First Friday Film: The Good Shepherd

This powerful thriller has been called "The Godfather" of CIA films and stars Robert De Niro, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, and Alec Baldwin. Discreet, idealistic and intensely loyal, Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) believes in America and finds that service in the OSS and later as a founding member of the Central Intelligence Agency is the perfect career for a man of his talents. His methods become standard operating procedure for the CIA while he combats his counterparts in the KGB. But, as the country slips deeper into the Cold War, Edward finds that dedication to duty above family has a price.