Best Spy Movies

  • Breach

    Breach (PG-13, 2007)

    Mary Jo Deschanel, Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert
    Shattered Glass director Billy Ray directs Chris Cooper and Ryan Philippe in this fact-based drama c... read moreoncerning the FBI traitor who carried out what many historians refer to as the most notable national security breach in U.S. history. A key member of the FBI's elite Soviet Analytical Unit, Robert Hanssen (Chris Cooper) would, for 15 years beginning in 1985, sell thousands of pages of classified documents to the Soviets. After making roughly 600,000 dollars on his clandestine endeavor and compromising everything from the identities of KGB spies working for the American government to nuclear war contingency plans, Hanssen was eventually transferred to a newly created position at the FBI's Washington headquarters and assigned the task of guarding his country's most sensitive secrets. It was while working in this capacity that a young agent named Eric O'Neill (Phillipe) was assigned the task of keeping tabs on Hanssen by suspicious higher-ups. Later, after being arrested while delivering a cache of secret documents to a "dead drop" spot in a Virginia park, the notorious traitor was arrested and sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • wanbaclone
      wanbaclone: . How could a man that looked so normal on the outside be a spy? Breach doesn't really offer an answer and is better for it. Chris Cooper instead plays Hansse
      Reviewed 4 years days ago
    • Dracula787
      Dracula787: . Breach is actually quite unique from these types of fictional spy thrillers in its own modest way. In fact it more closely resembles the business intrigue of dir
      Reviewed 5 years days ago
    • melcricket
      melcricket: . Not a big fan of spy movies. Not enough action, they just threw stuff in there to try and make it provocative. Noth
      Reviewed 5 years days ago
  • The Bourne Identity

    The Bourne Identity (PG-13, 2002)

    Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Clive Owen, Chris Cooper, Brian Cox
    The best-selling suspense novel by late author Robert Ludlum comes to the screen for a second time, ... read morefollowing a 1988 made-for-TV movie. Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne, a barely alive amnesiac with a pair of bullet wounds in his back, pulled from the Mediterranean by Italian fishermen. Bourne's only clue to his own identity is a bank account number etched on a capsule implanted in his body. He quickly finds the Zurich bank where money, a gun, and a few identification documents await, but after he's pursued by security goons at the American consulate, Bourne realizes he can trust no one and offers a German gypsy named Marie (Franka Potente) ten thousand dollars for a ride to Paris. Encountering more professional killers bent on his destruction, Bourne discovers that he possesses a surprising degree of skill in combat, martial arts, and linguistics -- handy talents that clearly indicate his past includes work as a spy and assassin, but for whom? With Marie's reluctant help, Bourne edges closer to the truth, something CIA officials want concealed at all costs. The Bourne Identity co-stars Chris Cooper, Clive Owen, Brian Cox, and Julia Stiles. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
    • fb100002362637954
      fb100002362637954: The Bourne franchise starts with a bang and sets a new bench mark for the spy genre. James Bond rebooted based on the response audiences gave this film. Matt Damon becomes an
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb100000212260585
      fb100000212260585: An intriguing and suspenseful spy mystery. While not as visually stylish as its sequels, Matt Damon gives a strong sense of his ch
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb600395155
      fb600395155: Solid spy movie that i just had to rewatch for the upcoming millionth sequel. Apparently this is a remake
      Reviewed 9 months days ago
  • Get Smart

    Get Smart (PG-13, 2008)

    Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Alan Arkin, Terence Stamp
    40-Year-Old Virgin star Steve Carell steps into the telephonic shoes of television's most beloved bu... read morembling detective in this big-screen adaptation of the hit 1960s-era comedy series created by Mel Brooks. The evil geniuses at KAOS have hatched a diabolical plot to dominate every living man, woman, and child on the planet, and their plot gets under way as they attack the headquarters of the U.S. spy agency Control. As a result of the attack, the identity of every agent working for Control has been compromised. Realizing that the only way to thwart KAOS' evil plan is to promote eager but inexperienced Control analyst Maxwell Smart (Carell) to the rank of special agent, the Chief (Alan Arkin) reluctantly teams Smart with Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway) -- a veteran super-spy whose beauty is only surpassed by her lethality. With no real field experience to speak of and nothing but sheer enthusiasm and a handful of fancy spy gadgets to help him accomplish his deadly mission, Maxwell Smart his new partner, Agent 99, will be forced to faces malevolent KAOS head Siegfried (Terence Stamp) and his loyal army of minions in a decisive fight that will determine the fate of the free world. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, David Koechner, Terry Crews, and Ken Davitian co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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      fb100001513380747: The remake of the satirical spy comedy is good like a spy film, and funny with jokes and Carell's humor. (B)
      Reviewed 32 days days ago
    • fb100000222539113
      fb100000222539113: ... I'm staring again.

      "Saving The World...And Loving It!"

