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The Spook Who Sat by the Door

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The Spook Who Sat by the Door

1973 · 102 min · United States · English

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.2/10 on IMDb from 1,975 votes. Updated

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56.5GRM score
★ 7.2IMDb · 2k

A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.

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