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Bridge of Spies is a 2015 American-German historical drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg, written by Matt Charman and the Coen brothers, and starring Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, and Alan Alda. The name of the film refers to the Glienicke Bridge, which connects Potsdam with Berlin, where the prisoner exchange took place. The film was an international co-production of the United States and Germany. The film held the film's world premiere on October 4, 2015 at the 53rd annual New York Film Festival and was released by Touchstone Pictures on October 16, 2015, in the United States and November 26, 2015 in the Germany as well as distributed by 20th Century Fox in other countries.

Plot
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 (Tom Hanks), 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 (Mark Rylance), the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Steven Spielberg always shows the skills what he learn to create this masterpiece.
 * 2) Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance's performance are very amazingly. It even ends up being won for Best Supporting Actor, probably a nominated for Best Original Score.
 * 3) The pacing is perfectly normal, not either of too fast or slow. Just normally.
 * 4) The score by Thomas Newman is excellent, and it is very nice to hear what you can do.
 * 5) It shows what they can't fight of World War, which probably they are.

Reception
Bridge of Spies received universal acclaim by critics and audiences, with praised for its screenplay, Hanks and Rylance's performances, Spielberg's direction, Thomas Newman's musical score, and the production values. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 91%, based on 283 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "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.". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 81 out of 100, based on 48 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

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