Cinemaths · List View Spy/Espionage Films Ranked by Score
101 films · View as Text List
1.
96 /100
98th percentile
North by Northwest
1959 136m Thriller, Adventure, NR
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
USA · English
2.
96 /100
98th percentile
The Lives of Others
2006 137m Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Germany · German
3.
93 /100
95th percentile
Argo
2012 120m Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Ben Affleck
USA · English
4.
92 /100
93rd percentile
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 125m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
UK · English
5.
91 /100
92nd percentile
Goldfinger
1964 110m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
6.
91 /100
92nd percentile
Casino Royale
2006 144m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Martin Campbell
UK · English
7.
89 /100
89th percentile
Eye in the Sky
2016 102m Drama, Thriller, War, R
Directed by
Gavin Hood
UK · English
8.
88 /100
87th percentile
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 147m Action, Adventure, PG-13
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
USA · English
9.
87 /100
85th percentile
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 115m Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
USA · English
10.
87 /100
85th percentile
Skyfall
2012 143m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Sam Mendes
UK · English
11.
86 /100
83rd percentile
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 133m Action, Thriller, Adventure, PG-13
Directed by
Brad Bird
USA · English
12.
85 /100
80th percentile
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 142m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Peter R. Hunt
UK · English
13.
85 /100
80th percentile
GoldenEye
1995 130m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Martin Campbell
UK · English
14.
85 /100
80th percentile
The Ghost Writer
2010 128m Thriller, Mystery, PG-13
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Belgium · English
15.
84 /100
78th percentile
Licence to Kill
1989 133m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
16.
84 /100
78th percentile
The Bourne Supremacy
2004 108m Action, Drama, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
USA · English
17.
84 /100
78th percentile
Bridge of Spies
2015 141m Thriller, Drama, PG-13
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
18.
83 /100
75th percentile
You Only Live Twice
1967 117m Action, Thriller, Adventure, PG
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
UK · English
19.
83 /100
75th percentile
Burn After Reading
2008 96m Comedy, Drama, R
Directed by
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
USA · English
20.
82 /100
73rd percentile
The Quiet American
2002 101m Romance, Thriller, Drama, War, R
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
USA · English
21.
81 /100
72nd percentile
The Bourne Identity
2002 119m Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Doug Liman
USA · English
22.
81 /100
72nd percentile
The Man Standing Next
2020 114m Drama, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Woo Min-ho
South Korea · Korean
23.
80 /100
69th percentile
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011 127m Drama, Thriller, Mystery, R
Directed by
Tomas Alfredson
UK · English
24.
80 /100
69th percentile
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015 131m Action, Adventure, PG-13
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
USA · English
25.
80 /100
69th percentile
The Hunt for Red October
1990 135m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
John McTiernan
USA · English
26.
79 /100
67th percentile
From Russia with Love
1963 115m Action, Thriller, Adventure, PG
Directed by
Terence Young
UK · English
27.
79 /100
67th percentile
The Living Daylights
1987 130m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
28.
79 /100
67th percentile
Get Smart
2008 110m Action, Comedy, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Peter Segal
USA · English
29.
79 /100
67th percentile
Beirut
2018 109m Action, Thriller, Drama, R
Directed by
Brad Anderson
USA · English
30.
78 /100
64th percentile
For Your Eyes Only
1981 128m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
31.
78 /100
64th percentile
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 95m Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction, PG-13
Directed by
Jay Roach
USA · English
32.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Dr. No
1962 110m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Terence Young
UK · English
33.
76 /100
60th percentile
The Manchurian Candidate
2004 129m Drama, Thriller, Mystery, R
Directed by
Jonathan Demme
USA · English
34.
76 /100
60th percentile
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
2025 170m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
USA · English
35.
75 /100
58th percentile
Haywire
2012 93m Action, Thriller, Drama, R
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
USA · English
36.
75 /100
58th percentile
Munich
2005 164m Drama, Action, History, Thriller, R
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
USA · English
37.
75 /100
58th percentile
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 89m Science Fiction, Comedy, Crime, PG-13
Directed by
Jay Roach
USA · English
38.
74 /100
56th percentile
Moonraker
1979 126m Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction, PG
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
UK · English
39.
74 /100
56th percentile
Octopussy
1983 131m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
40.
74 /100
56th percentile
Clear and Present Danger
1994 141m Action, Drama, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
USA · English
41.
73 /100
54th percentile
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 125m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
42.
73 /100
54th percentile
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002 113m Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, History, R
Directed by
George Clooney
USA · English
43.
73 /100
54th percentile
Breach
2007 110m Drama, Thriller, Crime, History, PG-13
Directed by
Billy Ray
USA · English
44.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Thunderball
1965 130m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Terence Young
UK · English
45.
72 /100
52nd percentile
True Lies
1994 141m Action, Thriller, R
Directed by
James Cameron
USA · English
46.
70 /100
48th percentile
Red
2010 111m Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Robert Schwentke
USA · English
47.
70 /100
48th percentile
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
2023 164m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Christopher McQuarrie
USA · English
48.
69 /100
45th percentile
Mission: Impossible III
2006 126m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
J.J. Abrams
USA · English
49.
69 /100
45th percentile
Quantum of Solace
2008 106m Adventure, Action, Thriller, Crime, PG-13
Directed by
Marc Forster
UK · English
50.
69 /100
45th percentile
Spy
2015 120m Action, Comedy, Crime, R
Directed by
Paul Feig
USA · English
51.
69 /100
45th percentile
Patriot Games
1992 117m Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, R
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
USA · English
52.
69 /100
45th percentile
Company Business
1991 98m Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Nicholas Meyer
USA · English
53.
68 /100
42nd percentile
Mission: Impossible
1996 110m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Brian De Palma
USA · English
54.
68 /100
42nd percentile
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002 94m Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction, PG-13
Directed by
Jay Roach
USA · English
55.
68 /100
42nd percentile
The Bourne Legacy
2012 135m Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Tony Gilroy
USA · English
56.
68 /100
42nd percentile
The Conversation
1974 114m Crime, Drama, Mystery, PG
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
USA · English
57.
68 /100
42nd percentile
The 39 Steps
1935 86m Mystery, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
UK · English
58.
67 /100
40th percentile
Kingsman: The Secret Service
2015 129m Crime, Comedy, Action, Adventure, R
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
UK · English
59.
67 /100
40th percentile
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
2005 120m Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Doug Liman
USA · English
60.
67 /100
40th percentile
Safe House
2012 115m Action, Thriller, R
Directed by
Daniel Espinosa
USA · English
61.
67 /100
40th percentile
No Time to Die
2021 163m Action, Thriller, Adventure, PG-13
Directed by
Cary Joji Fukunaga
UK · English
62.
65 /100
37th percentile
A View to a Kill
1985 131m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
John Glen
UK · English
63.
65 /100
37th percentile
A Most Wanted Man
2014 121m Thriller, R
Directed by
Anton Corbijn
UK · English
64.
65 /100
37th percentile
Enemy of the State
1998 132m Action, Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Tony Scott
USA · English
65.
65 /100
37th percentile
Red Sparrow
2018 140m Thriller, Mystery, R
Directed by
Francis Lawrence
USA · English
66.
65 /100
37th percentile
Atomic Blonde
2017 115m Action, Adventure, Thriller, R
Directed by
David Leitch
USA · English
67.
64 /100
35th percentile
Never Say Never Again
1983 134m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Irvin Kershner
USA · English
68.
64 /100
35th percentile
The Courier
2021 112m Thriller, History, Drama, PG-13
Directed by
Dominic Cooke
UK · English
69.
63 /100
32nd percentile
3 Days of the Condor
1975 117m Thriller, Mystery, R
Directed by
Sydney Pollack
USA · English
70.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Black Bag
2025 94m Drama, Mystery, Thriller, R
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
USA · English
71.
