The following is a list of spy films in alphabetical order.

Overview and history The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as the adaptations of John le Carré) or as a basis for fantasy (such as many James Bond films). Many novels in the spy fiction genre have been adapted as films, including works by John Buchan, le Carré, Ian Fleming (Bond) and Len Deighton. It is a significant aspect of British cinema,"The Spying Game: British Cinema and the Secret State", 2009 Cambridge Film Festival, pp. 54–57 of the festival brochure. with leading British directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed making notable contributions and many films set in the British Secret Service.

Spy films show the espionage activities of government agents and their risk of being discovered by their enemies. From the Nazi espionage thrillers of the 1940s to the James Bond films of the 1960s and to the high-tech blockbusters of today, the spy film has always been popular with audiences worldwide. Offering a combination of exciting escapism, technological thrills, and exotic locales, many spy films combine the action and science fiction genres, presenting clearly delineated heroes for audiences to root for and villains for them to hate. They may also involve elements of political thrillers. However, there are many that are comedic (mostly action comedy films if they fall under that genre).

James Bond is the most famous of film spies, but there were also more serious, probing works like le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold that also emerged from the Cold War. As the Cold War ended, the newest villain became terrorism and more often involved the Middle East.

List of films Released Title Director References 2019 6 Underground Michael Bay 1935 The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock: Thirty-seven years after '39 Steps' Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 27 Feb 1972: v2. 1959 The 39 Steps Ralph Thomas 1978 The 39 Steps Don Sharp 2022 The 355 Simon Kinberg 2008 Jumper Doug Liman 1943 Above Suspicion Richard Thorpe 2017 Allied Robert Zemeckis 2017 Atomic Blonde David Leitch 1948 The Big Clock John Farrow "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46 2021 Black Widow Cate Shortland 1974 The Black Windmill Don Siegel 2002 The Bourne Identity Doug Liman 2004 The Bourne Supremacy Paul Greengrass 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass 2015 Bridge of Spies Steven Spielberg 2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Anthony and Joe Russo 1958 Carve Her Name with Pride Lewis Gilbert 2019 Charlie's Angels Elizabeth Banks 2001 Charlotte Gray Gillian Armstrong 1994 Clear and Present Danger Phillip Noyce 1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy Anatole Litvak 2005 The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles 1962 The Counterfeit Traitor George Seaton 1966 The Deadly Affair Sidney Lumet On Three War Fronts By A. H. WEILER. New York Times 9 Jan 1966: 69. 1951 Decision Before Dawn Anatole Litvak "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953 2001 Enigma Michael Apted 1981 Eye of the Needle Richard Marquand 2021 F9 Justin Lin 2017 The Fate of the Furious F. Gary Gray 2023 Fast X Louis Leterrier 1982 Firefox Clint Eastwood "Firefox: Budget." Clint: The Life and Legend. Retrieved: June 2, 2013. 1987 The Fourth Protocol John Mackenzie Forsyth, Frederick. "A shy spymaster who likes to hide behind protocol." Sunday Times [London, England] 22 Mar. 1987: 10. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Apr. 2014. 2015 Furious 7 James Wan 2022 The Gray Man Anthony and Joe Russo 1921 The Great Impersonation George Melford 1935 The Great Impersonation Alan Crosland 1942 The Great Impersonation John Rawlins 2016 Grimsby Louis Leterrier 2011 Haywire Steven Soderbergh 2019 Hobbs & Shaw David Leitch 1980 Hopscotch Ronald Neame 2005 Icon Charles Martin Smith 2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny James Mangold 1965 The IPCRESS File Sidney J. Furie The Times, 18 March 1965, page 9: Film review of The Ipcress File 2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Kenneth Branagh 2016 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 Chad Stahelski 2019 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Chad Stahelski 2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Chad Stahelski 2014 Kingsman: The Secret Service Matthew Vaughn 2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Matthew Vaughn 2021 The King's Man Matthew Vaughn 1970 The Kremlin Letter John Huston 1938 The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock 1984 The Little Drummer Girl George Roy Hill 2015 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Guy Ritchie 2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House Peter Landesman 2019 Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray 2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Christopher McQuarrie 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Christopher McQuarrie 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout Christopher McQuarrie 2015 Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Christopher McQuarrie 2020 My Spy Peter Segal 2021 No Time to Die Cary Joji Fukunaga 1987 No Way Out Roger Donaldson Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. 2019 Official Secrets Gavin Hood 1974 The Odessa File Ronald Neame "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 46 1983 The Osterman Weekend Sam Peckinpah 1959 Our Man in Havana Carol Reed "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross. 1992 Patriot Games Phillip Noyce 2014 Penguins of Madagascar Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith 2019 Playmobil: The Movie Lino DiSalvo 1966 The Quiller Memorandum Sidney J. Furie "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors. 2019 The Red Sea Diving Resort Gideon Raff 2018 Red Sparrow Francis Lawrence 1990 The Russia House Fred Schepisi 2012 Safe House Daniel Espionosa 1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel Harold Young 1936 Secret Agent Alfred Hitchcock 1975 The Secret Agent Herbert Wise 1992 Shining Through David Seltzer 2015 Spectre Sam Mendes 2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Jon Watts 2019 Spies in Disguise Nick Bruno and Troy Quane 1914 The Spy Otis Turner The Spy at silentera.com 2015 Spy Paul Feig 1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Martin Ritt 2018 The Spy Who Dumped Me Susanna Fogel 2002 The Sum of All Fears Phil Alden Robinson 2001 The Tailor of Panama John Boorman 2020 Tenet Christopher Nolan 1943 They Met in the Dark Carl Lamac 1975 Three Days of the Condor Sydney Pollack 2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage D.J. Caruso

See also List of films based on spy books List of films featuring surveillance

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