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Body of Lies (2008)

R10/09/2008Action, Drama, Thriller2h 8m
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Trust no one. Deceive everyone.

Overview

The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – watches Ferris. At the other end of that real-time link is the CIA’s Ed Hoffman, strategizing events from thousands of miles away. And as Ferris nears the target, he discovers trust can be just as dangerous as it is necessary for survival.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Leonardo DiCaprio

    Roger Ferris

  2. Cast 1

    Russell Crowe

    Ed Hoffman

  3. Cast 1

    Mark Strong

    Hani

  4. Cast 1

    Ali Suliman

    Omar Sadiki

  5. Cast 1

    Simon McBurney

    Garland

  6. Cast 1

    Michael Gaston

    Holiday

  7. Cast 1

    Mehdi Nebbou

    Nizar

  8. Cast 1

    Golshifteh Farahani

    Aisha

  9. Cast 1

    Oscar Isaac

    Bassam

Crowe got second billing and they gave the limelight to DiCaprio instead...that's a great idea. that means that, as usual, DiCaprio is going to shine doing his "this is how you become a different person" thing and Crowe is going to actually act and not just try to hog the limelight. The result is a tense and very well acted film. It should have been a Masterpiece but...it was released in 2008 and America wanted pure escapism then, not tense spy thrillers that reflect the reality of two long endless wars...and it was released a little too close to The Good Shepard. In fact, it felt a l...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$70,000,000.00

Revenue $113,280,098.00

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