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Some things are better left top secret.
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Directed by George Clooney
Starring Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Rutger Hauer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert John Burke, Jennifer Hall
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | 24 January 2003 |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | 16 September 2003 |
| First cinema release anywhere | 31 December 2002 (the United States) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 Jan 2003 | 9 Sept 2003 |
| Türkiye | 7 Feb 2003 | – |
| Israel | 20 Feb 2003 | – |
| Netherlands | 6 Mar 2003 | 11 Jul 2012 |
| Ireland | 14 Mar 2003 | – |
| United Kingdom | 14 Mar 2003 | 29 Dec 2003 |
| Belgium | 19 Mar 2003 | – |
| Hong Kong | 20 Mar 2003 | – |
| Russia | 10 Apr 2003 | – |
| Iceland | 11 Apr 2003 | – |
| Kazakhstan | 11 Apr 2003 | – |
| Portugal | 11 Apr 2003 | – |
| Sweden | 16 Apr 2003 | 24 Sept 2003 |
| Finland | 18 Apr 2003 | 1 Sept 2005 |
| Austria | 24 Apr 2003 | – |
| Germany | 24 Apr 2003 | 3 May 2012 |
| Italy | 24 Apr 2003 | 16 Oct 2003 |
| Greece | 25 Apr 2003 | – |
| Brazil | 1 May 2003 | – |
| Hungary | 1 May 2003 | – |
| Norway | 2 May 2003 | – |
| Philippines | 7 May 2003 | – |
| Lithuania | 9 May 2003 | – |
| Czechia | 15 May 2003 | – |
| Denmark | 15 May 2003 | – |
| Slovenia | 15 May 2003 | – |
| Switzerland | 15 May 2003 | – |
| Argentina | 22 May 2003 | – |
| France | 11 Jun 2003 | 12 Jun 2012 |
| Australia | 24 Jul 2003 | – |
| Estonia | 25 Jul 2003 | – |
| South Korea | 25 Jul 2003 | – |
| Mexico | 8 Aug 2003 | – |
| Colombia | 15 Aug 2003 | – |
| Japan | 16 Aug 2003 | – |
| New Zealand | 21 Aug 2003 | – |
| Taiwan | 3 Oct 2003 | – |
| Uruguay | 31 Oct 2003 | – |
| Poland | 21 Nov 2003 | 2 Feb 2004 |
| Bahrain | 31 Dec 2003 | – |
| Indonesia | 17 Mar 2004 | – |
| Spain | 25 Jun 2004 | 28 Aug 2013 |
| Egypt | – | 25 Jun 2021 |
From our streaming checks, last checked 17 Oct, 01:53 EDT. "Expected" dates come from availability data, not the service; a "first detected" date is when a check first found it there, not its release date. See streaming releases this week in Canada.
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