The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 spy thriller film directed by John Boorman, based on John le Carré's 1996 novel of the same name. Starring Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush, the story follows a British spy sent to Panama in search of information about the Panama Canal. He enlists the help of a local tailor with a complex web of connections to gain insight into the political and criminal landscape of the country.