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2008

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"Body of Lies" is based on "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of cunning CIA veteran Ed Hoffman and .. Read more

Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Director	Ridley Scott
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama, Thriller

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  Perfection
  
  Non-stop drama as events unfold. Say what you want, but please don't label this as more US propaganda material. It is unbiased and open in its approach, and... read more »
  
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  - 0
  Frantic but solid performances
  
  At times its hard to follow with definite pacing issues.
  
  It won't challenge your assumptions on intelligence relations but regardless, it does ... read more »
  
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- - Gravidoff
  - 1 review
  - 10 Feb 2012 at 00:49
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  - 1
  slow, dull, crap
  
  awful, boring, waste of 2 hours of my life. Thought it was going to improve, but it didn't. do not watch this.
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Feb 2012 at 21:58
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  GOOD FILM
  
  Excellent, film. Kept me interested all the way through. Crowe and Di caprio both doing a great job to make this film as real as it could be!
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Feb 2012 at 16:38
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  - 4
  dull as ditch water
  
  i got bored straight away so just turned it off i was not thrilled was not inspired so gave up
  
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- - mamabank
  - 7 reviews
  - newcastle
  - 01 Feb 2012 at 22:59
- - 2
  - 0
  Yawn yawn...
  
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  Disappointing considering the director and acting crew. a pretty tired genre in my opinion, predictable and quite tiresome viewing. You would have to argue that... read more »
  
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- - JonBoka
  - 2 reviews
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 00:03
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  - 1
  More lives that a cat
  
  Good action movie. We thought that both of the leading actors were excellent in their characters. Only problem was Leonardo has more lives that a cat. With all ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Jan 2012 at 19:40
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  Great film
  
  Great film especially if you like decaprio who as usual is v good in this. War And love interest so suits all
  
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  - 20 Jan 2012 at 20:52
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  waste of 2 hours...
  
  Poor performance by Russell Crowe, middle of the road performance by Leoonardo DiCaprio.
  
  The film is too politically correct, to really go into the ... read more »
  
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- - rav82
  - 4 reviews
  - 16 Jan 2012 at 21:04
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  - 1
  Well acted secret agent film, thrown in with the predictable love interest.
  
  The moment the main character, the 'hero' so to speak, arrives at a hospital, you know where the rest of the plot is heading. There have been several ... read more »
  
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- - e_l
  - 8 reviews
  - England
  - 15 Jan 2012 at 19:02
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  Quality and pace
  
  A really fast paced and highly watchable movie. Superb acting ( would you expect anything else). I enjoyed it far more than I thought I was going to.
  
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  - 14 Jan 2012 at 16:31
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  Perfection
  
  Non-stop drama as events unfold. Say what you want, but please don't label this as more US propaganda material. It is unbiased and open in its approach, and... read more »
  
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  - DirtyHarry
  - 103 reviews
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  - 17 Oct 2008 at 14:04
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  Badass pettish pointy little eyebrows
  
  Doesn't Leonardo diCaprio always have badass pettish pointy little eyebrows? Hollywood so wants to manufacture for us a mean Italianamerican method actor, ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 07 Nov 2008 at 14:28
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  A plot that leaves you thinking 'what?'
  
  Not a bad little effort this one, although the trailers lead you to believe this is something it is not. From the previews I thought this would be a revenge/... read more »
  
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  - Cheltenham
  - 29 Nov 2008 at 16:37
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  BODY OF LIES
  
  Yes, a very professional film that ticked all the boxes. Very controlled and well edited ,well everything really but unfortunately very lack luster. Liked Brit... read more »
  
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  - FURNERS GREEN
  - 03 Dec 2008 at 21:10
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  Body of Lies
  
  I can see it now. 2010 and in DVD stores everywhere the latest boxsets hit the shelves in time for Christmas. One of them is a 6 disc set entitled Crowe/Scott: ... read more »
  
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- - gepete80
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  - London
  - 23 Feb 2009 at 14:17
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  - 4
  Very good.
  
  Very good film to watch, gives you an insight as to what really goes on in the world, much like the film 'The Kingdom'. Leonardo DeCaprio never lets me ... read more »
  
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- - DCM
  - 179 reviews
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 01 Apr 2009 at 09:37
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  body of lies
  
  this film was ok but I thought it was a bit long
  
  winded I LIKE LEO he is a great actor
  
  but it was not that good.
  
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- - tweeky
  - 86 reviews
  - Stoke-on-Trent
  - 19 Jul 2009 at 18:42
- - 9
  - 0
  Hmm....
  
  I was soooo looking forward to this movie. Ridley Scott, say no more. However, for all it's hi tech polish, together with it's energy and pace... you&#... read more »
  
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  - Polegate
  - 15 Apr 2009 at 08:29
- - 5
  - 0
  Great actors and director, shame about the script
  
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  This film could be great. It has all the right elements: a fantastic director, two talented leads, a current issue etc but it is let down badly by a poor script... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 12 Apr 2009 at 21:28
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  What was the Fuss About?
  
  This movie is well shot there is plenty of action, but unfortunately the plot is very weak and what there is does not link together in a plausible way. Also ... read more »
  
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- - retep
  - 53 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Apr 2009 at 23:13

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  Though this thriller is the fourth collaboration between Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe - following on from GLADIATOR, A GOOD YEAR and AMERICAN GANGSTER - it marks the veteran director's first pairing with Leonardo DiCaprio. In this adaptation of a novel by David Ignatius, DiCaprio plays a CIA ...

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  "Body of Lies" is based on "Washington Post" columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris, who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected to be operating out of Jordan. When Ferris devises a plan to infiltrate his network, he must first win the backing of ...