✗ SKIP — Not worth it
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · 1h 52m · Drama, Thriller
Skip it tonight unless you're specifically craving slow-burn Cold War espionage—this is a cerebral, deliberately paced 1965 adaptation that prioritizes atmosphere over action, and it demands patience rather than delivers thrills. If you want spy drama with momentum, go find something else; if you've got two hours to sit with existential dread and moral ambiguity, then fire it up.
Plot
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec
