The Top 100 Spy Films of All Time

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1

North by Northwest

1959  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Chase Movie  •  Mystery  •  Romance

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Notorious

1946  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Film Noir  •  Mystery  •  Political Thriller

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3

The Lady Vanishes

1938  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller  •  Mystery

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4

The 39 Steps

1935  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Chase Movie  •  Escape Film  •  Spy Film

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The Bourne Identity

2002  •  Doug Liman  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Hitman / Assassin Film

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6

Goldfinger

1964  •  Guy Hamilton  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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Casino Royale

2006  •  Martin Campbell  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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8

Dr. No

1962  •  Terence Young  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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9

From Russia with Love

1963  •  Terence Young  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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The Bourne Supremacy

2004  •  Paul Greengrass  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Hitman / Assassin Film

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Skyfall

2012  •  Sam Mendes  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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The Bourne Ultimatum

2007  •  Paul Greengrass  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Hitman / Assassin Film

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13

Three Days of the Condor

1975  •  Sydney Pollack  •  Rated R

Paranoid Thriller  •  Political Thriller  •  Spy Film

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14

True Lies

1994  •  James Cameron  •  Rated R

Action  •  Spy Film  •  Action Comedy

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15

Thunderball

1965  •  Terence Young  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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16

Foreign Correspondent

1940  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Political Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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17

Mission: Impossible

1996  •  Brian De Palma  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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18

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997  •  Jay Roach  •  Rated PG13

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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19

Saboteur

1942  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Chase Movie  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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20

You Only Live Twice

1967  •  Lewis Gilbert  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Glamorized Spy Film  •  Spy Film

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21

Pickup on South Street

1953  •  Samuel Fuller  •  Not Rated

Femme Fatale  •  Film Noir  •  Political Thriller

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22

GoldenEye

1995  •  Martin Campbell  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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23

Top Secret!

1984  •  Jim Abrahams  •  Rated PG

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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24

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969  •  Peter R. Hunt  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Adventure  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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25

Live and Let Die

1973  •  Guy Hamilton  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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26

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977  •  Lewis Gilbert  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011  •  Brad Bird  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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The Man with the Golden Gun

1974  •  Guy Hamilton  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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29

Diamonds Are Forever

1971  •  Guy Hamilton  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Glamorized Spy Film  •  Spy Film

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30

Ronin

1998  •  John Frankenheimer  •  Rated R

Action  •  Spy Film  •  Action Thriller

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31

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2011  •  Tomas Alfredson  •  Rated R

Spy Film  •  Thriller  •  Unglamorized Spy Film

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32

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999  •  Jay Roach  •  Rated PG13

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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33

For Your Eyes Only

1981  •  John Glen  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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34

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

2002  •  George Clooney  •  Rated R

Based-on-a-True-Story  •  Biopic  •  Comedy Drama

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35

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

1965  •  Martin Ritt  •  Not Rated

Drama  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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36

Spies Like Us

1985  •  John Landis  •  Rated PG

Comedy  •  Spy Film  •  Action

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37

Burn After Reading

2008  •  Ethan & Joel Coen  •  Rated R

Comedy  •  Ensemble Film  •  Farce

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38

Black Book

2006  •  Paul Verhoeven  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Foreign Language Film  •  Period Film

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39

Quantum of Solace

2008  •  Marc Forster  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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40

The Living Daylights

1987  •  John Glen  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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41

Sabotage

1936  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Mystery  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Spy Film

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42

The In-Laws

1979  •  Arthur Hiller  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

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43

Octopussy

1983  •  John Glen  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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44

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

2005  •  Doug Liman  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

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45

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

1985  •  Guy Hamilton  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Glamorized Spy Film  •  Martial Arts

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46

Licence to Kill

1989  •  John Glen  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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47

Never Say Never Again

1983  •  Irvin Kershner  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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48

Torn Curtain

1966  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Political Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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49

Moonraker

1979  •  Lewis Gilbert  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Adventure  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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50

Lust, Caution

2007  •  Ang Lee  •  Rated NC17

Drama  •  Erotic Drama  •  Foreign Language Film

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51

A View to a Kill

1985  •  John Glen  •  Rated PG

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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52

Spy Game

2001  •  Tony Scott  •  Rated R

Spy Film  •  Thriller  •  Unglamorized Spy Film

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53

Syriana

2005  •  Stephen Gaghan  •  Rated R

Docudrama  •  Drama  •  Political Thriller

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54

Breach

2007  •  Billy Ray  •  Rated PG13

Spy Film  •  Docudrama  •  Unglamorized Spy Film

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55

Mission: Impossible III

2006  •  J.J. Abrams  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Based-on-Television

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56

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985  •  John Schlesinger  •  Rated R