      Get Smart is a goofy spy comedy that's never boring from start to finish. Steve Carell kind of a little too stupid here,
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb634655111
      fb634655111: . but too cliche'. It was mocking spy movies though...
      Reviewed 42 days days ago
  • The Good Shepherd

    The Good Shepherd (R, 2006)

    Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup
    One man bears witness to the secret history of America during the Cold War in this drama directed by... read more celebrated actor Robert De Niro. In 1939, Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) is a young man with a bright future ahead of him -- he's a top student at Yale and the protégé of one of the school's leading English professors, Dr. Fredericks (Michael Gambon). But Wilson's life changes dramatically when he's invited to join Yale's powerful secret society, Skull and Bones. Through his Skull and Bones connections, Wilson meets Sam Murach (Alec Baldwin), an mysterious FBI agent who asks Wilson to investigate charges that Fredericks is a Nazi sympathizer working with the German government. Later, at a Skull and Bones party, Wilson is introduced to Clover Russell (Angelina Jolie), the sister of one of his classmates and the daughter of a powerful politician; their one-night stand leaves Clover pregnant, and Wilson must leave the woman he loves, Laura (Tammy Blanchard), to wed Clover and give their child a name. Shortly after their wedding, thanks to his work with Murach, Wilson is invited to join the Office of Strategic Services, a military intelligence organization organized by Bill Sullivan (Robert De Niro), and Wilson accepts. Through World War II, Wilson serves with the OSS, and learns he can trust no one in the game of international espionage, which helps make him little more than a stranger to his wife, his son, and his few friends. As the OSS evolves into the Central Intelligence Agency after the war, Wilson becomes party to America's darkest and most dangerous secrets, and in the wake of the futile Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, Wilson is forced to make a terrible choice between the security of his nation and the safety of his family. Inspired by the true-life story of CIA founder James J. Angleton, The Good Shepherd boasts an impressive supporting cast, including William Hurt, John Turturro, Billy Crudup, Joe Pesci, and Timothy Hutton. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb1236400256: . But, I am biased. I am biased to this sort of spy movie that touches a bit more on the real world than the Mission Impossible/007 movies.
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
    • fb512631295
      fb512631295: Decent slow burn spy movie, with good acting from Matt Damon and the rest of the cast. I found this really interestin
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
    • millotpue
      millotpue: cold as the main character, who looks despicable since minute 1) of the evolution of the life of a spy along with the beginning of CIA. Lives mixed and destroyed, no trusting in anyone, personal, mor
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible (PG-13, 1996)

    Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno
    After he is framed for the death of several colleagues and falsely branded a traitor, a secret agent... read more embarks on a daring scheme to clear his name in this spy adventure. Though it drew its name from the familiar television series, director Brian DePalma's big-budget adaptation shares little more with the original show than the occasional self-destructing message and the name of team leader Jim Phelps (Jon Voight). The film focuses not on Phelps but his protégé, Ethan Hunt (a reserved Tom Cruise), who becomes a fugitive after taking the blame for a botched operation. He responds by banding together with a group of fellow renegades, and he is soon maneuvering his way through a twisted series of double crosses that mainly serve as excuses for spectacular high-tech action sequences. Much of the activity revolves around a missing computer disk, with the film's most famous scene depicting Hunt's delicate efforts to retrieve the disk from a secure, well-alarmed room in CIA headquarters. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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      fb810500857: . A spy movie that feels like a spy movie and keeps you guessing.
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
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      fb1077523731: .

      This is a spy movie which is built around a tangled mystery. What I love the most about that is they feel no n
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
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      fb100000426934505: Tom Cruise is awesome in this great action spy movie. He plays as Ethan Hunt who is sent out to get and protect this Noc List which if it gets
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
  • The Bourne Ultimatum

    The Bourne Ultimatum (PG-13, 2007)

    Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine
    Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) races to solve the mystery of his past while being hunted by members of th... read moree very organization he was hired into as director Paul Greengrass brings author Robert Ludlum's popular character back to the big screen for his third feature outing. David Strathairn, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, and Paddy Considine co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • fb1549704026
      fb1549704026: One of the best action/spy movies ever made. Also the best out of the Bourne Trilogy.
      Reviewed 26 days days ago
    • fb37518160
      fb37518160: Kickass spy movie! Smart and suspenseful film. The ending was a nice touch.
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
    • fb100001189761432
      fb100001189761432: One of the best thrillers of 2007, and one of the best spy films of our time. Ultimatum is a thunderously exciting entertainment with great acting, great s
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (R, 2011)

    Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds
    Based on the classic novel of the same name, the international thriller is set at the height of the ... read moreCold War years of the mid-20th Century. George Smiley (Gary Oldman), a disgraced British spy, is rehired in secret by his government - which fears that the British Secret Intelligence Service, a.k.a. MI-6, has been compromised by a double agent working for the Soviets. -- (C) Focus Features
    • fb515062905
      fb515062905: Good spy movie.... If you like British Spy movies...
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
    • fb3110182
      fb3110182: Gary Oldham gives a great performance in this intriguing (although sometimes plodding) spy film.

