Black Bag

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.

Cast

Cate Blanchett

as Kathryn St. Jean

Michael Fassbender

as George Woodhouse

Tom Burke

as Freddie Smalls

Marisa Abela

as Clarissa Dubose

Regé-Jean Page

as Col. James Stokes

Naomie Harris

as Dr. Zoe Vaughn

Pierce Brosnan

as Arthur Stieglitz

Kae Alexander

as Anna Ko

Ambika Mod

as Angela Childs

Gustaf Skarsgård

as Philip Meacham

Reviews

Brent Marchant

Putting the “cool” into a big screen offering – and actually having it turn out to be cool – is often easier said than done. Attempts at accomplishing this feat in many instances turn out to be hokey, trite or mishandled, so it’s gratifying to see a filmmaker pull it off successfully. Such is the ca...

CinemaSerf

There’s quite a bit of the John le Carré to this story of duplicity in the intelligence community. “George” (Michael Fassbender) is married to “Kathryn” (Cate Blanchett) and despite the fact that they spend much of their lives keeping secrets from one another (those are the “black bag” conversations...

r96sk

<em>'Black Bag'</em> is a very good spy thriller! It is a slowburn sorta film and is dialogue heavy, but neither of those things are negatives as long as it delivers - which this 2025 release certainly does. The cast are terrific, most notably Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett. Marisa Abela, ...

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Steven Soderbergh’s “Black Bag” isn’t your typical espionage thriller, but more of a slow-burn character study wrapped in a sleek, stylish spy drama. While it’s well-made and filled with strong performances, it’s also a bit too talky and deliberately paced to be truly gripping. If you’re expecting h...

Brent Western

I was hopeful about this movie given the cast and subject matter. But what looks like a spy thriller with some drama baked in was just that, only it was too arrogant, the dialogue too quippy, and it tried to hammer home that it was smarter than you for the entire movie. Fassbender played a sti...

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