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  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)

    1. Dr. No

    19621h 50mPG78Metascore
    7.2 (186K)
    A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard Lee
  • Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)

    2. From Russia with Love

    19631h 55mPG83Metascore
    7.3 (151K)
    James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by the organization Spectre.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte Lenya
  • Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (2006)

    3. Casino Royale

    20062h 24mPG-1380Metascore
    8.0 (717K)
    After earning a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, in Montenegro.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsDaniel CraigEva GreenJudi Dench
  • Daniel Craig in Skyfall (2012)

    4. Skyfall

    20122h 23mPG-1381Metascore
    7.8 (750K)
    James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie Harris
  • Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    19692h 22mPG61Metascore
    6.7 (103K)
    British agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.
    DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsGeorge LazenbyDiana RiggTelly Savalas
  • Gary Oldman in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

    6. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    20112h 7mR85Metascore
    7.0 (220K)
    In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
    DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsGary OldmanColin FirthTom Hardy
  • Matt Damon, Franka Potente, and Nicky Naudé in The Bourne Identity (2002)

    7. The Bourne Identity

    20021h 59mPG-1368Metascore
    7.8 (595K)
    A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
    DirectorDoug LimanStarsFranka PotenteMatt DamonChris Cooper
  • Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

    8. The Bourne Supremacy

    20041h 48mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (500K)
    When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonFranka PotenteJoan Allen
  • Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

    9. The Bourne Ultimatum

    20071h 55mPG-1385Metascore
    8.0 (671K)
    Jason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonEdgar RamírezJoan Allen
  • Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys in The Americans (2013)

    10. The Americans

    2013–201875 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (117K)
    At the height of the Cold War, married KGB spies pose as Americans in Washington, D.C.
    CreatorJoseph WeisbergStarsKeri RussellMatthew RhysKeidrich Sellati
  • The Good Shepherd (2006)

    11. The Good Shepherd

    20062h 47mR61Metascore
    6.7 (111K)
    The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.
    DirectorRobert De NiroStarsMatt DamonAngelina JolieRobert De Niro
  • Robert De Niro in Ronin (1998)

    12. Ronin

    19982h 2mR67Metascore
    7.2 (201K)
    A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRobert De NiroJean RenoNatascha McElhone
  • Saoirse Ronan in Hanna (2011)

    13. Hanna

    20111h 51mPG-1365Metascore
    6.7 (211K)
    A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
    DirectorJoe WrightStarsSaoirse RonanCate BlanchettEric Bana
  • Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Michael Fassbender, Channing Tatum, and Gina Carano in Haywire (2011)

    14. Haywire

    20111h 33mR67Metascore
    5.8 (92K)
    A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGina CaranoEwan McGregorMichael Fassbender
  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)

    15. Notorious

    19461h 42mApproved100Metascore
    7.9 (111K)
    The daughter of a convicted German spy is asked by American agents to gather information on a ring of German scientists in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantIngrid BergmanClaude Rains
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    16. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (360K)
    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames Mason
  • Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Tang Wei in Lust, Caution (2007)

    17. Lust, Caution

    20072h 37mNC-1761Metascore
    7.5 (47K)
    During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTang WeiJoan Chen
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    18. Mission: Impossible

    19961h 50mPG-1359Metascore
    7.2 (489K)
    An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle Béart
  • Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

    19. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    20112h 12mPG-1373Metascore
    7.4 (543K)
    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.
    DirectorBrad BirdStarsTom CruiseJeremy RennerSimon Pegg
  • Anne Parillaud in La Femme Nikita (1990)

    20. La Femme Nikita

    19901h 57mR65Metascore
    7.3 (79K)
    Convicted felon Nikita isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsAnne ParillaudMarc DuretPatrick Fontana
  • Carice van Houten, Michiel Huisman, and Sebastian Koch in Black Book (2006)

    21. Black Book

    20062h 25mR71Metascore
    7.7 (82K)
    In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance. Things get complicated when she falls for the enemy.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCarice van HoutenSebastian KochThom Hoffman
  • Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)

    22. 24

    2001–2010192 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.4 (202K)
    Counter Terrorism Agent Jack Bauer races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.
    CreatorsRobert CochranJoel SurnowStarsKiefer SutherlandMary Lynn RajskubCarlos Bernard
  • Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, and Jessica Chastain in The Debt (2010)

    23. The Debt

    20101h 53mR65Metascore
    6.8 (73K)
    In 1965, three Mossad Agents cross into East Berlin to apprehend a notorious Nazi war criminal. Thirty years later, the secrets the Agents share come back to haunt them.
    DirectorJohn MaddenStarsHelen MirrenSam WorthingtonTom Wilkinson
  • Killer Elite (2011)

    24. Killer Elite

    20111h 56mR44Metascore
    6.4 (138K)
    When his mentor is taken captive by a disgraced Arab sheik, a killer-for-hire is forced into action. His mission: kill three members of Britain's elite Special Air Service responsible for his son's deaths.
    DirectorGary McKendryStarsJason StathamClive OwenRobert De Niro
  • Eric Bana in Munich (2005)

    25. Munich

    20052h 44mR74Metascore
    7.5 (247K)
    After the Black September capture and massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics, five men are chosen to eliminate the people responsible for that fateful day.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsEric BanaDaniel CraigMarie-Josée Croze

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