      Grade: B+
      Reviewed 24 days days ago
    • fb100000395201932
      fb100000395201932: ng clues, while also giving an un-glorified (and therefore occasionally boring) portrayal of actual spy work. Its interesting, confusing, mysterious, and altogether pretty damn good.
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale (PG-13, 2006)

    Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino
    Actor Daniel Craig assumes the role formerly occupied by such screen greats as Sean Connery, Roger M... read moreoore, and Timothy Dalton to set out on the character's very first 007 mission. James Bond has earned his "00" status by masterfully executing a pair of death-defying professional assassinations. Now assigned the task of traveling to Madagascar to spy on notorious terrorist Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan) for his maiden voyage as a 007 agent, Bond boldly goes against MI6 policy to launch an independent investigation that finds him traversing the Bahamas in search of Mollaka's notoriously elusive terror cell. Subsequently led into the company of the mysterious Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his exotic girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino), Bond soon realizes that he is closer than ever to locating well-guarded terrorist financier Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), the man who has personally bankrolled some of the most prevalent terrorist organizations on the planet. When Bond learns that Le Chiffre is planning to partake in an upcoming high-stakes poker game to be played at Montenegro's Le Casino Royale and use the winnings to establish his financial grip on the globe, M (Judi Dench) assigns beguiling agent Vesper (Eva Green) the task of watching over the fledgling agent as he plays against Le Chiffre in a covert attempt to destroy the nefarious gambler's well-established monetary stronghold in the underworld once and for all. Bond will need more than his legendary gambling skills in order to win this dangerous game, though, and after allying himself with local MI6 field agent Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini) and CIA operative Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), the endlessly suave super-spy puts on his poker face for a high-stakes game of cards in which the stakes are not measured in dollars, but human lives. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • karsh2
      karsh2: . Daniel Craig gives bond a darker more menacing feel, closer to how Fleming saw his spy.
      Reviewed 7 months days ago
    • fb1140422900
      fb1140422900: . When it was announced that Daniel Craig would take over Britain's favorite spy, it created a quite a stir for the Bond faithful. Many asked, "how can a blond Bond revive the
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
    • fb100001189761432
      fb100001189761432: Agent 007, and Martin Campbell knows how to put his ingenious mind to good use for this high-octane spy thriller.
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • Cars 2

    Cars 2 (G, 2011)

    Owen Wilson, Larry The Cable Guy, John Turturro, Eddie Izzard, Michael Caine
    Star racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (Larry the Cable G... read moreuy) take their friendship to exciting new places in Cars 2 when they head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix to determine the world's fastest car. But the road to the championship is filled with plenty of potholes, detours and hilarious surprises when Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage. Mater finds himself torn between assisting Lightning McQueen in the high-profile race and towing the line in a top-secret mission orchestrated by master British super spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and the stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer). -- (C) Disney
    • fb100000820820005
      fb100000820820005: on is georgeous and some of the jokes made me laugh, but the lamer jokes, overload on car puns, and spy cliches just ruined for me.
      Reviewed 17 days days ago
    • fb100000479090442
      fb100000479090442: . This film is a total flip of the previous film. A spy story? Cars 2 builds on what the previous film established. And introduces new characters and de
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
    • djkynky1
      djkynky1: op and carries on well from the first, and reminds me of the Herbie films, albeit with over the top spy action.

      The alternative fuel storyline was a little unnecessary.

      7/10
      Reviewed 8 months days ago
  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies (R, 2008)

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani, Oscar Isaac
    Fresh off of their success with director Martin Scorsese's The Departed, star Leonardo DiCaprio and ... read morescreenwriter William Monahan team with director Ridley Scott for this screen adaptation of David Ignatius' novel Body of Lies. When CIA operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) uncovers evidence indicating that a major terrorist leader may be operating out of Jordan, he enlists the aid of CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe) in infiltrating the elusive saboteur's vast underground network. During the course of his dangerous mission, Ferris gradually comes to question how much he can trust his presumed allies -- who include not just Hoffman, but the outwardly helpful head of Jordanian intelligence as well. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • thmtsang
      thmtsang: Leo is a CIA agent with a conscience, on the ground hunting for terrorists in the Middle East. Russ
      Reviewed 26 days days ago
    • fb1305120577
      fb1305120577: Quality spy/action flick. I really liked the story and I thought DiCaprio did a great job acting. It reminde
      Reviewed 16 months days ago
    • fb540639092
      fb540639092: . I specially liked Crow as the decievengly "regular guy" spy.
      Reviewed 21 months days ago

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