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1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.
Director: Tomas Alfredson | Stars: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Mark Strong
Votes: 212,568 | Gross: $24.15M
2. 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: 23,911
3. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Michael Jayston, Anthony Bate, George Sewell
Votes: 9,626
4. Smiley's People (1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
The murder of a Soviet defector forces his old handler, British spymaster George Smiley, out of retirement. His investigation leads to an old nemesis, the Soviet spymaster known only as "Karla". This will be their final dance.
Stars: Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Bill Paterson, Vladek Sheybal
Votes: 4,765
5. Secret Agent (1936)
Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller
After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: John Gielgud, Madeleine Carroll, Robert Young, Peter Lorre
Votes: 9,045
6. The Secret Army (2024)
89 min | Documentary
Darragh MacIntyre reveals the strange story of the lost documentary that unmasked the IRA. Right at the bloodiest point of the conflict, IRA bombers were filmed unmasked, and most of its underground leadership appeared on camera.
Star: Darragh MacIntyre
Votes: 59
7. A Perfect Spy (1987)
374 min | Thriller
The rise and fall of Magnus Pym and his career through intelligence. From chance meetings with people will be important to him in the future to a life in Czechoslovakia, Pym weaves his way through the complicated world of espionage.
Stars: Ray McAnally, Rüdiger Weigang, Alan Howard, Peter Egan
Votes: 999
8. The Looking Glass War (1970)
M/PG | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
From the John le Carré novel about a British spy who sends a Polish defector to East Germany to verify missile sites.
Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Christopher Jones, Pia Degermark, Ralph Richardson, Paul Rogers
Votes: 1,438 | Gross: $0.17M
9. The King Who Fooled Hitler (2019 TV Movie)
49 min | Documentary
In a tale of double agents and decoys, this documentary reveals, for the first time, the story of King George VI's elaborate ruse to divert German attention away from the Normandy landings in 1944.
Director: Paul Elston | Stars: Helen McCrory, Richard J. Aldrich, Rory Cormac, King George VI
Votes: 113
10. The Serpent (1973)
PG | 113 min | Drama, Thriller
A Soviet diplomat hatches a complicated plan to enable him to defect to the West.
Director: Henri Verneuil | Stars: Yul Brynner, Henry Fonda, Dirk Bogarde, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 1,205
11. Shoot First (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Adventure, Thriller
A retired U.S. Army Colonel living in England stumbles upon a spy ring when he shoots buckshot at a poacher during a hunt.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Joel McCrea, Laurence Naismith, Denis Lehrer, Marius Goring
Votes: 357
12. Modern Spies (2012 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
License to kill? How close are real spies to the Bournes and the Bonds? Peter Taylor looks at the world of the modern day secret agent, and reports on how things are sometimes drastically exaggerated or the truth.
Director: Mike Rudin | Stars: Peter Taylor, Michael, Emma, Shami
Votes: 45
13.
Vigil (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.3
(2021)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kirsten's investigation takes her into the heart of Scottish politics, but when she unearths a navy cover-up, it leaves Amy questioning who she can trust on Vigil.
Director: James Strong | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 877
14.
Vigil (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.6
(2021)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amy is trapped and running out of time. Vigil’s crew must identify the traitor or risk tragedy.
Director: Isabelle Sieb | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 851
15.
Vigil (2021– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2021)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Kirsten closes in on the killer, but their capture reveals the grave threat that Vigil faces. On the submarine, Amy makes a terrifying discovery.
Director: Isabelle Sieb | Stars: Suranne Jones, Rose Leslie, Shaun Evans, Paterson Joseph
Votes: 873
16.
Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode:
The O.S.S.
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War
The story of the formation of the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the CIA. From the recruitment and training of secret agents to undercover missions, OSS agents played an ... See full summary »
Stars: Charlton Heston, Evan Thomas, Thomas F. Troy, Elizabeth McIntosh
17.
Plaisir du théâtre (1956–1963)
Episode:
La mystérieuse lady
(1958)
79 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Jean Vernier | Stars: Jean-Paul Coquelin, Luce Feyrer, Jean Gaven, Jean-Pierre Kérien
18.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
Russian Spy Assassins: The Salisbury Attack
(2018)
48 min | Documentary, News
Matt Frei examines former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal's past - and the murky world of espionage, politics and crime - to find potential motives for his poisoning in Salisbury.
Directors: Adrian Gatton, Steven Grandison, Richard Nash, Duncan Staff | Stars: Matt Frei, Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Vladimir Putin
Votes: 12