Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.
Directed by Billy Ray
undercover
spy
fbi
loyalty
suspicion
ambition
based on true story
double agent
surveillance
roman catholic church
political thriller
surveillance specialist
2000s
international espionage
fbi surveillance
surly man
fbi headquarters
highly intelligent
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Cast
Chris Cooper
Robert Hanssen
Ryan Phillippe
Eric O'Neill
Laura Linney
Kate Burroughs
Caroline Dhavernas
Juliana O'Neill
Gary Cole
Rich Garces
Dennis Haysbert
Dean Plesac
Kathleen Quinlan
Bonnie Hanssen
Bruce Davison
John O'Neill
Jonathan Watton
Geddes
Jonathan Potts
D.I.A. Suit
David Huband
Photographer
Scott Gibson
Agent Sherin
Crew
Billy Ray
Director
Billy Ray
Screenplay
Mychael Danna
Original Music Composer
Jeffrey Ford
Editor
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
William Horberg
Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel
Executive Producer
Jeffrey Silver
Co-Producer
Luis Sequeira
Costume Designer
Wynn Thomas
Production Design
Cassandra Kulukundis
Casting
Richard L. Fox
First Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
29 reviews
Ossskar
7.0★ · 06/30/25
Crazy true story, and surprisingly good acting
Crazy true story, and surprisingly good acting
Lucien WD
4.0★ · 10/23/23
Cooper is phenomenal but nothing else here kept my attention. Meh.
Cooper is phenomenal but nothing else here kept my attention. Meh.
Kevin Coughlin
3.0★ · 09/16/23
Yawn. Show me less about this nerd's life and more on the impact of the spying.
Yawn. Show me less about this nerd's life and more on the impact of the spying.
Joey Acton
8.0★ · 06/08/23
That guy: “I love America so much I might just betray it”
That guy: “I love America so much I might just betray it”
Alex Teichman
6.0★ · 06/06/23
Ryan Phillipe is such an interesting leading man experiment
Ryan Phillipe is such an interesting leading man experiment
