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Plot

Closer co-stars Julia Roberts and Clive Owen reunite for Oscar-nominated director Tony Gilroy's drama tracing the illicit love affair between two spies-turned-corporate operatives. The Cold War has thawed, and for CIA agents seeking to make an easy mint, the real money is in multinational corporations. CIA officer Claire Stenwick (Roberts) and Ray Koval (Owen) are both racing to secure the formula for a product that will bring untold wealth to the company that lands the patent first as the stakes begin to rise, and their passions start to flare. Meanwhile, their mutual employers, industry giant Howerd Tully (Tom Wilkinson) and trailblazing CEO Dick Garsil (Paul Giamatti) start resorting to some seriously underhanded tactics in hope of gaining an advantage over the competition. Loners by definition of their own careers, Claire and Ray engage in a series of schemes and double-crosses while contending with the fact that their mutual attraction could ultimately jeopardize their entire missions.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for language and some sexual content.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
125min.
Theatrical Release Date:
03/20/2009
DVD Release Date:
08/25/2009
Distributor(s):
Universal
Director(s):
Themes:
Traitorous Spies/Double Agents,Cons and Scams
Tone:
Humorous,Sexy,Tense
Keywords:
business,espionage,love-affair,rival,CEO (Chief Executive Officer),con-artist,corporate-espionage,courtship,deception,manipulation,mind-games
Country of Origin:
USA (03-20-2009)
Language:
English
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