Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

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How do you find an enemy who is hidden right before your eyes?

George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandman' of the KGB and reveal the identity of the mole before he disappears.

• Released: 2011-09-16
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 3,009 votes

Directed by Tomas Alfredson.

Top cast

• Gary Oldman as George Smiley
• Colin Firth as Bill Haydon
• Tom Hardy as Ricki Tarr
• John Hurt as Control
• Toby Jones as Percy Alleline
• Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux
• Benedict Cumberbatch as Peter Guillam
• Ciarán Hinds as Roy Bland
• David Dencik as Toby Esterhase
• Kathy Burke as Connie Sachs

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

• United States: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: watch free on Crave; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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