| Slow Horses (2022) | 8.3 | |
| Dr. No (1962) | 7.2 | |
| Betrayal (2026) | 6.7 | |
| The Rock (1996) | 7.4 | |
| Turks & Caicos (2014) | 6.5 |
British spy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant british spy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out suspenseful, exciting, realistic, serious, suspense and tense films and TV shows about / with british spy, spy, espionage, secret agent, undercover, betrayal, chase, covert operation, spy thriller and murder plots mostly in Thriller, Action and Drama genres shot in UK, USA, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as british spy: Turks & Caicos (2014), Six Minutes to Midnight (2020), A Murder of Quality (1991), Thunderball (1965), The Liquidator (1965), From Russia with Love (1963), The Exception (2016), Funeral in Berlin (1966), Bullet to Beijing (1995), Die Another Day (2002).
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new life. He is hiding out in Ray-Bans on the Caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and ...
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, suspense, cult classic ...
Plot:
cia, espionage, british spy, spy, businessman, secret agent, undercover, state affairs, dishonesty, head of state, on the run, caribbean sea ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
caribbean
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Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is ...
Style:
political, suspense, disturbing, thought provoking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, against humanity, british secret service, nazism, danger, reconnaissance, controversy, allies, ideology, courage, political unrest, world war ...
Time:
2020s, 1930s, year 1939
Place:
england, europe, united kingdom, germany
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Genre: Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley ...
Style:
political thriller, crime thriller, clever, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
spy, murder, british spy, investigation, espionage, boarding school, amateur detective, dog, murder of wife, conspiracy, homosexual, teacher ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France, Bahamas
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.
Style:
saga, exciting, action adventure, cult classic, thrilling ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, scuba diving, 007, secret agent, agent, vigilante, underwater, assassin, secret service, cold war, femme fatale, terrorist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
bahamas, miami, caribbean, paris france, florida ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Spy spoof about Boysie Oakes, a British secret agent who specialises in Liquidating. In actual fact he contracts out the work and pretends it is was himself. This leads to complications.
Style:
spy comedy, spy action, eurospy
Plot:
cold war, espionage, secret agent, spying, british spy, spy spoof, james bond spoof, secret service agent, robot, undercover agent, undercover, politics ...
Place:
french riviera, england, france, nice france, united kingdom ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Italy, Turkey
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa Klebb and Kronsteen are out to snatch a decoding device known as the Lektor, using the ravishing ...
Style:
spy action, saga, exciting, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
james bond, spy, agent, 007, cold war, spy hero, train, vigilante, assassin, secret service, secret agent, espionage ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
turkey, russia, istanbul turkey, venice, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: UK, USA, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II, but falls for a young Jewish Dutch woman during his investigation.
Style:
sexy, suspense, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, nazi germany, nazi officer, gestapo, german soldier, nazi occupation, royalty, espionage, conspiracy, german army, love, sex scene ...
Time:
1940s, year 1940, 1920s, year 1934
Place:
germany, berlin germany, poland, netherlands, holland
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, visually stunning, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cold war, espionage, berlin wall, spy, funeral, 007, cold war era, betrayal, chase, covert operation, murder, hotel ...
Time:
year 1966, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, east germany, west berlin west germany, england ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Russia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When long-time British agent Harry Palmer loses his job because the Cold War is over, he's promptly approached by a Russian bossman, Alex. In St. Petersburg Alex tells Harry of his plan for Russia's future, which is threatened because a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, biological warfare, conspiracy, intrigue, state affairs, danger, political conspiracy, secret agent, undercover, betrayal, save the day, dishonesty ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia, beijing china, korea, europe, asia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Bond takes on a North Korean leader who undergoes DNA replacement procedures that allow him to assume different identities. American agent, Jinx Johnson assists Bond in his attempt to thwart the villain's plans to exploit a satellite that is ...
Style:
exciting, clever, entertaining, sexy, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, girls' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, espionage, agent, british secret service, sex, spy, cia, secret service, secret agent, james bond spoof, secret service agent ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
north korea, iceland, hong kong, britain, asia ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 374 min.
TV show
Story:
This is the story of Magnus Pym, from his childhood to the end of his career in middle age. As a young man, there is little doubt that his father Rick was the most influential character in his life. Rick was a raconteur, con man, thief, black ...
Style:
political, serious, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
espionage, spy, cold war, cold war era, covert operation, british spy, midlife crisis, cons and scams, state affairs, introspection, undercover, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
prague, czech republic, england, usa, austria
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
John Hughes joined MI5 during the war on terror and was at the forefront of averting the biggest terrorist plots on UK soil. Now in his mid 40s and married with two children he’s struggling to adapt to the new MI5, where threats to national ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, tense, dark, atmospheric
Plot:
espionage, conspiracy, betrayal, national security, moral ambiguity, assassination, ethical dilemma, cover up, intelligence agency, surveillance, male protagonist, family drama ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Thriller, War
Country: UK, USA, Poland
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A Polish spy working for the British during World War II is betrayed and compromised in Warsaw, leaving her no other choice but to descend into a dangerous world of treachery and deception in order to survive.
Style:
suspenseful, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
world war two, betrayal, espionage, spy thriller, double agent, moral ambiguity, treachery, female protagonist, paranoia, survival, identity crisis, political intrigue ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
warsaw poland, poland, britain
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take ...
Style:
parody, spoof, psychedelic, saga, spy comedy ...
Plot:
007, espionage, spy spoof, spy, satire, james bond, auction, woman fights a man, sexual attraction, secret agent, james bond spoof, farce ...
