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The Tailor of Panama
2001
· Movie
· 109 min
D
MEANRANK
59/100
Every rating
40–75
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 40, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 75. Critics average 70, everyone else 56.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A British spy is exiled to Panama and recruits a local tailor with connections to the political elite as an informant. The tailor, desperate for money, begins to fabricate intelligence about a supposed plot against the Panama Canal. The lies quickly spiral out of control, drawing the attention of powerful governments and threatening to destabilize the entire region.
Details
- Director
- John Boorman
- Writers
- Andrew Davies, John Boorman, John le Carré
- Based on
- The Tailor of Panama by John le Carré
- Studio
- Merlin Films, Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 11 February 2001
- Country
- Ireland, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $21.0M
- Box office
- $28.0M
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