Body of Lies

2008
15
2h 8m

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7.0/10

244K

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A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.

Director
- Ridley Scott
Writers
- William Monahan
- David Ignatius
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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

244K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,856

431

Director
- Ridley Scott
Writers
- William Monahan
- David Ignatius
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
For Manchester scenes (filmed on actual streets in the USA), any overly "American" curbside items (like certain fire hydrants) were hidden by dropping bottom-less slatted metal trash cans over them and then adding prop "English" rubbish; however, extras and crew unaware of this subtle artful touch continuously filled the apparently-normal-looking receptacles with their own trash. Between filming sessions, rueful set dressers would have to remove a foot-high layer of discarded plastic water bottles (and then reset and fluff the "official" rubbish).

Goofs
The area around Balad, Iraq is flat, not mountainous.

Quotes
Hani: You know you can always tell who cares about you the most by who comes first to visit you in the hospital.

Connections
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Soundtracks
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Written by Youssef El Mejjad & Pat Jabbar
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User reviews351

Featured review

7/10

Good movie, but a bit forgettable

I have really liked Leonardo DiCaprio's films since he came back from his hiatus (esp Blood Diamond). However, this one was quite forgettable. I enjoyed the movie when I was in the theater and left thinking "Huh. That was pretty good". But the week after someone asked what movie I saw and I couldn't remember. It reminded me a lot of "The Kingdom" actually (the feel, not the details). It was a very well made film, dialog and script were good, just nothing really stood out and grabbed me. Leo was the shine, he is such a talented actor and I was happy to see him in a great role. I just wish the plot had something fantastic in it to make it into a great film.