The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

In a place this treacherous, what a good spy needs is a spy of his own.

Directed by John Boorman

Produced by Merlin Films, Columbia Pictures

2001109 min6.0 / 10

A morally murky spy thriller set in corrupt Panama, where a disgraced British agent navigates a web of political intrigue and personal entanglement with a tailor caught between competing loyalties.

A British spy is banished to Panama after having an affair with an ambassador's mistress. Once there he makes connection with a local tailor with a nefarious past and connections to all of the top political and gangster figures in Panama. The tailor also has a wife, who works for the Panamanian president and a huge debt. The mission is to learn what the President intends to do with the Canal.

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  • Does The Tailor of Panama end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Tailor of Panama scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Tailor of Panama sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Tailor of Panama violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Tailor of Panama easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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