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- 2025
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 33 m
- 2025
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 33 m
Summary Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and his beloved wife Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country.
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: David Koepp
- 2025
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 33 m
- 2025
- R
- Focus Features
- 1 h 33 m
Black Bag
6.8
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Summary Black Bag is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) and his beloved wife Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test – loyalty to his marriage or his country.
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
Written By: David Koepp
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Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 53 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
51 Reviews
51 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 53 Critic Reviews
85
96% Positive
51 Reviews
51 Reviews
4% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Mar 14, 2025
The result is absolutely delicious, a svelte piece of entertainment that feels like a vintage yarn yet very much represents our own current anxieties, questions of sustaining trust in relationships and high-stake careers.
Mar 14, 2025
Messrs. Soderbergh and Koepp have followed one of (Elmore) Leonard’s Laws—“Leave out the parts that people skip”—to construct an electric, fast-paced thriller that amounts to one climactic scene piled atop another.
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 248 User Ratings
6.8
68% Positive
169 Ratings
169 Ratings
24% Mixed
60 Ratings
60 Ratings
8% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 248 User Ratings
6.8
68% Positive
169 Ratings
169 Ratings
24% Mixed
60 Ratings
60 Ratings
8% Negative
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
Mar 14, 2025
Ho trovato Black Bag una pellicola super scorrevole, con un trama assolutamente intrigante e le due performance di Fassbender e Blanchett che tenevano incollato allo schermo.
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Mar 14, 2025
Blanchett, as always, is flawless as the seductive and secretive Kathryn, but it’s Fassbender who reveals a different side of himself.
Mar 6, 2025
Black Bag is a not-quite-quotidian spy movie. The stakes are the fate of a relationship, not the fate of the world, and all the pieces come together to make human drama even more interesting than potential apocalypse.
Mar 12, 2025
No doubt the unrelenting archness will annoy many. But, honed to an economic 93 minutes, Black Bag beats all the current worthless streaming thrillers for wit, pace, style and commitment to the bit.
Mar 13, 2025
At a silkily dispatched hour and a half, Black Bag is perfectly portioned and entertaining as all get-out.
Mar 7, 2025
By the time the film comes to the end of its brisk runtime, it feels like nothing much has actually happened, despite all the narrative convolutions.
Mar 15, 2025
Black Bag is peak Soderbergh! It is tense, stylish, and utterly gripping. Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender are a powerhouse duo, delivering stunning performances in this riveting thriller. The unfolding twists keep you on the edge of your seat, making for a masterclass in suspense. Spy thrillers don’t get better than this.
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Aug 10, 2025
Black Bag operates like a true spy film—quietly, efficiently, and without unnecessary spectacle. It sets its plot in motion from the very first frame and steadily raises the stakes, not through dramatic reveals but through a slow, methodical unraveling of secrets. This is espionage cinema that doesn't scream for attention but commands it with calm precision. The characters are refreshingly grounded, each spy shaped by their own distinct personality rather than exaggerated archetypes. Their low-profile approach to high-stakes situations feels authentic, giving the film a lived-in, believable edge. Visually and tonally, the film stays consistent throughout. The direction is crisp and tightly woven, never flashy but always intentional—like the work of a seasoned operative. The muted style adds to the mood, allowing the psychological and moral complexities to quietly simmer beneath the surface. There may not be big fireworks or emotional crescendos, but Black Bag doesn’t need them. It thrives on control, subtlety, and a deep understanding of the genre it plays in. A quietly compelling entry into modern spy thrillers.
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Apr 9, 2025
Another of those films that's enjoyable but is probably more suited to streaming than watching in the cinema. It's a well acted spy thriller with some good comedic moments, but it's quite slow burning and the dramatic climax feels a bit tame after so much build up. I'm not sure how it cost $50million to make, and it's surprising how a film that cost so much to make had less promotion than The Substance - I wasn't even aware this film existed until it had been in cinemas for a few weeks. Marisa Abela and Cate Blanchett are definitely the high points of the film.
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Jul 24, 2025
Black Bag is yet another very well funded, well acted, and well produced, but utterly boring film. I've read the reviews that call it 'adult', or 'grown up', and apparently refreshingly so in that regard. Maybe if you are under 35 and only have imaginings of what any of that actually means or translates to. This does not hold up to scrutiny or viewing; I found all of the characters smug and unlikeable, and if we are at a point when the protagonists are considered to be 'adult' simply because they are not as deviant or laissez-faire as their even more shallow compatriots - sheesh. Anyone over 40 is going to find this representation of 'adulthood' absurd, that it's also a boring script does not help matters. That said, the base plot could have been penned by an algorithm,, and though I get the interplay of the themes of betrayal and trust; they just aren't presented well or compellingly; this is a caricature of 'adulthood', and a sure as heck boring 'spy' movie watching the characters very bizarrely get to the conclusion. As with so many films these days, performances are good, production is good, but the bones, the story - are we farming scriptwriting to junior high schools at this point? Because in its larger themes, this movie is that juvenile. Deep as a bottle cap. Skip it.
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Jun 22, 2025
A stacked cast doesn't overcome a painfully boring story and a padded runtime despite clocking in around 90 minutes. They easily could have cut another 10-15 minutes out of this film without issue, and it shows. The story is so bare bones that even stretching it out to 90 minutes was a challenge. There's no depth, and it is so hard to get behind any of the characters when they're so plain and unlikable.
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Production Company
- Focus Features
- Casey Silver Productions
Release Date Mar 14, 2025
Duration 1 h 33 m
Rating R
Tagline It takes a spy to hunt a spy.
Awards
Astra Midseason Movie Awards
• 3 Nominations
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
