General Hun Chea
때는 1991년, 은퇴를 준비하고 있는 CIA의 베테랑 요원 나단 뮈어(Nathan Muir: 로버트 레드포드 분)는 자신의 부하였던 젊은 요원 톰 비숍(Tom Bishop: 브래드 피트 분)이 중국에서 스파이 혐의로 체포되었다는 소식을 듣는다. 비숍은 24시간 후 사형에 처해질 예정이지만 CIA 수뇌부는 국제관계 악화를 우려해 쉽게 결단을 내리지 못한다. 뮈어는 자신이 알고 있는 모든 지혜와 실력을 동원하여 비숍을 구출하기로 결심한다. 베트남 전선에서 저격수로 활약했던 비숍을 스카웃해 그에게 모든 것을 가르쳤던 뮈어의 머릿 속에서 그들의 과거가 빠르게 스쳐 지나간다. 함께 사선을 넘나들며 쌓은 우정과 베를린에서 베이루트까지 종횡무진했던 위험한 스파이 활동, 그들의 우정을 흔들리게 만든 한 여인(Elizabeth Hadley: 캐서린 맥코맥 분)까지.
Korean Bidder
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.
Iron Plank
Just married Hong Kong couple Chen & Lily emigrate to England, soon to become parents to a little baby boy and generally struggle through life. Chen works long days in a restaurant, while Lily does the housekeeping, daydreaming of setting up their own business, much to Chen's chagrin. When Chen lets his colleague Fok seduce him down a path of mounting gambling debts, he is recruited as a drug courier for a shadowy Chinese triad. Suddenly he realizes that getting their own enterprise could be their only means of escape.
Mr Chong
Carl Moss leaves jail,where he has taken the rap for his evil twin Sterling,and has been declared a model prisoner. Pauline Sneek,his probation officer - and girlfriend - gets him community work teaching youngsters how to lead law-abiding lives. This displeases Sterling,as he needs the young delinquents for his bicycle stealing ring.
Sender Messenger Boy
Three friends persecute a gang of criminals from Harlem to the parties of the High Society of London.
Mr Chow
Alex is a disgruntled waiter at a snobby exclusive restaurant who falls on hard times. Forced to deal with the contempt and disgust of the upper class, Alex & cohorts attempt to go on a rampage. Meanwhile, General Karprov and Spider plot to involve the inept anarchists into their plans to derail the prime-minister-to-be's campaign.