Matt Charman’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Matt Charman has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Bridge of Spies.
Recurring themes
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan

France, 1940. In the first days of occupation, beautiful Lucile Angellier is trapped in a stifled existence with her controlling mother-in-law as they both await news of her husband: a prisoner of war. Parisian refugees start to pour into their small town, soon followed by a regiment of German soldiers who take up residence in the villagers' own homes. Lucile initially tries to ignore Bruno von Falk, the handsome and refined German officer staying with them. But soon, a powerful love draws them together and leads them into the tragedy of war.
Dir. Saul Dibb · With Michelle Williams, Kristin Scott Thomas, Matthias Schoenaerts

An MI6 deputy's bright future takes a sharp turn after a reunion with a Russian spy forces him to question his entire life.
Dir. Matt Charman · With Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko, Oona Chaplin