62 /100
31st percentile
Duplicity
2009 125m Romance, Comedy, Crime, PG-13
Directed by
Tony Gilroy
USA · English
72.
61 /100
30th percentile
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 120m Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
73.
61 /100
30th percentile
The World Is Not Enough
1999 128m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Michael Apted
UK · English
74.
61 /100
30th percentile
The Manchurian Candidate
1962 126m Thriller, Drama, PG-13
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
USA · English
75.
59 /100
26th percentile
Without Remorse
2021 110m Action, Thriller, War, R
Directed by
Stefano Sollima
USA · English
76.
58 /100
25th percentile
The Sum of All Fears
2002 124m Thriller, Action, Drama, PG-13
Directed by
Phil Alden Robinson
USA · English
77.
57 /100
24th percentile
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 119m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Roger Spottiswoode
UK · English
78.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Jason Bourne
2016 123m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Paul Greengrass
USA · English
79.
54 /100
20th percentile
Sneakers
1992 126m Comedy, Crime, Drama, PG-13
Directed by
Phil Alden Robinson
USA · English
80.
53 /100
19th percentile
Spectre
2015 148m Action, Adventure, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Sam Mendes
UK · English
81.
53 /100
19th percentile
Snowden
2016 134m Drama, History, Crime, Thriller, R
Directed by
Oliver Stone
USA · English
82.
52 /100
18th percentile
Body of Lies
2008 128m Action, Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
Ridley Scott
USA · English
83.
52 /100
18th percentile
The Amateur
2025 123m Thriller, Action, PG-13
Directed by
James Hawes
USA · English
84.
51 /100
17th percentile
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
2017 141m Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, R
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
UK · English
85.
51 /100
17th percentile
The International
2009 118m Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime, Adventure, Mystery, R
Directed by
Tom Tykwer
USA · English
86.
51 /100
17th percentile
The King's Man
2021 131m Action, Adventure, Thriller, R
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
UK · English
87.
50 /100
16th percentile
Mission: Impossible 2
2000 123m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
John Woo
USA · English
88.
49 /100
15th percentile
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985 132m Thriller, Drama, Crime, R
Directed by
John Schlesinger
USA · English
89.
49 /100
15th percentile
Back in Action
2025 114m Action, Comedy, PG-13
Directed by
Seth Gordon
USA · English
90.
48 /100
14th percentile
Live and Let Die
1973 121m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Guy Hamilton
UK · English
91.
46 /100
13th percentile
The Good Shepherd
2006 167m Drama, Thriller, History, R
Directed by
Robert De Niro
USA · English
92.
45 /100
12th percentile
Tenet
2020 150m Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, PG-13
Directed by
Christopher Nolan
UK · English
93.
40 /100
10th percentile
The Tailor of Panama
2001 109m Drama, Thriller, R
Directed by
John Boorman
Ireland · English
94.
38 /100
9th percentile
Salt
2010 100m Action, Mystery, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Phillip Noyce
USA · English
95.
37 /100
8th percentile
Die Another Day
2002 133m Adventure, Action, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Lee Tamahori
UK · English
96.
37 /100
8th percentile
Cars 2
2011 106m Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, G
Directed by
John Lasseter
USA · English
97.
35 /100
7th percentile
Argylle
2024 139m Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Matthew Vaughn
UK · English
98.
33 /100
7th percentile
Rosebud
1975 127m Action, Thriller, PG
Directed by
Otto Preminger
USA · English
99.
32 /100
6th percentile
Ghosted
2023 117m Action, Comedy, Romance, PG-13
Directed by
Dexter Fletcher
USA · English
100.
28 /100
5th percentile
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 105m Action, Drama, Thriller, PG-13
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
USA · English
101.
26 /100
5th percentile
My Spy
2020 99m Family, Action, Comedy, PG-13
Directed by
Peter Segal
USA · English