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The following is a selection of iconic 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,[1] with leading British directors such as Alfred Hitchcock and Carol Reed making notable contributions and many films set in the British Secret Service.[2]

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.[3]

List of films

Released Title Director References
1935 The 39 Steps Alfred Hitchcock [4]
1959 The 39 Steps Ralph Thomas [5]
1978 The 39 Steps Don Sharp [6]
2022 The 355 Simon Kinberg [7]
1943 Above Suspicion Richard Thorpe [8]
1948 The Big Clock John Farrow [9]
1974 The Black Windmill Don Siegel [10]
2002 The Bourne Identity Doug Liman
2004 The Bourne Supremacy Paul Greengrass [11]
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Paul Greengrass [12]
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Anthony and Joe Russo
1958 Carve Her Name with Pride Lewis Gilbert [13]
2001 Charlotte Gray Gillian Armstrong [14]
1994 Clear and Present Danger Phillip Noyce [15]
1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy Anatole Litvak [16]
2005 The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles [17]
1962 The Counterfeit Traitor George Seaton [18]
1966 The Deadly Affair Sidney Lumet [19]
1951 Decision Before Dawn Anatole Litvak [20]
2001 Enigma Michael Apted [21]
1981 Eye of the Needle Richard Marquand [22]
2023 Fast X Justin Lin [23]
1982 Firefox Clint Eastwood [24]
1987 The Fourth Protocol John Mackenzie [25]
2015 Furious 7 James Wan [26]
1921 The Great Impersonation George Melford [27]
2022 The Gray Man Anthony and Joe Russo [28]
1935 The Great Impersonation Alan Crosland
1942 The Great Impersonation John Rawlins [29]
1980 Hopscotch Ronald Neame [30]
2005 Icon Charles Martin Smith [31]
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny James Mangold [32]
1965 The IPCRESS File Sidney J. Furie [33]
2016 Jason Bourne Paul Greengrass [34]
2023 John Wick: Chapter 4 Chad Stahelski [35]
1938 The Lady Vanishes Alfred Hitchcock [36]
1984 The Little Drummer Girl George Roy Hill [37]
2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Christopher McQuarrie [38]
2024 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two Christopher McQuarrie [39]
1987 No Way Out Roger Donaldson [40]
2019 Official Secrets Gavin Hood [41]
1974 The Odessa File Ronald Neame [42]
1983 The Osterman Weekend Sam Peckinpah [43]
1959 Our Man in Havana Carol Reed [44]
1992 Patriot Games Phillip Noyce [45]
1966 The Quiller Memorandum Sidney J. Furie [46]
1990 The Russia House Fred Schepisi [47]
1934 The Scarlet Pimpernel Harold Young [48]
1936 Secret Agent Alfred Hitchcock [49]
1992 Shining Through David Seltzer [50]
2015 Spectre Sam Mendes [51]
1914 The Spy Otis Turner [52]
1965 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Martin Ritt [53]
2002 The Sum of All Fears Phil Alden Robinson [54]
2001 The Tailor of Panama John Boorman [55]
1943 They Met in the Dark Carl Lamac [56]
1975 Three Days of the Condor Sydney Pollack [57]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Spying Game: British Cinema and the Secret State", 2009 Cambridge Film Festival, pp. 54–57 of the festival brochure.
  2. ↑ "Spy movies – The guys who came in from the cold". October 2, 2009. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/spy-movies-the-guys-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1796078.html. 
  3. ↑ "Spy Film Movies and Films – Find Spy Film Movie Recommendations, Casts, Reviews, and Summaries – AllRovi". http://www.allrovi.com/movies/genre/spy-film-d515. 
  4. ↑ Alfred Hitchcock: Thirty-seven years after '39 Steps' Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 27 Feb 1972: v2.
  5. ↑ Vanessa Thorpe (2008-11-30). "Hitchcock's inventions disappear in BBC's latest version of The 39 Steps". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/nov/30/hitchcock-bbc-39-steps. 
  6. ↑ "Would You Believe an Industry Could Die?". Sunday Times (London, England): p. 63. 15 June 1980. 
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 6, 2021). "'The 355': Simon Kinberg Femme Action Ensemble Going Earlier In 2022". https://deadline.com/2021/05/the-355-simon-kinberg-femme-action-ensemble-heads-to-mlk-weekend-2022-1234620498/. Retrieved May 7, 2021. 
  8. ↑ "ABOVE SUSPICION (1943)". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/24028. Retrieved 2023-01-08. 
  9. ↑ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
  10. ↑ "THE BLACK WINDMILL (1974)". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/67564. Retrieved 2023-01-08. 
  11. ↑ "The Bourne Supremacy". British Film Institute. London. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/788997. 
  12. ↑ "The Bourne Ultimatum". https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/bourne-ultimatum-film. 
  13. ↑ Eddie Dyja. "Carve Her Name With Pride (1958)". BFI. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1392692/index.html. 
  14. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (26 February 2022). "Charlotte Gray struggles to find box office gold". http://www.screendaily.com/charlotte-gray-struggles-to-find-box-office-gold/408482.article. 
  15. ↑ "Clear and Present Danger". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/71061/Clear-and-Present-Danger/. 
  16. ↑ Joseph D'Onofrio. "Confessions of a Nazi Spy". tcm.com. http://tcmdb.com/title/article.jsp?contentId=313. 
  17. ↑ "AFI|Catalog – The Constant Gardener". https://catalog.afi.com/Film/63355-THE-CONSTANTGARDENER?sid=2a2f0467-a130-4b8c-a9a1-28425bf6e886&sr=9.742409&cp=1&pos=0. 
  18. ↑ "Alexander Klein, 83; Wrote Spy Thriller (obituary)". New York Times. August 24, 2002. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400EEDE123CF937A1575BC0A9649C8B63. Retrieved 2007-11-16. 
  19. ↑ On Three War Fronts By A. H. WEILER. New York Times 9 Jan 1966: 69.
