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'''''Breach''''' is a 2007 film telling the [[Real Life]] story of the capture of notorious FBI spy Robert Hanssen. The story is told from the POV of Eric O'Neill, a junior FBI agent who was assigned to be Hanssen's assistant as part of the investigation to bring Hanssen down. [[Ryan Phillippe]] stars as O'Neill with [[Chris Cooper]] as Robert Hanssen.
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* [[Good People Have Good Sex|Bad People Have Bad Sex]]: When O'Neill's supervisor (played by [[Laura Linney]]) originally assigns him to the case she tells him it's because Hanssen is a pervert who harrasses his female subordinates, videotapes sex with his wife without her knowledge, and writes porn stories about her on the Internet. After [[The Reveal]] about Hanssen's treason she tells O'Neill that "The sex stuff is all true. Irrelevant, but true." Later O'Neill blunders into watching one of Hanssen's voyeur tapes.
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: O'Neill comes to respect Hanssen, and is quite shocked to learn the truth.
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* [[The Mole]]: Hanssen. Arguably also O'Neill after he is inserted into Hanssen's office.
* [[Motive Rant]]: A subdued one by Hanssen at the end.
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* [[Reading the Enemy's Mail]]: The FBI intercepts a letter from Hanssen to the Russians and realizes they are running out of time to make their case.
* [[Sidelong Glance Biopic]]
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To ''[[Shattered Glass]]'', director Billy Ray's previous film, which also focused on a protagonist with a dark secret and the investigation that exposes him.
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* [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs]]:
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'''Hanssen''': No, your name is Clerk. And my name is Sir, or Boss, if you can manage.
'''O'Neill''': Yes, sir. }}
* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The real O'Neill was in fact assigned as Hanssen's clerk, but most of the rest of the film alters the course of events.
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