Best Spy movies are a sneak peek of these times. Somewhere or the other we all are very much affected by the stories of James Bond and other CIA agents or maybe some other war stories.
This is why this article is there, to make you go back and live that time once again and if you have not lived it yet then we would tell you that there are no good times to watch a spy movie. Spy movies have had many stories which include terrorists like Osama bin laden, secret agents, and soviet double agents too. So definitely 2022 should be the year that should have numerous spy movies.
30. Austin Powers International Man of Mystery
- Director: Jay Roach
- Music by: George S. Clinton
- Cast: Mike Myers, Seth Green
- Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
- IMDB: 7/10
- Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Austin Powers is going to be last on this list not because of its ratings but because of the script that this movie has got. It was one of the most thrilling movie scripts to be released in the year 2015. Jay Roach was one of the most unlucky directors but with this historical drama, he has made his name written in golden words.
This movie has made its name in the top list of the year 2015 which is why it is on our list. Even the cast of this series has done a lot of hard work throughout this movie which has given them a good name and good fame. They have made millions of dollars through this movie.
The story of this movie is very clear, it is one of the British spy movies which includes a nemesis villain from space who wants to destroy this world and the spy has to somehow save this world.
29. Spione – 1928
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Music Director: Werner R. Heymann
- Cast: Willy Fritsch, George John, Fritz Rasp
- IMDB: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Distributed By: UFA Gmbh
Spione is just going to turn 100 years old in just a couple of years. This would be a big feat for this spy movie. It is a British film. This series has got a stellar cast definitely because during those times, there was no such good technology to make such kinds of brilliant films but still, the actors somehow made this movie and this definitely could not have been missed on our list of spy movies.
This film focuses on the soviet union and is made by a Soviet double agent. This movie is an example of how old movies could still be one of the movies to be watched even after hundreds of years. Soviet and the west rivalry is very old and this movie would show you the condition of their rivalry that was 100 years before the current scenario. This is going to shake your heads off as it is such an old movie. You should not expect as good acting as Daniel Craig but still, the movie would remain in your memory for years.
28. Mission impossible films
- Director: David Ellison
- Producer: Tom Cruise, David Ellison
- Cast: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames
- IMDB: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Streaming Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Mission impossible is one of the biggest chains of spy movies to be ever released on this earth. It has got many seasons and is still running on this planet. This could be such a big feat for the director and the producer along with the cast of this series. People value the presence of Tom Cruise in this series. This has been such an appreciation for all spy movies in film history ever. It is going to be a must-watch if you have not watched mission impossible yet. This film has won many good awards too.
27. Casino Royale
- Director: Martin Campbell
- Adapted From: Casino Royale
- IMDB: 8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Judi Dench
- Streaming Services: Amazon Prime Video
The movie for which we all were waiting. The movie was all famous because of its character James bond. This movie is also sometimes called the James bond film chronicles. This is such a brilliant movie as it is based on British intelligence officer James bond. It has just changed the whole industry of spy movies. The main character of this film focuses on not allowing one of the biggest poker players in Britain to win poker games. But would he be successful in his plans?
26. Zero dark thirty
- Director: Kathryn Bigelow
- Cast: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Joel Edgerton
- IMDB: 7.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
- Music By: Alexandre Desplat
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
Zero Dark Thirty is having a real-life story. It includes the story of a CIA operative and CIA agent who worked day and night to kill the biggest terrorist ever for the united states, Osama. This is the first film to be made on such a real terrorist. This is ranked in the top spy films on IMDB. Apart from that even people call this film a top spy film. This is a true story. It includes the story of one of the biggest terrorists from the world’s biggest terrorist-producing country, Pakistan. The CIA agents entered Pakistan and killed this terrorist in his own house. This task needs applause.
25. Tinker tailor soldier spy
- Director: Tomas Alfredson
- Cast: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Alec Guinness, Mark Strong
- Music by: Alberto Iglesias
- IMDB: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 84%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This movie has got a very cheap name and so it has not gotten that much fame in the spy movie genre but the people who have watched this movie know its worth of this movie. They know how big this movie is and what a brilliant script has been written by the writer and the director of this movie. A Soviet double agent is also seen in tinker tailor soldier spy. It is a spy thriller movie that comes under the spy genre. This movie is going to change your innocent mind and is going to bring out the spy from inside you. This is going to bring a damn amazing change from inside you as it is going to change your mindset towards the soviet union.
