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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2042
- IMDb #2148
- Google retired #2381
- Rotten Tomatoes #2082
- Metacritic #968
- Letterboxd #1531
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1627
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2977
- Metacritic Critics #381
- Metacritic Audience #2791
- Criticker #1038
- Douban #717
- Kinopoisk #3610
- AlloCiné #3365
- Trakt #2644
Every rating
57–85
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Metacritic critics on 85. Critics average 84, everyone else 69.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →At the height of the Cold War, a retired intelligence operative is secretly rehired to uncover a Soviet mole operating at the highest level of the British secret service. The list of suspects is narrowed to four senior officers, each a trusted colleague. Operating from a clandestine headquarters, he must sift through a web of half-truths, old missions, and personal betrayals to identify the traitor, whose actions have already cost lives and threaten to dismantle the entire agency.
Details
- Director
- Tomas Alfredson
- Writers
- Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan
- Based on
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré
- Studio
- StudioCanal, Working Title, Karla Films, Paradis Films
- Released
- 16 September 2011
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, France
- Language
- English, Russian, Hungarian, French, Turkish
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $30.0M
- Box office
- $81.5M
- Awards
- 70 wins, 82 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 152 →70 wins from 152 nominations across 48 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2012 | Period Film | Maria Djurkovic (Production Designer) | Nominee |
| Venice Film Festival 2011 | Golden Lion | Nominee | |
| Burgundy Film Critics Awards 2013 | Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Golden Eagle Award 2013 | Best Foreign Language Film | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominee |
| Amanda Award 2012 | Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Period Film | Maria Djurkovic (Production Designer) | Nominee |
Venice Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Lion | Nominee |
YouMovie Awards
14 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Cast | Winner | |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best Drama Film | Winner | |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
| Best Thriller | Winner | |
| Best Trailer | Winner | |
| Best Art Direction | Maria Djurkovic | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte Van Hoytema | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jaqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Colin Firth | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Villain | Colin Firth | Nominee |
Premio Cinema Ludus
8 nominations, 8 won
| Best European Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best European Director | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best European Film | Winner | |
| Best European Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
| Best European Technical Achievement | Maria Djurkovic | Winner |
| Best Producer | Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner | Winner |
| Gran Prix for Best Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Prix for Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Italy Screenplay Prize
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay – International | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Special Award for Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Special Award for Best Performance | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Italian Online Film Actors & Dubbers Award
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Foreign Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Cast | Winner | |
| Best Male Dubber | Stefano De Sando | Winner |
| Public Choice Award for Best Performance | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Foreign Supporting Actor | Tom Hardy | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
12 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
| Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema | John Hurt | Winner |
| Outstanding British Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Jacqueline Durran | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Dino Jonsater | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Original Music | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Maria Djurkovic, Tatiana MacDonald | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Nominee |
Empire Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best British Film | Winner | |
| Best Thriller | Winner | |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
European Film Awards
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Maria Djurkovic | Winner |
| People's Choice Award – Best European Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
5 nominations, 3 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Cast | Winner | |
| Best Casting | Jina Jay | Winner |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Maria Djurkovic | Nominee |
Richard Attenborough Regional Film Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best British Actor of the year | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best British Film of the year | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
| Best Actor of the year | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Top Ten Actors | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Top Ten Directors | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
London Film Critics Circle Award
6 nominations, 2 won
| Technical Achievement | Maria Djurkovic | Winner |
| Top Ten Film | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best British Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best British Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
World Soundtrack Academy
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Composer of the Year | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
| Best Score of the Year | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
Georgia Film Critics Association
8 nominations, 1 won
| Best Ensemble Cast | Winner | |
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Production Design | Maria Djurkovic | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Hardy | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Technical Achievement | Maria Djurkovic (Production Design) | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominee |
| Best Director of a British Independent Film | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tom Hardy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kathy Burke | Nominee |
British Film Bloggers Circle Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best British Film | Nominee | |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Alexander Walker Special Award | John Hurt | Winner |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Technical Achievement | Maria Djurkovic | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Independent Poster | Winner | |
| Best Drama Poster | Nominee | |
| Best Drama Trailer | Nominee | |
| Best Thriller Trailer | Nominee |
Conch Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Soundtrack | Stephen Griffiths | Winner |
| Best Film Mix Facility | Goldcrest Post Production | Nominee |
| Best Sound Design & Editorial Team | Andy Shelley and Stephen Griffiths | Nominee |
Irish Film and Television Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | Winner | |
| Actor in a Lead Role in a Feature Film | Ciarán Hinds | Nominee |
| International Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Dino Jonsater | Nominee |
British Film Institute
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
Burgundy Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Winner |
Crime Thriller Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Gotham Tribute Award | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Hollywood Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Composer | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
International Cinephile Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Winner |
Metacritic Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Reviewed Thriller | Winner |
Movie Farm Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Music & Sound Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Composition in a Film | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Star | Gary Oldman | Winner |
Spanish Film Music Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Spanish Composer | Alberto Iglesias | Winner |
Stockholm Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Award | Winner |
Sydney Film Critics
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Twenty Unreleased Films | Winner |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
5 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Maria Djurkovic | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Nominee | |
| Best Editing | Dino Jonsater | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
Satellite Award
3 nominations
| Best Actor – Motion Picture | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
| Best Film – Motion Picture | Nominee |
Total Film Hotlist
3 nominations
| Hottest Actor | Tom Hardy | Nominee |
| Hottest Actor | Benedict Cumberbatch | Nominee |
| Hottest Film | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |
Denver Film Critics Society
2 nominations
| Best Cast | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Amanda Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Tomas Alfredson | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography in a Feature Film | Hoyte van Hoytema | Nominee |
Golden Eagle Award
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Gary Oldman | Nominee |
Virgin Media Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Bridget O'Connor, Peter Straughan | Nominee |