Time:
60s, year 1967, 20th century
Place:
berlin germany, scotland, india, highlands, france ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA, Japan, India, UK, Australia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Style:
3d animation, entertaining, semi serious, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
car race, racing, car racing, friendship, car, conspiracy, car chase, fantasy world, best friend, secret agent, friends, spy ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
arizona, london, tokyo, asia, europe ...
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
In Big Time Movie, the guys must tap their inner spy as their adventure finds them driving exotic cars and jumping out of helicopters, while trying to make it to their first world tour concert on time. Hot on their trail are evil henchmen named ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, spy comedy ...
Plot:
obsessive quest, music band, friendship, musical tour, lifestyle, musician's life, music, fame, courage, chase, boy band, spy ...
Place:
england, buckingham palace, big ben london, london
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Rachel Stone is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful, global, peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable — and dangerous — asset.
Style:
spy action, tense, exciting, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, spy, ex cia agent, agent, espionage, target, chase, fight, explosions, high speed chase, woman with a gun, woman fights a man ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
london, italy, senegal, alps, iceland ...
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378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
FBI chemical warfare expert Stanley Goodspeed is sent on an urgent mission with a former British spy, John Patrick Mason, to stop Gen. Francis X. Hummel from launching chemical weapons on Alcatraz Island into San Francisco. Gen. Hummel demands $100 ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, action packed, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
terrorism, hostage, alcatraz, twists and turns, prison, traitor, jail, military, mercenary, terrorist, car chase, prison escape ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
san francisco, california, bay area, usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Plan Aurora, led by Kim Philby is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear ...
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
espionage, spy, politics, undercover, cold war, kgb, nuclear bomb, secret agent, conspiracy, closeted homosexual, chase, betrayal ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
russia, england, glasgow scotland, europe, london ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: UK, Russia, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nick" Petrov (Jason Connery), ex-CIA agent Craig (Michael Sarrazin), and ex-KGB Colonel Gradsky (Lev Prygunov). They take on the job of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, independent film, eurospy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, private detective, chess, cold war, law enforcement, british spy, james bond spoof, violent content, secret agent, nuclear threat, danger, undercover ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
russia, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In this Eduardo Molinaro Spy-Spoof, Anthony Perkins plays a Russian spy sent out to steal sensitive information from NATO about military mobilization. Without much intelligence of his own, the distrusted agent of Soviet intelligence needs all the ...
Style:
hilarious, realistic, semi serious, exciting, offbeat ...
Plot:
cold war, espionage, murder, undercover, cat, deception, dog, party, spy spoof, grandmother granddaughter relationship, secret agent, comedy of errors ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
russia, london, england, united kingdom, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Jonas Wilde, a British secret agent licensed to kill, wants to resign from his murderous work, but his superiors pressure him into taking on a new assignment-the assassination of a defecting Soviet scientist. In the course of the dangerous mission, ...
Style:
grindhouse, political thriller, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
secret agent, espionage, undercover, cold war, secret service agent, 007, covert operation, undercover agent, ship, british spy, special agent, heroes ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, england, russia, hungary, glasgow scotland ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
In the post-pandemic world of 2024 during an upcoming British general election involving the UK’s first Black Conservative prime minister, a leading team of analysts at the heart of the UK’s NSA-style spy agency GCHQ attempt to ward off a ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, political, suspense ...
Plot:
politics, team, cybercrime, national security, secret agent, analyst, government agent, spy, hacker, confrontation, special agent, terrorist attack ...
Time:
near future, future
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
This quick-witted spy drama follows a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.
Style:
captivating, tense, disturbing, funny, dark comedy ...
Plot:
espionage, team, reconnaissance, secret agent, cia agent, crime investigation, british intelligence, misfit, prospector, spy thriller, agent, spy ...
Time:
future, 2020s
Place:
united kingdom, england, london, britain
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When soldier Shaun Emery's conviction for a murder in Afghanistan is overturned due to flawed video evidence, he returns to life as a free man with his young daughter. But when damning CCTV footage from a night out in London comes to light, ...
Style:
captivating, suspense, detective, crime drama, intense ...
Plot:
twists and turns, murder, police, capture, investigation, evidence, stalking, ex soldier, police officer, suspicion of murder, lawyer, mature ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
The stage is set during the 19th century London, in its capital where a wall divides the east and west of the Kingdom of Albion. Five high school girls, who enrolled in the prestigious Queens May Fair School, are involved in spy activities that ...
Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, yaoi ...
Plot:
spy, battles, spy mission, teenager, teenage protagonist, japanese schoolgirl, schoolgirl, teenage girl, teamwork, alternate history, steampunk, british spy ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
london
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of ...
Style:
sitcom, retro, fast, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, female warrior, espionage, kickass women, secret agent, undercover, woman with a gun, covert operation, superhero, villain, james bond spoof, wartime ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA, Hungary, Turkey
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:
confusing, neo noir, bleak, period piece, political ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
cold war, espionage, spy, secret service, mole, british intelligence, investigation, double agent, kgb, government agency, secret agent, undercover ...
Time:
70s, year 2011, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
london, england, europe, istanbul turkey, hungary ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Style:
talky, clever, serious, political thriller, contemplative ...
Plot:
cold war, spy, espionage, secret service, double agent, book, investigation, betrayal, kgb, mole, spy thriller, british intelligence ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, paris france ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
A look at the 007 creator, Ian Fleming, and his early life set against the permissive society of war-torn WWII London.
Style:
serious, stylized, period piece, sexy, dramatic ...
Plot:
spy, british secret service, writers, world war two, espionage, hotshot hero, post war, biopic, james bond, womanizer, love and romance, nazi occupation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, 50s
Place:
london, england, britain
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