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Fair Game (I) (2010)

PG_13 108 min  -  Biography | Drama | Thriller  -   15 October 2010 (Norway)
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Reviews: 105 user | 210 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com

CIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

Jez Butterworth (screenplay), John-Henry Butterworth (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naomi Watts ...
Sonya Davison Sonya Davison ...
Chanel Suit
Vanessa Chong Vanessa Chong ...
Anand Tiwari Anand Tiwari ...
Hafiz
Stephanie Chai Stephanie Chai ...
Sean Penn ...
Ty Burrell ...
Fred
Jessica Hecht ...
Sue
Norbert Leo Butz ...
Steve
Rebecca Rigg ...
Lisa
Brooke Smith ...
Diana
Thomas McCarthy ...
Jeff (as Tom McCarthy)
Ashley Gerasimovich ...
Samantha Wilson
Quinn Broggy ...
Trevor Wilson
Nicholas Sadler ...
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Storyline

Plame's status as a CIA agent was revealed by White House officials allegedly out to discredit her husband after he wrote a 2003 New York Times op-ed piece saying that the Bush administration had manipulated intelligence about weapons of mass destruction to justify the invasion of Iraq. Written by anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Iraq | CIA | Bush Administration | New York Times | Uranium  | See more »

Taglines:

Wife. Mother. Spy.

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language See all certifications »

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Details

Language:

English | Arabic | French

Release Date:

(Norway) See more »

Also Known As:

Παιχνίδια Συνομωσίας See more »

Filming Locations:

Amman, Jordan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$651,802 (USA) (7 November 2010) (46 Screens)

Gross:

$9,528,092 (USA) (13 February 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

SDDS  | DTS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Simon Baker was rumored to star. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Valerie is leaving the house, she tells her husband that it is 3:45 in the morning, however when she opens the door, it is clearly daytime. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Valerie Plame: Jessica McDowell, Gnosos Chemicals.
Tabir Secretary #1: When do you leave for Kuala Lumpur, Miss McDowell?
Valerie Plame: I fly to Taiwan Tuesday, then back to Düsseldorf.
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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, the last names of some of the characters are obscured. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.11" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"KHUTTAR"
Written and Performed by Ilham al-Madfai
Courtesy of EMI Music Arabia
By Arrangement with SohoArtists See more »