Hong Kong Synopsis
“It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you.”
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
The 2000–2002 Hong Kong Window
41 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Spy Game sits at position #5.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Spy Game. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spy Game premiered. 146 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 6m runtime, production spent $913K per minute on screen and earned $1.1M per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #151 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.6 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #86 of 516 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, German, Arabic, French |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures, TOHO-TOWA, Beacon Communications, Kalima Productions, Red Wagon Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 6m |
| Release Date | November 18, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0266987 |