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The Good Shepherd
Directed by Robert De Niro
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. From TMDB
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The Good Shepherd is a 2006 drama thriller history film, directed by Robert De Niro, starring Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro.
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60 of 65 · most liked firstfinally got around to watching GREYHOUND, a middling entry in the "Tom Hanks is a Captain" film genre, and it's interesting to compare it to the novel on which it's based, Forester's THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
neutral · AI labelView post →If you want to understand Donald Trump, MAGA and the GOP, just watch this clip from this 2006 Robert Deniro-directed film, “The Good Shepherd.” Enough said. I play this on #RolandMartinUnfiltered all the time.
neutral · AI labelView post →This isn't a particularly good example but I still think about a document in The Good Shepherd, which would have been made on a typewriter as it the film is set in the '40s and '50s, being a printout in Times New Roman
neutral · AI labelView post →[Fascist Paramilitary sprayed chemical irritants at] NYC woman, 72, in the face [because they felt like it]. Gov. Hochul [let people sue, but won't prevent issues like this from happening again].. > Gov. Kathy Hochul is condemning the conduct of a federal immigration agent who is seen pepper-spraying a woman in the face during a street encounter in New York City that was recorded and shared on social media. > > “No one is above the law,” Hochul said in a social media…
neutral · AI labelView post →I re-watched the Tom Hanks movie "Greyhound" (2020) based on the book by C. S. Forester, The Good Shepherd (1955) and was reminded of this timeless adage: "It's not how we fall, but how we rise that defines us." - C. S. Forester, The Good Shepherd (1955) #SundaySentence
neutral · AI labelView post →Don’t wanna call anybody out but I saw a quote of this post that said The Good Shepherd and that’s my wife’s and my shorthand for “most boring movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life.”
negative · AI labelView post →#AugustMovieChallenge Day 7. Someone spying in a movie. The Good Shepherd (2006)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Good Shepherd (spies are not immune to neuroses!) Sicario (the second movie about why doing a Sicario is bad) The Bourne Identity (dudes in a room with maps and yelling) Body of Lies (don’t trust management) Mission: Impossible (CI is galaxy brain nonsense at the end of the day)
neutral · AI labelView post →Shades of the post WWII CIA. Anyone ever watch the movie "The Good Shepherd?" or the real televised trial of Ollie North and Iran Contra?
neutral · AI labelView post →Trying to remember if this was in The Good Shepherd but goddamn that movie was so long
negative · AI labelView post →Unsurprisingly, he's good at this too! My ★★★★ review of The Good Shepherd on #Letterboxd boxd.it/agnIHt #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →“Greyhound,” the recent Tom Hanks adaptation of “The Good Shepherd” by C.S. Forester, is another good example. Solid film made from a kinda mid Forester novel. Hardly any of his work holds up to the Hornblower series, but that’s a high bar imo.
neutral · AI labelView post →Odd movie, but that seemed to be a big theme of The Good Shepherd.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey, northern MN friends, I'm going to be in Clearbrook on May 14, giving a presentation about the 1894 Hinckley firestorm (why has no one made a movie of this????) at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 9:30. Join me!
neutral · AI labelView post →There was plenty wrong with the film 'The Good Shepherd', devoted to the early history of the CIA. But one dialogue stuck with me: Palmi (mafia) to Wilson (CIA): "Youse are the guys that scare me. You're the people that make big wars." Wilson: "No, we make sure the wars are small ones, Mr. Palmi."
neutral · AI labelView post →On another note, I watched Greyhound again for just the second time. First time since joining Kidd and actually reading The Good Shepherd and I have to say reading the book made me enjoy the movie much more than the first time.
neutral · AI labelView post →Greyhound. It passed under the radar a bit because of covid but I loved the book (Forester's "The Good Shepherd") and the film is a terrific adventure flick. Can watch it over and over.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Watching the move The Good Shepherd] "Holy shit, is that John Tuturro?" "Holy shit, is that Lee Pace?" "Holy shit, is that William Hurt?" "Holy shit, is that Eddie Redmayne?" (This will continue for the entire length of the movie.)
