2026 is shaping up to be a relatively quiet year for Tom Hardy, but 2025 was anything but. Hardy kicked off last year by returning to Netflix to star in the unflinching new action thriller, Havoc, which was surging back into streaming charts earlier this year despite being months removed from its global release. Hardy also worked with director Guy Ritchie for the first time on the debut season of MobLand, the hit crime thriller series at Paramount+. On the backs of other stars like Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, MobLand became one of Paramount’s biggest new releases. Season 2 production officially wrapped not long ago, though it’s still unclear at this time when the sophomore season of the show will begin streaming.
15 years ago, Hardy teamed up with Gary Oldman for one of his most famous and underrated movies, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The film is based on the novel of the same name by John le Carré, with a script from Bridget O’Connor and Peter Straughan. Tomas Alfredson stepped behind the camera to direct Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and even all these years later, it’s still viewed as his most famous project. The film earned solid scores of 84% from critics and 65% from audiences on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, and it grossed $81 million at the box office against an estimated budget of around $20 million, making it a solid financial success. In America, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is streaming on Prime Video, but globally, it’s become one of the most popular VOD purchased on Apple TV. It’s the perfect mash-up of James Bond and Slow Horses for fans of espionage thrillers set during a time of war.
What Is ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ About?
The official synopsis for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy reads as follows:
“In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley (Gary Oldman) is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.”
The film also stars Colin Firth as Bill Haydon and Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux. Oldman’s performance in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy made him the perfect choice to lead Apple TV’s British spy thriller, Slow Horses, which has already aired five seasons with more on the way.
Check out Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Hardy’s future projects.
- Release Date
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September 16, 2011
- Runtime
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127 minutes