American movies about the CIA

List of the best American movies about the CIA, selected by visitors to our site: Score: A Film Music Documentary, The Exorcist, Enter the Dangerous Mind, Vacation, Mom and Dad, Deadly Switch, Kevin Can Wait, Louder Than Bombs, Purple Hearts, 5 Days of War.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, music
CountryUSA

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.

Markimdb: 8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:08

Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.

Markimdb: 5
Genrethriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

A psychological thriller set in the world of underground dubstep, Snap is the story of Jim Whitman, a brilliant but painfully introverted musician who develops a crush on a young social worker.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryUSA
Duration02:24

Hoping to bring his family closer together and to recreate his childhood vacation for his own kids, a grown up Rusty Griswold takes his wife and their two sons on a cross-country road trip to the coolest theme park in America, Walley World. Needless to say, things don't go quite as planned.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrehorror, action, comedy
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:11

A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrethriller, detective
CountryUSA

When a foreign exchange student, Ana (Hayley McLaughlin), studying abroad in America becomes the target of a dangerous stalker, she accepts the invitation to move in with her roommate's family in their idyllic town.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration03:55

A newly retired police officer looks forward to spending more quality time with his wife and three kids only to discover he faces much tougher challenges at home than he ever did on the streets.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genredrama
CountryNorway, France, Denmark, USA
Duration02:29

Three years after his wife, acclaimed photographer Isabelle Reed, dies in a car crash, Gene keeps everyday life going with his shy teenage son, Conrad. A planned exhibition of Isabelle’s photographs prompts Gene's older son, Jonah, to return to the house he grew up in - and for the first time in a very long time, the father and the two brothers are living under the same roof.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genremelodrama, drama, music
CountryUSA

An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, drama, military
CountryGeorgia, USA
Duration01:48

An American journalist and his cameraman are caught in the combat zone during the first Russian airstrikes against Georgia. Rescuing Tatia, a young Georgian schoolteacher separated from her family during the attack, the two reporters agree to help reunite her with her family in exchange for serving as their interpreter. As the three attempt to escape to safety, they witness--and document--the devastation from the full-scale crossfire and cold-blooded murder of innocent civilians.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:22

After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

Paul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has left him, and his mother and gay, Buddhist-monk brother constantly remind him of his shortcomings. Although Paul doesn't know it yet, his life is about to change in a big way.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:23

Meet Etta Milford. Loving Wife. Doting Mother. Armed Robber. Etta's husband constantly blows their money on make-shift inventions. When she decides to secretly take "investment" matters into her own hands - things quickly go awry! With their savings gone, her husband suspicious, and their children out of control, Etta concocts a scheme to get back their money and save her family.

Markimdb: 2.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
CountryUSA

A group of friends run a popular travel vlog that helps fund their adventures. The leader of the group brings along her younger sister for the next scuba diving trip to an isolated cove. But when their plane crashes, the two sisters must use their strength, resourcefulness and immense courage to survive a pack of great white sharks.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

After the bizarre death of her brother, Johana Burwood must return home after four years, to face her strange siblings, her out of touch father and her very touchy past.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrethriller, drama, crime, biography, history
CountryUSA

The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. With the truth at stake, Jones battled tirelessly to make public what many in power sought to keep hidden.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:02

A young woman is forced to reflect on her first relationship when she inadvertently moves into her ex boyfriend's apartment building.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:09

    The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:14

    After a mass shooting at a police funeral, reclusive ex-cop Gannon finds himself unwittingly forced out of retirement when he realizes that the killer belongs to the same militia he joined after quitting the force. Understanding that the shooting could set off a chain reaction of copycat violence across the country, Gannon quarantines his fellow militiamen in the remote lumber mill they call their headquarters. There, he sets about a series of grueling interrogations, intent on ferreting out the killer and turning him over to the authorities to prevent further bloodshed.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrehorror, action, thriller, fantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:42

    When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his friend's girlfriend to search for him.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genredrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:35

    A divorced mom deals with an old romance and complicated family issues when she returns to her hometown with her twin daughters.

    Markimdb: 3.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:47

    Sean Haggerty only has an hour to deliver his illegal cargo. An hour to reassure a drug cartel, a hitman, and the DEA that nothing is wrong. An hour to make sure his wife survives. And he must do it all from the cockpit of his Cessna.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:19

    Have you ever read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies connected to every website you visit, phone call you make, or app you use? Of course you haven’t. But those agreements allow corporations to do things with your personal information you could never even imagine. This film explores the intent hidden within these ridiculous agreements, and reveals what corporations and governments are legally taking from you and the outrageous consequences that result from clicking “I accept.”

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Two voyeuristic nerds are hacking the devices of people as they themselves are hacked by the feed from story tellers Mister Malevolent and Mystic Woman who have seven moralistic horror stories to tell.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    Brothers, Sean and Tommy Donnelly live and work in modern day Texas. Tommy has always been troubled and Sean has always been there to help him but when Tommy gets himself $6,000 in debt there's not much Sean can do. The money is owed to some very dangerous people and neither Sean nor Tommy has a spare dime. Worse, at every turn, Tommy manages to find a way to exacerbate their already difficult position. The situation escalates to the point where Sean is faced with a decision: stand by his brother or give up on him once and for all.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Two suicidal paraplegic junkies hustle their way through the city streets trying to find a reason to live.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    Jake is a driver for a seedy escort service operating out of 'The Naked Eye strip club', he's a street thug type who falls for a witty high-class escort named Sandy. Except one night Sandy is found murdered, the only clues left behind are cell phone calls made the night she died. To avenge Sandy's death Jake must risk everything and walk a bloody path to find her killer.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
    Duration01:28

    CIA agent Harry Wargrave is sent to aid Gen. Marenkov, a senior Russian official, who is defecting to the west. Wargrave decides they should travel to safety on a train across Europe, the "Atlantic Express". During the journey they must survive attacks by terrorists and an avalanche, all planned by Russian spy-catcher Nikolai Bunin.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    A bullied teen experiences a turning point summer in which he learns to stand up for himself.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror, fantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA

    When an awkward date on Christmas Eve leads a couple into a strange theater, they're treated to a bizarre and frightening collection of Christmas stories, featuring a wide ensemble of characters doing their best to avoid the horrors of the holidays. From boring office parties and last-minute shopping, to vengeful stalkers and immortal demons, there's plenty out there to fear this holiday season.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    A lone, struggling addict takes on a dangerous underground criminal ring in his small Southern town to retrieve a stolen pendant he believes will save his marriage.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Tara Markov is a girl who has power over earth and stone; she is also more than she seems. Is the newest Teen Titan an ally or a threat? And what are the mercenary Deathstroke's plans for the Titans?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecrime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A brilliant crossword puzzle editor (Chabert) finds her life turned upside-down when she is pulled into a police investigation after several of the clues in her recent puzzles are linked to unsolved crimes. Proving her innocence means leaving the comfort of her sheltered world and working with a tough police detective (Elliott), puzzling through clues together in order to crack the case, as the two are fish out of water in each other's worlds.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels around the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for his wrongdoings.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    A man struggles with the tragic memories of his past to make sense of his present, but soon realizes that time isn't the enemy he thinks it is.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA

    When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and right into Gargamel’s trap! Can Brainy and Gutsy, with the help of Smurfette, put aside their rivalry before Gargamel captures them–or worse, they come face-to-face with the legendary ghost, the Headless Horseman?

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.

    Markimdb: 8.7
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA

    Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s never before revealed experiences of making the iconic 1972 film The Godfather that Francis Ford Coppola directed and adapted with Mario Puzo.

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