The Christian Sciene MonitorI was familiar with the book and miniseries, I knew whodunit, and still I found myself puzzling through the movie minute by ...
Entertainment WeeklyAs much as I loved Oldman's Oscar-nominated performance, Guinness' is richer. Even after five-plus hours in his company, you...
MetromixFor decades, the spy thriller has been dominated by one name: Bond. 007's trappings, which include pyrotechnics, high-octane...
Richard RoeperThis is an elaborately constructed, sometimes maddeningly convoluted but brilliantly layered thriller.
New York Daily NewsAlfredson - taking an impressive step into the mainstream after 2008's wonderful Swedish thriller "Let the Right One In" - r...
Rolling StoneTinker Tailor Soldier Spy emerges as a tale of loneliness and desperation among men who can never disclose their secret hear...
Wall Street JournalThis version of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy turns on the presence of Mr. Oldman, and he is an actor of great experience and ac...
Los Angeles TimesThis is a film to which very close attention must be paid, but the rewards of doing so are considerable.
USA TodayTinker Tailor requires close watching, but viewers are rewarded with a moody, layered and involving thriller.
The New York Times The story, skillfully mined from Mr. le Carré's labyrinthine book and set in 1973, is a pleasurably sly and involving puzzle...
SlateEven Alberto Iglesias' old-school symphonic score and Hoyte Van Hoytema's chiaroscuro cinematography aren't quite enough to ...
New York PostThe cast is uniformly excellent, but as the ringleader of the Circus, Oldman owns the proceedings. In his limitless constrai...
New York MagazineIt's a treat to be back in Le Carré's world, where amid the tangle of plots and counterplots there are moments of lucidity w...
The Boston GlobeIn its attention to detail and awareness of betrayals both political and human, Tinker Tailor is a movie for grown-ups.
Washington PostIt's a 1970s story told in 1970s style, an unrepentant un-reboot so old school that it feels subversively new.
The Philadelphia InquirerJust watching Gary Oldman and his trenchcoated brethren march down the damp, ill-lit streets of Cold War London is enough to...
Entertainment WeeklyA thriller that's a captivating intellectual puzzle doesn't come along very often. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, an adaptati...
Film FractureTinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a great throwback to the old espionage films like Three Days of the Condor.
Total FilmPrepare to lose yourself in every sense in a labyrinth of double-agents, deception and damn fine acting from the years bes...
Hollywood ReporterJohn Le Carré’s complicated, distanced Cold War classic turns into a visual delight with an authentic British feel.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Writer: John le Carré
Studio: Focus Features
Cast: Gary Oldman, Ciaran Hinds, Jared Harris
Release: November 18, 2011
Writer: John le Carré
Studio: Focus Features
Cast: Gary Oldman, Ciaran Hinds, Jared Harris
Release: November 18, 2011
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