Fair Game

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Fair Game

PG-13

2010

1h 47m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Biography

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Wife and mother Valerie Plame has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson, writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq. Then Valerie's secret work and identity is leaked to the press. With her cover blown, and other people endangered, Valerie's career and personal life begin to unravel.

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Critics Consensus

It struggles with the balance between fact-based biopic and taut political thriller, but Fair Game brims with righteous anger -- and benefits from superb performances by Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 8, 2017

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Fair Game was in no way a terrible movie, but with a scattered storyline and somewhat caricature-like performances by both leads, it failed to connect as it should have.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Apr 4, 2011

3/4

This isn't a message movie, per se, but a strong point of view comes through regardless: In the battle of principles vs. politics, politics always win.

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Philip French

Guardian

Mar 14, 2011

Although the outline of this story is well known, Fair Game gives it dramatic shape and teases out the moral problems raised.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 3, 2023

2.5/4

The viewer exits the film troubled, but not outraged—which is how we should feel after learning about our government lying to us.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 7, 2020

3.0/4.0

Fine performances from both Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

Jun 8, 2020

English-born, Aussie-raised Naomi Watts hits all the right American-accented notes...

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Alain E

@AlainE Jul 11, 2026

It’s not easy to make a movie when most of the reality events are well understood. Hopefully by now GW has realized how he was manipulated. Cheney on the other hand, is now under the jurisdiction of Beelzebub. Seeing who is now sleeping on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue we took one step forward and two steps back. On Prime. Good music, especially with the end credits.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 18, 2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Harvey K

@Harvey658 Jul 22, 2025

My back hurts and all Government is lying even the pretend itty bitty nice ones. So if you think voting did something you're already at the bottom of the Hole ⛳⛳⛳⛳⛳

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 2, 2025

1 hour and 47 minutes based on a true story. Rated PG-13 for Some Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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David H

@RT60765788 Aug 31, 2024

A fairly good movie made better by the fact that it's essentially true. Bush/Cheney lied us into a war in Iraq. A war which killed 100,000 innocent Iraqis, destabilized the middle east, and paved the way for the rise of ISIS. Bush will go down in history as the worst president in American history.

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Faiz D

@RT95588871 Aug 29, 2024

Fair Game features fantastic performances from Sean and Naomi.

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Synopsis

Wife and mother Valerie Plame has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson, writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq. Then Valerie's secret work and identity is leaked to the press. With her cover blown, and other people endangered, Valerie's career and personal life begin to unravel.

Director: Doug Liman
Producer: Bill Pohlad, Janet Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Akiva Goldsman, Doug Liman, Jez Butterworth
Screenwriter: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Zucker Productions, Hypnotic, Weed Road Pictures, River Road
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 19, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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