Netizens | 16 | |
Average .. 78% | 16 | |