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1. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
PG-13 | 163 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 245,641 | Gross: $172.14M
2. Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg
Votes: 377,744 | Gross: $220.16M
3. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Adam Brody, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 540,779 | Gross: $186.34M
4. Mission: Impossible (1996)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart, Henry Czerny
Votes: 469,845 | Gross: $180.98M
5. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Ethan and his team take on their most impossible mission yet when they have to eradicate an international rogue organization as highly skilled as they are and committed to destroying the IMF.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie | Stars: Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg
Votes: 410,573 | Gross: $195.04M
6. Charlie's Angels (2019)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When a young systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all.
Director: Elizabeth Banks | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks
Votes: 79,610 | Gross: $17.80M
7. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki
Votes: 332,187 | Gross: $45.45M
8. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
PG-13 | 165 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When humanity allies with a bounty hunter in pursuit of Optimus Prime, the Autobots turn to a mechanic and his family for help.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 331,380 | Gross: $245.44M
9. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
Votes: 528,092 | Gross: $209.40M
10. Charlie's Angels (2000)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.
Director: McG | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray
Votes: 196,155 | Gross: $125.31M
11. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
IMF agent Ethan Hunt comes into conflict with a dangerous and sadistic arms dealer who threatens his life and his fiancée in response.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Tom Cruise, Michelle Monaghan, Ving Rhames, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Votes: 390,429 | Gross: $134.03M
12. Mission: Impossible II (2000)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
IMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
Director: John Woo | Stars: Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandiwe Newton, Ving Rhames
Votes: 377,390 | Gross: $215.41M
13. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit, takes on an evil organization led by a notorious arms dealer.
Director: Stephen Sommers | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Votes: 214,947 | Gross: $152.27M
14. Spy x Family Code: White (2023)
PG-13 | 110 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
After receiving an order to be replaced in Operation Strix, Loid decides to help Anya win a cooking competition at Eden Academy, by making the director's favorite meal in order to prevent his replacement.
Directors: Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Takashi Katagiri | Stars: Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami, Ken'ichirô Matsuda
Votes: 905
15. Get Smart (2008)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Maxwell Smart, a highly intellectual but bumbling spy working for the CONTROL agency, is tasked with preventing a terrorist attack from rival spy agency KAOS.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne Johnson
Votes: 228,500 | Gross: $130.32M
16. Snake Eyes (2021)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A G.I. Joe spin-off centered around the character of Snake Eyes.
Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Henry Golding, Andrew Koji, Haruka Abe, Takehiro Hira
Votes: 44,421
17. Æon Flux (2005)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Æon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo, Marton Csokas
Votes: 132,719 | Gross: $25.87M
18. I Spy (2002)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A professional athlete has to help a U.S. government agent recover a missing jet.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Owen Wilson, Famke Janssen, Malcolm McDowell
Votes: 53,420 | Gross: $33.56M
19. MI-5 (2015)
R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman
Votes: 23,879
20. The New Avengers (1976–1977)
60 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Secret agent Steed, working for an unnamed branch of British intelligence, is teamed up with two partners to fight evil plots for world domination, dealing with suspended animation, biological warfare, robotics, and other threats.
Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Maurice Marsac
Votes: 2,603
21. Mission: Impossible (1988–1990)
TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An elite covert operations unit carries out highly sensitive missions subject to official denial in the event of failure, death or capture.
Stars: Peter Graves, Thaao Penghlis, Antony Hamilton, Phil Morris
Votes: 4,291
22. The Saint (2017 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
International master thief, Simon Templar, also known as The Saint, is tasked to find a man's kidnapped daughter. In addition to evading the authorities, Simon must face a dangerous adversary from his past.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Adam Rayner, Eliza Dushku, Ian Ogilvy, James Remar
Votes: 6,942
23. Get Smart, Again! (1989 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Smart is called back to duty as KAOS is back causing trouble again with a 'weather machine'.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Bernie Kopell, Dick Gautier
Votes: 1,518
24. CI5: The New Professionals (1998–1999)
50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
CI5, the British force formed by George Cowley to combat "anarchy, acts of terrorism and crimes against the public," has grown into an international force with agents from around the world.
Stars: Edward Woodward, Kal Weber, Colin Wells, Lexa Doig
Votes: 223
25. The Man Called Flintstone (1966)
Unrated | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While preparing for a camping trip, Fred Flintstone is enlisted by the Bedrock Secret Service to capture a criminal mastermind after a spy who looks like him is injured on the job.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Gerry Johnson
Votes: 1,854
26. The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
When THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.
Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Patrick Macnee, Tom Mason
Votes: 742
27. Callan (1974)
PG | 106 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Greg Callan's cousin David Callan top agent/assassin for the S.I.S., was forced to retire because he had lost his nerve. Now, Callan is called back into service to handle the assassination ... See full summary »
Director: Don Sharp | Stars: Edward Woodward, Eric Porter, Carl Möhner, Catherine Schell
Votes: 835
28. Line Walker (2016)
109 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
Several cops went undercover. Due to some issues, all undercover identities were wiped clean from the police database.
Director: Jazz Boon | Stars: Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, Charmaine Sheh
Votes: 1,615
29. The Spy with My Face (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin are sent to the Swiss Alps to find a secret nuclear weapon design but T.H.R.U.S.H. agents kidnap Solo and replace him with a look-alike double.
Director: John Newland | Stars: Robert Vaughn, Senta Berger, David McCallum, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 560
30. The Karate Killers (1967)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin battle T.H.R.U.S.H. spies to seize Dr. True's secret chemical formula used in extracting gold from sea water.
Director: Barry Shear | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Joan Crawford, Curd Jürgens
Votes: 699
31. The Case of the Red Monkey (1955)
Approved | 71 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A US agent protects a defecting Russian scientist in London as scientists are murdered. The agent finds the killers' hideout, is captured with a policeman's niece, escapes, and stops the killings.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Russell Napier, John Horsley
Votes: 187
32. Mission: Impossible - Operation Surma (2003 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Thriller
IMF operative Ethan Hunt gets hired for a new mission called "Operation Surma".
Director: J.D. Smith | Stars: Ving Rhames, Steve Blum, John Polson, Melinda Clarke
Votes: 104