  20. ↑ "Top Box-Office Hits of 1952", Variety, January 7, 1953
  21. ↑ Goodridge, Mike (23 April 2001). "Miramax buys UK, Manhattan close to US on Enigma". https://www.screendaily.com/miramax-buys-uk-manhattan-close-to-us-on-enigma/405513.article. 
  22. ↑ Roger Ebert (January 1, 1981). "Eye of the Needle". http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/eye-of-the-needle-1981. 
  23. ↑ Lawrence, Derek (December 14, 2021). "'Fast & Furious 10' Moves Release Date to May 2023". Entertainment Weekly. https://variety.com/2021/film/news/fast-furious-10-release-date-1235133442/. 
  24. ↑ "Firefox: Budget." Clint: The Life and Legend. Retrieved: June 2, 2013.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "Fast & Furious 7". British Board of Film Classification. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/fast-furious-7-film-qxnzzxq6vlgtota0mzcx. 
  27. ↑ Janiss Garza (2016). "Great-Impersonation - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93762/Great-Impersonation/overview. Retrieved January 27, 2015. 
  28. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (April 26, 2022). "'The Gray Man' Release Date & First-Look Photos: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans & Ana de Armas In Russo Bros' Netflix Spy Thriller". https://deadline.com/2022/04/the-gray-man-release-date-ryan-gosling-chris-evans-ana-de-armas-russo-bros-netflix-1235010020/. 
  29. ↑ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The GREAT IMPERSONATION (1942)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/224095. Retrieved 2012-08-15. 
  30. ↑ Vaines, Colin (November 3, 1979). "US exhibitors win new deal". Screen International: p. 1. 
  31. ↑ "The Cold War goes on in Charles Martin Smith's made-for-TV tale of cops and communists". http://www.tvguide.com/movies/icon/review/286558/. 
  32. ↑ Treese, Tyler (October 18, 2021). "Indiana Jones 5 Delay Pushes Sequel Back a Year". https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1198085-indiana-jones-5-delay-pushes-sequel-back-a-year. 
  33. ↑ The Times, 18 March 1965, page 9: Film review of The Ipcress File
  34. ↑ "Jason Bourne (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. July 15, 2016. https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/jason-bourne-film. 
  35. ↑ Jackson, Angelique (December 22, 2021). "'John Wick: Chapter 4' Pushed Back to 2023". https://variety.com/2021/film/news/john-wick-chapter-4-delayed-release-date-1235142381/. 
  36. ↑ "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938)". Brenton Film. https://www.brentonfilm.com/articles/alfred-hitchcock-collectors-guide-the-lady-vanishes-1938. 
  37. ↑ "The Unstoppables". Spy: p. 90. November 1988. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_KJly6nVC7qkC/page/n91/mode/1up/search/%22green+ice%22+?q=%22green+ice%22+%22ryan+o%27neal%22. 
  38. ↑ Lang, Brent (January 21, 2022). "'Mission: Impossible 7' and '8' Postponed Until 2023 and 2024 Due to Pandemic". https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mission-impossible-7-8-postponed-until-2023-2024-covid-pandemic-1235159996/. 
  39. ↑ Lang, Brent (January 21, 2022). "‘Mission: Impossible 7’ and ‘8’ Postponed Until 2023 and 2024 Due to Pandemic". https://variety.com/2022/film/news/mission-impossible-7-8-postponed-until-2023-2024-covid-pandemic-1235159996/. 
  40. ↑ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5
  41. ↑ "Official Secrets". https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1980466689/. Retrieved 30 June 2021. 
  42. ↑ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 46
  43. ↑ "THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND (1983)". American Film Institute. https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58043. Retrieved 2023-01-08. 
  44. ↑ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Please note figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
  45. ↑ "Patriot Games (15)". British Board of Film Classification. June 9, 1992. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/patriot-games-film. 
  46. ↑ "Big Rental Films of 1967", Variety, 3 January 1968 p 25. Please note these figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors.
  47. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". http://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/58685. 
  48. ↑ "The Scarlet Pimpernel". TCM. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/21538/The-Scarlet-Pimpernel/articles.html. 
  49. ↑ "Alfred Hitchcock Collectors' Guide: Secret Agent (1936)". Brenton Film. https://www.brentonfilm.com/articles/alfred-hitchcock-collectors-guide-secret-agent-1936. 
  50. ↑ "Shining Through (15)". February 12, 1992. https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/shining-through-1992. 
  51. ↑ "AFI|Catalog". https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/70719?sid=eee64a3c-4b88-4649-bb50-c42cdcef0998&sr=1.479148&cp=1&pos=0. 
  52. ↑ The Spy at silentera.com
  53. ↑ Erickson, Hal (2007). "The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)". The New York Times. https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/46310/The-Spy-Who-Came-in-From-the-Cold/overview. 
  54. ↑ "The Sum of All Fears (12)". British Board of Film Classification. May 31, 2002. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/sum-all-fears-2002. 
  55. ↑ "The Tailor of Panama (2001)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. http://catalog.afi.com/Film/62219-THE-TAILOROFPANAMA. 
  56. ↑ "They Met in the Dark (1943) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/92838/They-Met-in-the-Dark/articles.html. 
  57. ↑ Lucia Bozzola (2013). "Three Days of the Condor (1975)". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/49657/Three-Days-of-the-Condor/overview. 
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