neutral · AI labelView post →I re-watched The Good Shepherd on Netflix yesterday evening and it was enjoyable as long as you like slow paced, deliberate movie making. I would say that if you are a fan of espionage stories this may be for you, however, it is absolute fiction. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goo...
positive · AI labelView post →CS Forester’s “The Good Shepherd” (the movie Greyhound with Tom Hanks is based on) is also really good. Destroyer escort in WWII—the book uses a 24-esque real-time structure that’s immersive and oppressive
neutral · AI labelView post →DeNiro has also directed! A Bronx Tale was well received (haven't seen it) and The Good Shepherd wasn't bad. (Sin City was a good movie too, dammit though I'm guessing a lot of Miller's co-director credit was actual work on the movie as opposed to Rodriguez cribbing from his work on the page)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Greyhound" inspired me to read "The Good Shepherd" it was based on, but I liked the movie way better.
neutral · AI labelView post →I need to watch The Good Shepherd again at some point. Such a great movie. A lil slow, but very good...
positive · AI labelView post →This is communicated most succinctly in the movie The Good Shepherd by Matt Damon's character - "We keep the wars small".
neutral · AI labelView post →Re film The Good Shepherd: For a teen to’ve called herself “Clover”—after tragic Marian Hooper (“Clover”) Adams—was a cry for help & a curse upon her father & a threat to her hoodwinkled husband. Listen to the character…how she was written, how she was played by Jolie. It’s a CIA story w/ ~SECRETS~
neutral · AI labelView post →The book it's based on is quite good as well. The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester. Movie is very accurate to my limited knowledge.
neutral · AI labelView post →finally got around to watching GREYHOUND, a middling entry in the "Tom Hanks is a Captain" film genre, and it's interesting to compare it to the novel on which it's based, Forester's THE GOOD SHEPHERD
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Good Shepherd is available today on (Amazon Prime Video) for $6.99 Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_sheph...
neutral · AI labelView post →I just tried to remember and almost said Charlie Wilson's War. I looked it up and it was actually The Good Shepherd. What a weird fucking date movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →🍵😶 mirren's attitude & delivery here makes me think of the attitudes & character of the kinds of people portrayed in The Good Shepherd (2006); less interesting as a spy movie than as character study & contemplation of the society & kind of people who embody it still very much in power today,,
neutral · AI labelView post →I liked The Good Shepherd, but missed Greyhound because I'm always scared a book to movie won't hold up. Sounds like I should give it a shot.
positive · AI labelView post →The Good Shepherd is definitely a better film, though. It doesn't have the makeup problems of J. Edgar. De Niro directs it really quite well.
positive · AI labelView post →I rewatched The Good Shepherd (2006) a few months ago and there’s an essay stuck in the corner of my mind about themes in the movie and the biblical story about Job—about the Good Shepherd who makes wagers at the expense of those in its care, who presumably are not owed an account of their misery.
neutral · AI labelView post →#AngelinaJolie USA Today 1. Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie in a scene from the 1999 film "The Bone Collector." 2. Angelina Jolie and Edward Burns in a scene from the 2002 Romcom "Life or Something Like It." 3. Angelina Jolie and Matt Damon in a scene from the 2006 film "The Good Shepherd."
neutral · AI labelView post →This week at the Chapel - Tad Doyle and Anemochore. August, 28th 8PM. In the Chapel Performance Space on the fourth floor of the Good Shepherd Center.
neutral · AI labelView post →The Good Shepherd. It was the most boring movie I've ever seen.
negative · AI labelView post →#AngelinaJolie 1. angelinajolieisnumber1.tumblr Angelina Jolie at the German premiere of the film "#Alexander" in Cologne. Dec. 16, 2004 2. angelinajolieisnumber1.tumblr Dec. 11, 2006 - The Good Shepherd premiere New York 3. 2008 Academy Awards
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Good Shepherd (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $7.99 Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup Genre: (Drama) (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/good_sheph...