Docudrama  •  Drama  •  Spy Film

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57

Body of Lies

2008  •  Ridley Scott  •  Rated R

Action  •  Drama  •  Spy Film

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58

Secret Agent

1936  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Not Rated

Spy Film  •  Unglamorized Spy Film

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59

The Eagle Has Landed

1976  •  John Sturges  •  Rated PG

Adventure  •  Ensemble Film  •  Period Film

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60

Casino Royale

1967  •  Val Guest  •  Not Rated

Comedy  •  Ensemble Film  •  Parody/Spoof

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61

Five Graves to Cairo

1943  •  Billy Wilder  •  Not Rated

Adventure  •  Adventure Drama  •  Drama

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62

Mission: Impossible II

2000  •  John Woo  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Based-on-Television

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63

The Ipcress File

1965  •  Sidney J. Furie  •  Not Rated

Mystery  •  Political Thriller  •  Spy Film

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64

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002  •  Jay Roach  •  Rated PG13

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Parody/Spoof

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65

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997  •  Roger Spottiswoode  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Girls-with-Guns

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66

Despicable Me 2

2013  •  Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud  •  Rated PG

Animation  •  Comedy  •  Family

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67

Ice Station Zebra

1968  •  John Sturges  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Spy Film

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68

The Saint

1997  •  Phillip Noyce  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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69

The World Is Not Enough

1999  •  Michael Apted  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Glamorized Spy Film  •  Spy Film

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70

Ministry of Fear

1944  •  Fritz Lang  •  Rated PG

Drama  •  Film Noir  •  Mystery

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71

The Bourne Legacy

2012  •  Tony Gilroy  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Paranoid Thriller

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72

Haywire

2011  •  Steven Soderbergh  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Girls-with-Guns

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73

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies

2006  •  Michel Hazanavicius  •  Not Rated

Adventure  •  Adventure Comedy  •  Comedy

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74

Topaz

1969  •  Alfred Hitchcock  •  Rated PG

Political Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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75

The Tailor of Panama

2001  •  John Boorman  •  Rated R

Black Comedy  •  Comedy Drama  •  Political Satire

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76

What's Up, Tiger Lily?

1966  •  Woody Allen, Senkichi Taniguchi  •  Rated PG

Absurd Comedy  •  Comedy  •  Spy Comedy

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77

Eye of the Needle

1981  •  Richard Marquand  •  Rated R

Spy Film  •  War Spy Film  •  Unglamorized Spy Film

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78

Salt

2010  •  Phillip Noyce  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Girls-with-Guns

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79

Night Train to Munich

1940  •  Carol Reed  •  Not Rated

Spy Film  •  Thriller  •  War

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80

Gotcha!

1985  •  Jeff Kanew  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Action Thriller

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81

Spies

1928  •  Fritz Lang  •  Not Rated

Foreign Language Film  •  Silent Film  •  Spy Film

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82

Broken Arrow

1996  •  John Woo  •  Rated R

Action  •  Spy Film  •  Action Thriller

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The Peacemaker

1997  •  Mimi Leder  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Glamorized Spy Film

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The Good Shepherd

2006  •  Robert De Niro  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Period Film  •  Political Drama

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The Debt

2010  •  John Madden  •  Rated R

Psychological Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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Hopscotch

1980  •  Ronald Neame  •  Rated R

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Adventure Comedy

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Duplicity

2009  •  Tony Gilroy  •  Rated PG13

Caper  •  Comedy  •  Comedy Thriller

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Knight and Day

2010  •  James Mangold  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Action Thriller

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Die Another Day

2002  •  Lee Tamahori  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Glamorized Spy Film  •  Spy Film

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The Recruit

2003  •  Roger Donaldson  •  Rated PG13

Psychological Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Thriller

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Jumpin' Jack Flash

1986  •  Penny Marshall  •  Rated R

Comedy  •  Spy Film  •  Comedy Thriller

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In Like Flint

1967  •  Gordon Douglas  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Comedy

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93

Journey Into Fear

1943  •  Norman Foster  •  Not Rated

Film Noir  •  Psychological Thriller  •  Spy Film

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94

Traitor

2008  •  Jeffrey Nachmanoff  •  Rated PG13

Action Thriller  •  Drama  •  Spy Film

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95

The Osterman Weekend

1983  •  Sam Peckinpah  •  Rated R

Action  •  Drama  •  Political Thriller

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96

Our Man in Havana

1960  •  Carol Reed  •  Not Rated

Comedy Drama  •  Drama  •  Political Satire

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97

Jackie Chan's First Strike

1996  •  Stanley Tong  •  Rated PG13

Action  •  Action Comedy  •  Action Thriller

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98

The Russia House

1990  •  Fred Schepisi  •  Rated R

Drama  •  Romance  •  Romantic Drama

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99

Arabesque

1966  •  Stanley Donen  •  Not Rated

Action  •  Action Thriller  •  Adventure

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The Sum of All Fears

2002  •  Phil Alden Robinson  •  Rated PG13

Thriller  •  Spy Film  •  Political Thriller

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