The Falcon and the Snowman was much better. Based on a true story. Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. David Bowie singing the theme song “This is not America”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_and_the_Snowman
I came here to post the same thing. A much better movie, despite having Sean Penn in it. The follow-up book, "Flight of the Falcon" about the manhunt for Christopher Boyce after his escape, is also interesting. The author Robert Lindsey helped Ronald Reagan with his autobiography.
With Pat Metheny and the late Lyle Mays.
Sean Penn was actually good in it.