Bridge of Spies

2015 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

79/100

Hit

no

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.

Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 79/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tom Hanks
• Mark Rylance
• Amy Ryan
• Alan Alda
• Sebastian Koch
• Austin Stowell
• Billy Magnussen
• Michael Simon Hall
• Edward James Hyland
• Stephen Kunken

Crew

• Janusz Kamiński — Director of Photography
• Michael Kahn — Editor
• Thomas Newman — Original Music Composer
• Ethan Coen — Writer
• Joel Coen — Writer
• Matt Charman — Writer

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit

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