An inventor of a secret process suddenly finds himself alone as both his friends and the corporation he works for turn against him.
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Movie1997·110 min
The Spanish Prisoner
Directed by David Mamet
A drama mystery film directed by David Mamet.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 50%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.8/10
317 ratings
About The Spanish Prisoner
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Tense, Stylized
- Story Tags
- betrayal, obsession, ambition hubris, new york, colleagues, everyman, con artist trickster, con deception, conspiracy, slow burn reveal, white collar crime