Fair Game (2010)

Directed by

Doug Liman

Genre

drama film, war film, biographical film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 868 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A CIA officer and her husband a former diplomat face public scrutiny and a government leak after her identity is exposed. The film follows their struggle to protect their careers and family against a backdrop of political scandal.

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What happens

Fair Game is a 2010 biographical political drama film directed by Doug Liman and starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn. It is based on Valerie Plame's 2007 memoir Fair Game and Joseph C. Wilson's 2004 memoir The Politics of Truth. Watts stars as Plame and Penn as her husband, Joseph C. Wilson. It was released in 2010 and was one of the official selections competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film won the "Freedom of Expression Award" from the National Board of Review. The film marked Watts' and Penn's third collaboration, having previously co-starred in the films 21 Grams and The Assassination of Richard Nixon. Fair Game was the final film of actress Polly Holliday before her death in 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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