Casino Royale
A sleek, bruising thriller that balances high-stakes action with a surprisingly tender and tragic love story.
Same writer: Neal Purvis · Dark, melancholic, brisk · about betrayal and identity · twist ending
Skyfall
A sleek, brooding spy thriller that blends globe-trotting action with a melancholy meditation on loyalty and obsolescence.
About 2012 film by Sam Mendes
Genres action, spy, action thriller
Directed by Sam Mendes
Written by John Logan, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis
Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Helen McCrory
Music Thomas Newman
Runtime 143 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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