24. The Man From Uncle
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Cast: Armie Hammer, Henry Cavill, Hugh Grant
- Adapted From: the Man from uncle
- IMDB: 7.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
- Streaming Service: Netflix
Cia agent napoleon solo is the most famous character in this film. This film focuses on the internal fights that arise among the CIA agent and now the CIA agent needs to work together to stop a big nuclear weapons attack that is going to happen in some time. It is a spy thriller movie and is one of the biggest spy films. This movie could be counted as a wonderful script with a wonderful cast kind of a movie. This movie comes under the spy film genre. It includes secret agents also. People say that it also comes under a true story, though there is no evidence.
23. Kingsman The Secret Service
- Director: Matthew Vaughn
- Cast: Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Ralph Fiennes
- Adapted From : Kingsman
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
- Streaming Service: Amazon prime video
This movie is as the title itself suggest is the king of all gentleman spy movies. It comes under the spy cinema and is a good watch if you are interested in espionage thrillers and espionage movies. It includes British intelligence officers as they are on a big mission to catch a big terrorist to protect their place. This movie could have been one of the most brilliant spy movies ever but somewhere or the other it lacked a bit on the script and so it could not be ranked high on the list. It is a top-secret movie.
22. Spycraft
- Cast: Keith Milton, Robert bigman, Dylan berry
- Producer: Big Media house
- IMDB: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 57%
- Streaming Service: Netflix
- Genre: Spy movie
This movie would tell you about how the spy world works. It includes all spy game that happens in this world. It would show how countries create huge conspirations for their enemy countries and sometimes also for their ally countries. You would then really feel how bad this world is, that even the ally countries are not real friends. They even hate each other but they do not show it in the public. You would get to see the tough life of CIA agents and the top-secret that they carry with them. It has earned a lot of money at the box office.
21. A Murder of Quality
- Director: Gavin Millar
- Cast: Christian Bale, Glenda Jackson, Joss Ackland
- Picked From: A Murder of Quality
- IMDB: 6.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Streaming Service: A&E Network
A Murder of quality is all famous because of George’s smiley. This guy has made numerous movies about the CIA operative and mysterious criminal organizations. This has changed the whole perspective of all people towards the spy and their projects. They came to know how tough is the life of big spies in this world. This film won many awards too. It is also rated the best spy movie. The action-thriller is the exact genre of this movie. It is an undercover operative movie.
20. North by northwest
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Cary Grant, James Mason, Adam Williams
- Written by: Ernest Lehman
- IMDB: 8.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
It is going to hit your minds a lot as this movie has been rated so amazingly on Rotten tomatoes. This is one of those movies which have got that ninety-five percent plus rating on rotten tomatoes. It has shown an underground resistance movement also, It has been rated as the best spy movie on rotten tomatoes. It comes under the espionage thriller genre. Many people claimed that this series is a true story though there is no evidence of it. The secret agent would be seen collecting important stuff and tips for big attacks that are going to take place in this movie. You can say that this movie is a kind of spy game only.
19. Munich The edge of War
- Director: Christian Schwochow
- Cast: Andrew Eaton, Christian Schwochow, Ben Power
- Producer: Andrew Eaton
- IMDB: 6.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
- Streaming Service: Netflix
World war ii was one of the most tragic incidents to have happened in the timeline of this world. This has led to widespread hate amongst the communities of people living in the fighting countries. This movie is based on that incident itself. It would also show the cold war that happened in those countries during the wars. It would show you how spies worked and played spy games during this war to make their win and also protect it from external attacks. So it should be watched to know the real truth behind this war and make yourself aware of the bad times in history. This movie could be included in the historical drama.
18. Spy Game
- Director: Tony Scott
- Cast: Robert Redford, Stephane Dillain, Brad Pitt
- Story by: Michael Frost Bekner
- IMDB: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 66%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This movie is very much famous and one of the biggest successful movies by Robert Redford and Brad Pitt both. Brad Pitt became quite famous after working on this film. This film won many awards and recognition too. It has been awarded as the best foreign-language film also. Even Tom Hanks appreciated this movie a lot. It comes under the genre of spy film.
You would see a lot of the cold war in this historical drama. It could be looked upon as an average spy thriller movie because of some errors in the script that the audience did not like. This movie would show the fight between the united states spies and the spies from china. It could be a good watch if you do not like the tactics of china and china as a country. China is one of the biggest enemies of the United States and so this movie becomes a must if you are a true patriot.
17. Atomic blonde
- Director: David Leitch
- Cast: Charlize Theron, Sofia Boutella, John Goodman
- Music by: Tyler Bates
- IMDB: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 79%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This movie would show the life of a female CIA agent who has been sent to berlin for a very big project. The atomic blonde itself suggests that the girl has blonde hair and so it would be very tough for her to remain an undercover operative in berlin. This movie had challenged the idea of only male-dominated spies in the CIA. This movie should be on your hit list if you are a woman who wants to join the CIA and other undercover agencies. This could be a big boost to your dreams. David Leitch had been awarded many awards too for directing this film. The music of this film was also awesome and so Tyler Bates also gained a lot of fame in his career.
16. Zwart Boek
- Director: Paul Verhoeven
- Cast: Carice Van Houten, Halina Rejin, Thom Hoffman
- Producer: James Kyle
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
Zwart Boek is based on a woman spy. It shows the life of a young Jewish woman who lives an undercover life as she is working on a very big and important project. This could turn out to be an awesome movie if you are a woman. This movie would also show you how a woman has to control her betrayal in her relationship as she could not reveal it to the whole world as she is an undercover agent. But with all of that, she has to work on her project with full heart and soul.
Would she be able to succeed in her goals or would the people’s thought of not allowing women agents in big agencies like Mossad and CIA would win. This movie has won a lot of nominations and awards for its brilliant script. This movie also includes a cold war that is happening in the host country where the agent is working.
15. This Means War
- Director: McG
- Cast: Tom Hardy, Chris Pine, Chelsea Handler
- Music by: Christophe Beck
- IMDB: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 26%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This Means War has just changed the total meaning of spy movies. The spy movies or in general the tasks of spies are considered to be very pressurized and difficult. But this movie would show you the good side of this profession too. You would see the friendship between the agents and would see their happy times enjoying each other. This movie comes under the genre of action thriller and comedy. So this movie is very much needed if you are very much tensed about your office work or are unhappy with your job or with your idiot boss. Tom Hardy has done amazing acting in this movie which would make you feel better.
14. The Bourne identity
- Director: Doug Liman
- Adapted From: The Bourne identity
- Cast: Matt Damon, Jason Bourne, Brian Cox
- IMDB: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 84%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
The Bourne Identity is the movie we know you were waiting for all through this list. This is one of the most brilliant movies which would also show you the cold war. Matt Damon has done an amazing task in this movie. All thanks go to Jason bourne for his amazing skills. This movie would show you how bad life could turn. One person who lost his all memory leaves his comfort zone to know more about himself. He is alone on his journey. Would people help him in his life or would he have to live this life all alone? This movie is twenty years old and is still pasted on the walls of the minds of people. This is worth noticing point here.
13. Elvis movies
- Director: Baz Luhrrman
- Producer: Eliott Wheeler
- Cast: Austin Butler, Tom hanks, Colonel Tom Parker
- IMDB: 7.6
- Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
Elvis has not been viewed yet as it has not been released yet. It is going to bang your home this year. It is most probably going to release in June this year. And could be a big release this year because no other big spy movie is expected to release this year. It has got a lot of potentials to become a good spy movie as the money placed on this movie is very high. Also with the entry of Austin butler, the star cast of this movie is expected to become a star-studded one. It would give a lot of confidence to the director and producer. This would also be just one of its kinds of movies as the movie is directly going to hit Netflix and not the theatres.
12. Spy
- Director: Paul Feig
- Producer: Theodore Shapiro
- Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Rose Byrne, Jude Law
- IMDB: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
- Streaming Service: Apple TV
Spy is a comedy film which has got the stars like Melissa Mccarthy. She is one of the funniest actresses in the industry. Paul Feig wanted to cast an actress who could handle comedy all alone and so he picked her only.
This movie has done a lot of business all over the world earning billions of dollars. She has played the role of a CIA agent who only works at a desk and has no experience in working in the field. But as one of the members of the CIA leaves the job, she had to fill his boots and thus has to go to the field to complete the left project. This is going to be very tough for her to do so. But she had worked for many years in the CIA so she knows how all the operations in the CIA work. This could be very tough for her still.
11. True Lies
- Director: James Cameron
- Music By: Brad Fiedel
- Cast: Jamie lee curtis, Arnold Scharwenzer, Eliza Dushku
- IMDB: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 69%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This movie is all famous because of the character of this movie. The role played by every actor is worth watching in this movie. This movie is a good watch as it would show you what the wives of spies do when their agent husbands are not at home. The movie shows that the wife of an officer at the CIA has got an extramarital affair with a guy. When this news gets to the ears of the officer, he becomes very angry but he has got a very important mission to complete also. Would he skip the mission to take revenge on his wife or would he show his love towards his motherland? This could be a matter of pride for the agent also.
10. The American
- Director: Anton Coribjn
- Adapted From: A very Private Gentleman
- Cast: George clooney, violante placido, Thekla Reuten
- IMDB: 6.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 66%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
The American is a famous sniper movie in the united states. This movie shows the life of a murder specialist who was hired for big projects by the government and other important big agencies. He used to murder people for a high amount of money. But this time, the agencies want him to make a top-class full of new edge technologies sniper gun for a big murder project. Along with this, a spy is observing him on this project.
The spy is from Sweden. This could lead to a very dangerous end. Would he be caught this time or will he leave this tough situation with the help of his intelligence? This is just going to be a very interesting plot to watch.
9. Argo
- Director: Ben Affleck
- Producer: Ben Affleck
- Cast: Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Bryan Cranston
- IMDB: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
- Streaming Service: Apple TV
Argo as the name suggests is a spy and thriller movie made by ben the man. The agents have to rescue the hostages in Iran. Iran had made several Americans hostages in Iran. This would be a tough call for the united states government to send its agents to Iran as even a small mistake from them could lead to the death of all those hostages. Would he be successful in rescuing all those hostages or would Iran kill all those Americans? It would be a hell of a task for the group leader of the agents as he would be facing a lot of pressure from the media and the government. How he manages his cool during this situation is going to be worth watching.
8. Enemy of the State
- Director: Tony Scott
- Written by: David Marconi
- Cast: Will Smith, Jon Voight, Regina King
- IMDB: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
- Streaming Service: Disney Plus
The enemy of the states is going to be destroyed into pieces in the real world but in this movie, this enemy is going to be very dangerous for the whole country and its people. A short video of some guy planning to murder a top politician goes viral all over the united states due to which a cold war begins in the states.
Now the agents have a big task to catch that guy who has done all this and to kill him. This could be a hell of a task for the agents as they have to catch that guy at the earliest to save the politician from dying. This would lead to a very suspenseful story and the outcome could go anywhere around as it would not be easy even for the agents to get that guy in such a short period.
7. Bridge of Spies
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Producer: Dreamworks Picture production house
- Cast: Mark Rylance, Austin Stowell, Eve Hewson
- IMDB: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
- Streaming Service: sony pictures classics
Bridge of spies is made by the world’s most famous director who produces such a thrilling and suspenseful full movie that is nobody other than Steven Spielberg. This guy is the king of creating thriller movies. An American guy saves an external spy in the united states court from trials. But would he be successful in his plans as this would land him in huge trouble? Now the people would consider him to be a traitor to the country. He would have to negotiate at a place for saving that guy from the trial. What would be that thing where he would have to negotiate. Would that be a pilot that was caught in the soviet union or would it be something else?
6. Skyfall
- Director: Sam Mendes
- Music by: Thomas Newman
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem
- IMDB: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
Skyfall, the world-famous spy movie includes a Mi6 agent. This guy had retired from his service long ago but this time, he steals a hard disk from the office which carries some of the most influential and important news and information regarding the project on which the agency is currently working. But this way bond will come into huge trouble.
Now he would have to save his dear friend from dying and has also gotten back that hard disk from that guy. This would not be easy for bond as it would require a lot of hard work and perseverance from him. Would he get back that hard disk and keep the information safe from all external threats? Daniel Craig along with Judi dench has done commendable acting in this movie due to which this movie was nominated for various awards too.
5. Duplicity
- Director: Tony Gilroy
- Producer: James Newton Howard
- Cast: Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Laura Bickford
- IMDB: 6.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 65%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This story is all about two of the most competitive spies in the agency. These guys were separated from each other for the last 5 years. Now they both meet each other after 5 years, they both hate each other but both of them are excellent spies and are masters of their area. This would be a good movie to watch as it would show you the internal politics that happen inside the agencies and how spies have to deal with it. They both become spies in the field of industry and would now get a new set of projects. Would they be able to excel in these new sets of the project or would they fail heavily here? This is going to be a roller coaster ride for both of them.
4. Spies in disguise
- Director: Nick Bruno
- Producer: Theodore Shapiro
- Cast: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Karen Gillan
- IMDB: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 77%
- Streaming Service: Disney Plus
Spider-man would be seen in this spy movie. Yeah, you got it right our loving tom holland stars in this movie. The spies found themselves in a great disguise. But do you know what does the disguise of the spies means? It means that somebody is going to take benefit of that and is going to attack the city. The same is going to happen in this movie. A man from another county is going to take benefit of the disguise of that spy and is going to attack soon. But as this news gets to the ear of the spies, he would put his all energy to save his country from external threats. Would he be able to save his motherland or would die in disguise only?
3. A Most Wanted Man
- Director: Anton Coribjn
- Adapted From: A Most Wanted Man
- Cast: Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Daniel Bruhl
- IMDB: 6.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 85%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
A most wanted man, with this title, leads to two different scenarios. One is that the police are looking for a thief and the other one is that a woman is looking for somebody worths a life partner. Which one of these is true for this movie? This movie is about a Muslim guy who is a refugee from war and when he enters Germany, he thinks to reside there only. This could be a tough decision for him to leave his country and live in a new place. But even in that new country, people do not accept him so easily and assume that he is a terrorist and planning against Germany. Would he be able to prove the people wrong or would he be caught by the people of Germany even though he is not wrong with his intentions?
2. Allied
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Music By: Alan Silvestri
- Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Jared Harris, Marion Cotillard
- IMDB: 7.1/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 60%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This movie is based on world war ii. During this deadly war, one girl and a guy fall in love with each other. But after some days, the guy comes to know that the girl is from the enemy country and is planning to destroy his country. This is a big question and trouble for the guy as in one direction, he has his motherland and on the other hand, he has his wife. His wife is in no mood to leave her job and is going to work against the country of his husband. Would the man still be with her or would he leave her for his country?
1. Burn After Reading
- Director: Joel Coen
- Producer: Focus features productions
- Cast: J K Simmons, Tilda Swinton, Richards Jenkins
- IMDB: 7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
- Streaming Service: Amazon Prime Video
This story is about gym employees. The gym employees one day found a mysterious CD in their gym one day. When they checked that cd they came to know that this cd belonged to the CIA and by chance has been missed by them. So they decided to hand this over back to the CIA in exchange for some money. They gave this cd back to one of the agents. But after some days they come to know that by mistake they have handed that cd to a Russian agent rather than the CIA agent. This would be a slap on their patriotism. Now, what would they do to save their country and bring back that cd which contains important information?
The Spy Movies
Spy Movies are the biggest market in the current era. We all know about the United States, China, and Russia conflicts. These three countries are shown most in the spy film and thus people watch such movies the most. People have loved such kinds of movies more in the previous decade than romantic films. This is the major reason why the producers are also switching towards making more of such movies.
These movies have become more famous because of the big actors in the Hollywood industry taking part in acting in such films. This has made people go mad as they watch their favorite actor acting in such movies. People would go to the theatres to watch their favorite actors acting in such movies. This is the reason that such kinds of movies have overshadowed all other genres of movies.
Many such movies are around the corner this year too. People are very much interested to watch those movies. Netflix has invested a lot of money in those movies this year. They expect a huge return from these movies. Apart from them, even Amazon is going to present a lot of these movies in the upcoming months and years. This is going to increase competition amongst the different streaming companies which are good for the viewers as they would get better content to watch.
