Espionage movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant espionage movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, political thriller and political films and TV shows about / with espionage, spy, undercover, spy thriller, agent, cia, conspiracy, secret agent, investigation and intrigue plots mostly in Thriller, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
espionage
TOP 10 movies tagged as espionage: Breach (2007), The Spy (2019), Snowden (2016), The Ipcress File (1965), The Night Manager (2016), The Americans (2013), Body of Lies (2008), Enemy of the State (1998), Homeland (2011), A Most Wanted Man (2014).
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New films
Special Ops: Lioness (2023) | 7.7 | |
Citadel (2023) | 6.2 | |
Rabbit Hole (2023) | 7.4 | |
Heart of Stone (2023) | 5.7 | |
Ghosted (2023) | 5.8 |
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62K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
espionage, investigation, spy, cia, double agent, betrayal, fbi, surveillance, manipulation, cold war, conspiracy, suspicion ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa, moscow russia, soviet union, ussr, washington d.c.
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49K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: France, USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
In the 1960s, Israeli clerk-turned-secret agent Eli Cohen goes deep undercover inside Syria on a perilous, years-long mission to spy for Mossad.
Style:
factual, serious, realistic, historical drama, exciting ...
Plot:
espionage, mossad, spy, israeli palestinian conflict, secret mission, politics, arab, national security, arab israeli conflict, secrets, history lesson, real life ...
Time:
2010s, 60s
Place:
middle east, syria, israel
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162K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Style:
realistic, factual, political thriller, thought provoking, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
espionage, journalism, whistleblower, fighting the system, hacking, moral dilemma, internet, surveillance, technology, cia, spying, idealism ...
Time:
year 2016, 20th century, year 2015, year 2009, year 2012 ...
Place:
hong kong, geneva switzerland, japan, russia, america ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
This espionage thriller represents a landmark in spy movies introducing the sly, dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer. The story, centers on Palmer's investigation into British Intelligence security. He's soon enmeshed in a world of ...
Style:
atmospheric, suspenseful, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, conspiracy, spy, double agent, brainwashing, politics, undercover, investigation, british, political intrigue, secret agent ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
london, albania, england, europe, scotland yard
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 346 min.
TV show
Story:
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infiltrate the inner circle of lethal arms dealer ...
Style:
serious, suspense, tense, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
espionage, spy, arms dealer, undercover, corruption, working undercover, secret service, arms dealing, british secret service, violent, betrayal, murder ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, switzerland, morocco, spain, london ...
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110K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI ...
Style:
exciting, realistic, captivating, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, undercover, kgb, mole, double life, working undercover, investigation, double agent, fbi, top secret ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., soviet union, usa
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239K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The CIA’s hunt is on for the mastermind of a wave of terrorist attacks. Roger Ferris is the agency’s man on the ground, moving from place to place, scrambling to stay ahead of ever-shifting events. An eye in the sky – a satellite link – ...
Style:
clever, political, exciting, tense, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
terrorism, spy, cia, espionage, cia agent, terrorist, intelligence agency, secret service, government agency, conspiracy, danger, politics ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, jordan, syria, virginia ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Hotshot Washington lawyer, Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape – and destroy Dean.
Style:
clever, tense, suspense, political thriller, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, date night, kids
Plot:
conspiracy, surveillance, espionage, cia, political conspiracy, uncover truth, on the run, investigation, politics, twists and turns, manhunt, intelligence ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s
Place:
baltimore, washington d.c., maryland, afghanistan, iraq ...
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359K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, political ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, spy, national security, investigation, treason, war on terror, terrorist, danger, secret service, top secret ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
israel, langley virginia, usa, iraq, new york ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Germany
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.
Style:
clever, bleak, tense, political, suspense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, spy, intelligence, surveillance, immigrant, war on terror, islam, secret service, investigation, betrayal, intelligence agency ...
Time:
year 2014, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, britain
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their ...
Style:
tense, realistic, political thriller, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
spy, espionage, undercover agent, terrorism, investigation, danger, national security, secret service, twists and turns, characters in danger, obsession, cia ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, paris france, israel, iran, middle east ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a ...
Style:
serious, suspense, captivating, exciting, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, investigation, terrorism, spy, agent, terrorist, conspiracy, twists and turns, cia agent, danger, shooting ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, langley virginia, washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
Style:
clever, confusing, bleak, atmospheric, thought provoking ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, secret service, investigation, british intelligence, mole, double agent, kgb, conspiracy, surveillance, intelligence ...
Time:
70s, year 2011, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, london, somalia, britain ...
