Originally by Ranker FilmList RulesVote for your personal favorite spy films, regardless of how popular or successful they were at the box office.
On a secret mission to find a list of all the best spy movies ever made? Here it is! Many of these films are streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other services, ranked by lovers of espionage movies. If you can recite lines from every James Bond movie, this spy movie list is for you. If you like spy movies, be sure to also check out these lists of the best dramas on Netflix Instant and Amazon Prime, as well as the best action movies on Netflix Instant and Amazon Prime.
Sort it by cast, year, and director to discover new spy films. This list of spy movies also contains spy movie titles that can be clicked on for more information about the film. This spy films list can also be copied to start your own. This list, though, contains the best spy movies of all time, as voted on by fans of the films This spy movie list can be sorted alphabetically, by director, by year, and more, but is currently ordered from best to worst. Make this one count by voting for your favorites on this list.
This list of spy films includes spy movie titles that can be clicked on for more information about the film. It also includes the best female spy movies and spy movies based on books.
These are the top films in the spy genre, meaning that each and every one of these is a movie with at least a single element of the spy genre in it, be it the motifs of the spy genre or just some of the most common archetypes. Some are even considered the most accurate movies about espionage.
If we missed any spy movies on this list, please add them to the list yourself, as this is an open list, which means you can add any movies whenever you'd like (choices are subject to moderation). The films on this list cover the most famous spy movies of all time and are voted on by people who really care about spy movie lists.
You can find the release information for any of the films listed below. And this list also includes photos and spy movie trailers next to the names of the movies.
This list is made up of many different movies, including In Enemy Country and NetForce.
Whether you're at home and want to watch these spy movies on DVD, streaming Blu-ray or streaming, or if you're seeing them in theaters for the first time, this is a list of good spy movies that can be helpful in either situation to see where they all stack up. So from the latest, to the greatest spy movies, here is the full spy movies list, ordered from best to worst.
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1,008308Actors: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Albert Finney
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 American-German action spy thriller film directed by Paul... more
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997310Actors: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Michelle Monaghan, Brian Cox, Karl Urban
Directed by: Paul Greengrass
The Bourne Supremacy is a 2004 American-German action and spy film starring Robert Ludlum's... more3
1,372527Actors: Matt Damon, Clive Owen, Julia Stiles, Brian Cox, Chris Cooper
Directed by: Doug Liman
The Bourne Identity is a 2002 American-German action spy film adaptation of Robert Ludlum's... more4
927267Casino Royale
2006Actors: Alessandra Ambrosio, Eva Green, Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the Eon Productions James Bond film series and the... more5
578190Actors: Derek Jacobi, Edward Fox, Donald Sinden, Cyril Cusack, Timothy West
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 Anglo-French thriller film directed by Fred Zinnemann and... more6
745298Goldfinger
1964Actors: Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Garry Marshall, Shirley Eaton, Lois Maxwell
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Goldfinger is the third film in the James Bond series and the third to star Sean Connery as... more7
1,061445Actors: Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth
Directed by: Tomas Alfredson
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson. The screenplay... more8
756280Actors: Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Landau, Leo G. Carroll
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
North by Northwest is a 1959 American spy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and... more9
693273Actors: Sean Connery, Robert Shaw, Daniela Bianchi, Martine Beswick, Lois Maxwell
Directed by: Terence Young
From Russia with Love is the second James Bond film made by Eon Productions and the second to... more10
691299Spy Game
2001Actors: Brad Pitt, Robert Redford, Charlotte Rampling, Catherine McCormack, Omid Djalili
Directed by: Tony Scott
Spy Game is a 2001 American spy film directed by Tony Scott and starring Robert Redford and... more11
633263Actors: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Vanessa Redgrave, Emmanuelle Béart, Emilio Estevez
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Mission: Impossible is a 1996 American action spy film directed by Brian De Palma, based on... more12
856359Skyfall
2012Actors: Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Naomie Harris
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film produced by Eon Productions. It features Daniel... more13
683311Actors: Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Cliff Robertson, John Houseman
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Three Days of the Condor is a 1975 American political thriller film directed by Sydney Pollack... more14
266105Dr. No
1962Actors: Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Martine Beswick, Lois Maxwell
Directed by: Terence Young
Dr. No is a 1962 British spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film.... more15
600305Munich
2005Actors: Daniel Craig, Eric Bana, Geoffrey Rush, Ciarán Hinds, Ayelet Zurer
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Munich is a 2005 historical drama and political thriller film based on Operation Wrath of God,... more16
536237Ronin
1998Actors: Robert De Niro, Sean Bean, Ron Jeremy, Katarina Witt, Natascha McElhone
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Ronin is a 1998 American spy thriller action film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring... more17
384127Patriot Games
1992Actors: Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Sean Bean, Richard Harris
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Patriot Games is a 1992 action-suspense film directed by Phillip Noyce and based on Tom... more18
309123Spectre
2015Actors: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Spectre is a 2015 spy film directed by Sam Mendes, and the twenty-fourth film in the James... more19
376169Thunderball
1965Actors: Sean Connery, Luciana Paluzzi, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Lois Maxwell
Directed by: Terence Young
Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the... more20
378152Actors: Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin
Directed by: Christopher McQuarrie
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action spy film directed by Christopher... more21
474223Actors: Will Smith, Jack Black, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Seth Green
Directed by: Tony Scott
Enemy of the State is a 1998 American spy-thriller about a group of rogue U.S. National... more22
511278GoldenEye
1995Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, Judi Dench, Sean Bean, Minnie Driver
Directed by: Martin Campbell
GoldenEye is the seventeenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Pierce... more23
291143Actors: Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Jeremy Renner, Joan Allen, Albert Finney
Directed by: Tony Gilroy
The Bourne Legacy is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Tony Gilroy, and is the... more24
536260Actors: Tom Cruise, Paula Patton, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Monaghan, Simon Pegg
Directed by: Brad Bird
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol is a 2011 American action spy film directed by Brad... more25
444222Actors: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Robert Hardy, Warren Mitchell, Sam Wanamaker
Directed by: Martin Ritt
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a 1965 British Cold War spy film directed by Martin Ritt... more
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