The Good Shepherd
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64% Critic Match

The Good Shepherd

Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.

6.4 / 10 2006 2h 47mR English
DramaThrillerHistory

Storyline

Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.

Cast & Crew

Matt Damon

Matt Damon

Edward Bell Wilson

Lead
Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Margaret Ann Russell

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Bill Sullivan

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Sam Murach

William Hurt

William Hurt

Philip Allen

Joe Pesci

Joe Pesci

Joseph Palmi

John Turturro

John Turturro

Raymond Brocco

Billy Crudup

Billy Crudup

Archibald Cummings

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert De Niro's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Good Shepherd is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker