Bridge Of Spies (2015)

Bridge of Spies should still be fresh in your mind; it was nominated for six Academy Awards last year, including Best Picture. It was the eighth nomination for a film starring Tom Hanks. Hanks' unusually sympathetic demeanor is exploited in Bridge, in which he portrays a lawyer entrusted with organizing a spy trade with the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War in the 1960s. Hanks' character has a great profession, but this degree of operation is completely foreign to him.

The film works so well because Hanks conveys the tension of the entire negotiation (in addition to excellent direction and supporting performances). Despite the fact that the film is ostensibly about two countries performing what should be a normal (albeit covert) transaction, Hanks' performance adds an extra element of risk and tension. His character has a sense of responsibility as a result of being assigned such a large task, yet he is hesitant and overmatched in the early scenes of the film. It isn't until you reach that conclusion that you realize how incredible the act you just watched was, and how concerned you were for Hanks the entire time.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Release date: October 4, 2015

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3682448