Breach

Breach

How one man betrayed the security of a nation.

Directed by Billy Ray

Produced by Universal Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

2007110 min6.6 / 10

A tense, cerebral cat-and-mouse thriller about surveillance and betrayal that hinges on psychological manipulation and the erosion of trust.

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.

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  • Does Breach end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is Breach easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Breach violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Breach sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Breach scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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