"Black Bag" — Read The Screenplay By David Koepp
When Secrecy Enters the Marriage, Nothing Is Safe.
"Black Bag" is a tightly wound espionage thriller about loyalty -- to country, to ideology, and to the person you share your life with. When a dangerous intelligence breach puts suspicion uncomfortably close to home, a veteran operative is forced to investigate a world where truth is always classified.
Driven by razor-sharp dialogue and psychological tension, the screenplay strips espionage of glamour and replaces it with consequence. This is spycraft as emotional warfare -- intimate, chilling, and precise.
"Black Bag" — Educator Resources & Study Guide
Writing Suspense Through Silence, Subtext, and Trust.
"Black Bag" offers an exceptional study in suspense built almost entirely from dialogue and character dynamics. By placing a marriage at the center of an intelligence crisis, the screenplay demonstrates how emotional stakes can elevate genre storytelling.
For writers, it’s a lesson in restraint, precision, and the power of what remains unsaid -- proof that the most dangerous weapons are secrets.
Black Bag (2025) — Classroom Study
"Black Bag" sits comfortably alongside films like Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Michael Clayton, and The Conversation -- adult thrillers that treat intelligence work as corrosive rather than glamorous. What distinguishes it is its emotional intimacy. By centering a marriage inside a surveillance state, the screenplay reframes espionage as a personal erosion of truth rather than a heroic duty. It’s a reminder that secrecy doesn’t just protect nations -- it destroys relationships. For educators and students, "Black Bag" is a class in minimalist suspense writing, proving that tension lives in choices, silence, and consequence -- not explosions.
- Writing suspense without action sequences.
- Espionage as metaphor for marriage and trust.
- Subtext-driven dialogue.
- Moral compromise in national security storytelling.
- Power dynamics in professional intimacy.
- Gender and authority in intelligence narratives.
- When loyalty becomes liability.
"Black Bag" One Sheet & Script Intel
When a decorated intelligence agent is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband -- also a legendary agent -- faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country. Focus Features
| Type | ... |
FYC
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| Version | ... | FINALShooting |
| Date | ... | 03.21.2025 |
| Pages | ... | 126 |
| Genres | ... | Drama Mystery Romance |
| Screenplay | ... | David Koepp |
| IMDb ID | ... | 30988739 |
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