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234K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, suspenseful, intense, tense ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
cia, espionage, secret service, secret agent, on the run, gunfight, cia agent, betrayal, conspiracy, mercenary, corruption, rogue agent ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
cape town south africa, africa, south africa, iran, langley virginia ...
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59K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer, Samir Horn.
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, political ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, terrorism, islam, religion, conspiracy, faith, bomb, twists and turns, cia, propaganda, traitor, spy ...
Time:
year 2008, year 1978, 21st century
Place:
chicago, sudan, los angeles, nice france, toronto ontario canada ...
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237K
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, France
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and ...
Style:
political, intense, suspense, brutal, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, vengeance, assassination, mossad, judaism, politics, murder, spy, terrorist, islamic terrorism, cia ...
Time:
70s, year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, year 1972
Place:
middle east, israel, palestine, germany, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate ...
Style:
suspense, realistic, dramatic, intense, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cold war, lawyer, espionage, spy, cia, justice, courtroom, court, trial, berlin wall, soviet spy, negotiation ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 50s, 60s ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, persia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, clever, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, spy, espionage, secret service, secret organization, undercover, mentor, british, tough guy, chase, undercover agent, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, year 1997, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, kentucky, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cia, espionage, terrorism, undercover agent, conspiracy, terrorist, race against time, murder, government agency, undercover, corruption, assassin ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, year 2013, 2000s, year 2001 ...
Place:
russia, new york, afghanistan, london, big ben london ...
Is relevant ?
329K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, surprise ending, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
cia, female protagonist, espionage, secret service, spy, strong female lead, double agent, chase, agent as target, one woman army, female spy, female assassin ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, north korea, washington d.c., russia, soviet union ...
Is relevant ?
38K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A top Israeli agent comes out of retirement to hunt for a Palestinian militant he thought he'd killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
espionage, israeli palestinian conflict, terrorist, war on terror, terror, israeli, assassination, murder, danger, chase, mossad, spy ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
israel, palestine, middle east
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
JUNG Jin-soo, a South Korean intelligence agent, comes across an unidentifiable operative, a 'ghost,' while surveilling a North Korean weapons deal in Berlin. The mystery figure is a North Korean secret agent, PYO Jong-seong, whose ...
Style:
tense, serious, stylized, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
espionage, double agent, spy, intrigue, hidden identity, on the run, manhunt, chase, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, betrayal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north korea, berlin germany, germany, south korea
Is relevant ?
134K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style:
political thriller, suspense, cerebral, political, tense ...
Plot:
terrorism, cia, corruption, capitalism, espionage, politics, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, political conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
middle east, usa, israel, iran, lebanon ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, political, realistic, harsh ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, cia, espionage, military, 9/11, special forces, manhunt, al qaeda, islamic terrorism, propaganda, terrorist plot, investigation ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2011 ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
Is relevant ?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the cold war during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
Style:
political, black and white, suspense, grim, realistic ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, berlin wall, iron curtain, british intelligence, double agent, politics, great ending, secret agent, spy thriller, loner ...
Time:
60s, year 1965, 20th century
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, london, england, persia ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A bookish CIA researcher finds all his co-workers dead, and must outwit those responsible until he figures out who he can really trust.
Style:
political thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, exciting ...
Plot:
conspiracy, espionage, cia, fighting the system, political conspiracy, uncover truth, who to trust, life turned upside down, hitman, manhunt, assassin, cold war ...
Time:
70s, year 1975, 20th century
Place:
new york, middle east, persia, usa, washington d.c. ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately ...
Style:
romantic, exciting, entertaining, action comedy, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, boys' night, date night ...
Plot:
spy, secret agent, chase, cia, espionage, couples, on the run, chases and races, undercover, secret service, assassin, gunfight ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
boston, austria, spain, kansas, andalusia ...
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Genre: Action, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, France, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne ...
Style:
exciting, intense, rough, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
cia, conspiracy, espionage, spy, secret agent, corruption, secret service, escapades, hitman, fighting the system, danger, memory ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
langley virginia, new york, paris france, tangier morocco, moscow russia ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The true story of British intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun, who prior to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed ...
Style:
political, suspenseful, psychological, surprise ending, serious ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night, adult
Plot:
whistleblower, spy, british politics, espionage, politics, british secret service, legal, lawyer, iraq war, expose, female secret agent, secret ...
Time:
year 2003, year 2019, 2000s, year 2004
Place:
kurdistan, united kingdom, london, washington d.c.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, captivating, tense, costume drama ...
Plot:
social problems, political intrigue, espionage, interwar period, german history, conspiracy, european history, police investigation, police, national socialism, world war two, political scandal ...
Time:
1920s, pre world war two, 1930s, year 1929, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany
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