The Good Shepherd (2006)

Director: Robert De Niro

Cast: Matt Damon as Edward Wilson, Angelina Jolie as Margaret 'Clover' Russell, Alec Baldwin as Sam Murach, Tammy Blanchard as Laura, Billy Crudup as Arch Cummings, Robert De Niro as Bill Sullivan, Keir Dullea as Senator John Russell, Sr., Michael Gambon as Dr. Fredericks, Martina Gedeck as Hanna Schiller, William Hurt as Philip Allen, Timothy Hutton as Thomas Wilson, Mark Ivanir as Valentin Mironov #2, Gabriel Macht as John Russell, Jr., Lee Pace as Richard Hayes, Joe Pesci as Joseph Palmi

I wasn't sure that a movie like this could or would still be made and
released in this country.

No, it wasn't Mission Impossible 6. It didn't have the overwhelming
special effects, chases, explosions and gunfights one might expect in a
spy thriller. It didn't need them. Thrilling enough was the exposition
of character (imagine that). Plot? Whose real life has ever had a tight
plot line? Edward Wilson's life meandered along like many do. In fact,
I found it even more interesting because the turns Wilson's life took
seemed dictated by his character and not just by his chosen profession.

Courageous choices were made by DeNiro in making this film, by Damon in
tackling the role with such coldness and stoicism, and by Jolie in
passing on being a movie star in favor of being an actress.