Asked to pull records on Bishop by one of his associates, Charles Harker (STEPHEN DILLANE), Nathan acts dumb about what's transpired to see what the agency knows and is planning. It seems that they've had some sort of covert operation going on there and plan to sacrifice Tom so that trade negotiations between the U.S. and China aren't stymied.
Accordingly, while Nathan recounts his experience recruiting, training and then working with Tom from the time they met in Vietnam through West Germany and then Beirut where the young spy became involved with Elizabeth Hadley (CATHERINE McCORMACK), a British foreign aid worker with a shady background, he tries to figure out how to arrange for Tom's rescue all while staying at least one step ahead of Barker and their boss, Troy Folger (LARRY BRYGGMAN).
Other violence includes a Vietnam War era assassination, other war violence, a man briefly seen being beaten in a Chinese prison while being interrogated (with bloody results), and the sight of someone being electrocuted (although he's later seen okay). Some of those scenes and others may be unsettling and/or suspenseful to some viewers, while various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes.
Sexual encounters are implied between a man and woman, the drawing of a bare-breasted pin-up woman is seen as are clips of women running in slow motion in revealing bathing suits on TV, and various characters drink and/or smoke. If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific content information.
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(2001) (Robert Redford, Brad Pitt) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Moderate
Heavy
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
None
Heavy
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
Moderate
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed November 19, 2001 / Posted November 21, 2001
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