"Allied" and 6 other good spy movies

7. "Body of Lies"
- 2008
- USA
- Action, thriller, drama
- Director: Ridley Scott
- Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Ali Suliman
- IMDb Rating: 7.0
CIA agent Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) works around the world tracking down dangerous terrorists. A satellite in the sky — an eye — is his only link to his boss, CIA veteran Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), who is hundreds of miles away. The closer Ferris gets to uncovering yet another gang, the clearer he realizes that the only thing that has kept him alive so far is trust.
Crowe and DiCaprio have played together before — in Sam Raimi's western "The Quick and the Dead" (1995).
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6. "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
- 2011
- UK, France, Germany, USA
- Thriller, detective
- Director: Tomas Alfredson
- Starring: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones
- IMDb Rating: 7.0
Many employees of British intelligence guessed that in its leadership has long been a mole working for the USSR. But those who dared to speak openly about it, for some reason ended up in retirement. The rest preferred to keep quiet. But confirmation of the existence of a Russian agent comes from a completely unexpected side. Starts a secret investigation, headed by retired George Smiley (Gary Oldman). And no one, including the top leadership, should not guess that the mole again announced the hunt.
For his role in this movie, Gary Oldman was nominated for an Oscar for the first time in his career in 2012. The movie also received nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Music.
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5. "Allied"
- 2016
- USA, UK
- Action, thriller, drama, melodrama, military
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Daniel Betts, Simon McBurney
- IMDb Rating: 7.1
1942, the height of World War II. British pilot and scout Max Vatan (Brad Pitt) is sent to the Moroccan city of Casablanca to assassinate the German ambassador. During the operation, he partners with a resistance member evacuated from France, Marianne Beauséjour (Marion Cotillard), who serves as his fake wife. Having passed side by side dangerous mission and successfully completed it, Max and Marianne get closer and fall in love with each other. But happiness turns out to be short-lived.
"Allied" was nominated for many film awards, including Oscar and BAFTA in the category of Best Costumes.
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4. "An Officer and a Spy" / J'accuse
- 2019
- France, Italy
- Thriller, drama, history
- Director: Roman Polanski
- Starring: Jean Dujardin, Louis Garrel, Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric, Melville Poupaud
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
At the end of the 19th century, on a wave of strong anti-Semitic sentiment, officer Alfred Dreyfus (Louis Garrel) is publicly accused of espionage, demoted and sentenced to life in exile. Dreyfus' former mentor and head of the Intelligence Department, Georges Picquart (Jean Dujardin), conducts his own investigation into the controversial case, which is openly colored in nationalistic tones. The main incriminating material against Dreyfus is a mysterious 'secret folder' supposedly containing all the necessary evidence. Picquart needs to find it to prove the innocence of his ward.
"An Officer and a Spy" is an adaptation of the story behind one of the major media events of its time.
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3. "Anthropoid"
- 2016
- UK, France, USA, Czech Republic
- Action, thriller, drama, melodrama, war, history
- Director: Sean Ellis
- Starring: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Harry Lloyd, Detlef Bothe, Charlotte Le Bon
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
The movie tells about a secret operation, codenamed Anthropoid, to assassinate the third person of the Reich, the Protector of Bohemia and Moravia Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe). He earned the nickname The Butcher of Prague for his brutality. Agents Jozef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan) are sent to Nazi-occupied Prague to take down Hitler's favorite.
Screenwriter Anthony Frewin and director Sean Ellis, who was also involved in writing the script, had to research a huge amount of material about the assassination attempt in order to faithfully portray not only the event itself, but also the lives and characters of everyone involved.
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2. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
- 2015
- USA, UK
- Action, comedy, adventure
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Hugh Grant
- IMDb Rating: 7.2
The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States is in full swing. However, the leaders of the KGB and CIA suddenly decide to join forces, despite their different points of view. American superspy Solo (Henry Cavill) and Soviet agent Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) have to work together under orders from their superiors. They must locate a base of criminals and eliminate a worldwide terrorist threat.
Guy Ritchie's movie is based on the TV series of the same name, which was released in the 1960s.
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1. "Bridge of Spies"
- 2015
- USA, Germany, India
- Thriller, drama, military, history
- Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Amy Ryan, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell
- IMDb Rating: 7.6
Lawyer James Donovan (Tom Hanks) is sent to defend captured Russian spy Abel (Mark Rylance) in court. The spy is facing capital punishment. But Donovan treats the case as if he were defending an American citizen. He wins the case, but things are complicated by the fact that at the same time the Russians are figuring out an American spy, Powers (Austin Stowell), on their territory. To avoid a military conflict, the Soviets offer to exchange spies. And it is up to Donovan to make this deal.
"Bridge of Spies" is a real story about a Soviet spy who was uncovered and put on trial. His lawyer was an ordinary American. The movie has many prestigious awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (Mark Rylance).
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P.S. Regarding the Bridge of Spies: Abel is very well shown there, we probably won't see such Russians in American cinema for a long time now...
And Spy games too!
I don't remember exactly anymore, but I think I saw everything from the collection, except for the Anthropoid and maybe the Allies.
And besides such great franchises as James Bond and Mission Impossible, offhand I can also recall a slightly older movie True Lies.
Schwartz played great back then)
It's a pity that the remake in the form of a TV series in 2023 failed.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith is also a great movie, and even the serial version was relatively successful there.
Recently, there was also a Ministry of Non-Gentlemanly Affairs, but the ratings were not too high.
Actually, quite a lot of such tapes have been released and are being released, both well-known and not so well-known...
I still enjoy Sherlock Holmes series, even if they're mediocre for others.