neutral · AI labelView post →We're at the Good Shepherd Studios in Leytonstone today as part of our community film screenings, totally free to join, good company and great short films made by or about older women. fb.me/e/5W537joyr
neutral · AI labelView post →#AngelinaJolie 1. angelinajolieisnumber1.tumblr Angelina Jolie at the German premiere of the film "#Alexander" in Cologne. Dec. 16, 2004 2. Dec. 11, 2006 - The Good Shepherd premiere New York 3. 2008 Academy Awards
neutral · AI labelView post →#AngelinaJolie Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 Wearing: Atelier Versace Angelina talked to British actor Eddie Redmayne at the event. He played her son in The Good Shepherd (2006) hugs with Patricia Arquette and Reese Witherspoon
neutral · AI labelView post →The movie was based on C.S. Forester’s novel “The Good Shepherd” and in it, American, British, and Polish destroyers and a corvette endure a lot to get one convoy across the North Atlantic one time. The novel did not represent the whole Atlantic War, and the adaptation stayed close to the book.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) The Good Shepherd 1080p (Prime)(US) $4.99 (Drama) (iMDB) 6.4 Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Robert De Niro, Billy Crudup
neutral · AI labelView post →The Good Shepherd. It might be the most boring movie I’ve ever seen, and it felt like it was 8 hours long. I sat through the entire movie waiting for something interesting or exciting to happen and it never did. And it felt like so much talent and artistry wasted.
negative · AI labelView post →When does that deep state NSA/CIA nexus - the one in that Robert Di Niro/Matt Damon movie "The Good Shepherd" start killing people like Pete Hegseth? You know like they did JFK and so many others. The good ole days. Yeah those were fun times.
neutral · AI labelView post →I dunno why but I've been putting on The Good Shepherd on in the background lately, it's free on yt currently. it's definitely Dad Movie material
neutral · AI labelView post →Is this the same skull as featured in the movie, "The Good Shepherd"?
neutral · AI labelView post →#AngelinaJolie Beige dress - December 8, 2006. At the Press Conference of the movie "The Good Shepherd". Regency Hotel, New York Black Lace dress - June 08, 2007 At the Press Conference of the movie "A Mighty Heart". Beverly Hills, California, USA
neutral · AI labelView post →After an hour and forty minutes of talking about random shit the wife and I locked into The Good Shepherd. Good movie.
positive · AI labelView post →#TGIF #BlueSky binge watching 👀 #ZaroDay with Robert De Niro on @netflix.com #Netflix this weekend Remember the Good Shepherd movie and A Bronx Tale? I remember. Enjoy it 🇺🇸🗽💃😏✌️ youtu.be/FOfBiiPdQPI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Good Shepherd Official Trailer #SundayFunday youtu.be/SGkZ-ZrD8ZU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →"It's a cardinal rule to be generous in a democracy." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Soviet power is a myth. A great show, but there are no spare parts. Nothing is working; it's nothing but painted rust...it is a rotted, bloated cow..." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"I love this country." "We all do, Sir. We all do." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"I have this one weakness: I believe in a just God. I always seem to err on the side of democracy." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"You know who gave Hitler his power? The clerks and the bookkeepers—the civil servants..." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"Use your tradecraft well, particularly the use of black propaganda and the ingredient known as playback: understanding how effectively your own disinformation is actually working on the enemy." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →"The uses of information—disinformation—and how they're used is ultimately, power." —The Good Shepherd (2006 film)
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone, for the love of god, schedule movie day at the FBI featuring "The Good Shepherd" STAT!! GET INSPIRED, Intelligence Services. FBI - CIA - Foreign Services. If *anyone* can work from within to head off this fascist un-American takeover, it's YOU motherfuckers!
neutral · AI labelView post →#FilmSky #Movies🎬🎥 Choose 20 films that have stayed with you or influenced you. One film per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just GIFs. 10. The Good Shepherd (2006)
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