American spy movies

List of the best American movies about spies, selected by visitors to our site: Kingsman: The Secret Service, Bridge of Spies, Salt, Charlie's Angels, Our Kind of Traitor, The Bourne Legacy, The Catcher Was a Spy, My Spy, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, RED 2.

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: 7.7
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:10

    The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrethriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA, Germany, India
    Duration02:39

      During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genreaction, thriller, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:40

      As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture. Salt's efforts to prove her innocence only serve to cast doubt on her motives, as the hunt to uncover the truth behind her identity continues and the question remains: "Who is Salt?"

      Markimdb: 4.9
      Genreaction, comedy, adventure
      CountryGermany, USA

      When a systems engineer blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie's Angels from across the globe are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect society.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
      Duration02:16

      A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday on Antigua. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genreaction, thriller, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Japan
      Duration02:15

        New CIA operative, Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrethriller, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:05

        Major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services.

        Markimdb: 6.4
        Genreaction, comedy
        CountryUSA, Canada

        A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Russia
        Duration01:45

          Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
          CountryUSA, China, France, Canada, Russia
          Duration01:56

          Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:49

            A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.

            Markimdb: 7.4
            Genrethriller, drama, military, history
            CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
            Duration02:37

              A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.

              Markimdb: 6.7
              Genreaction, thriller
              CountryUSA, South Africa, Japan
              Duration01:55

              A dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run. When the safe house he's remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative escapes with him. Now, the unlikely allies must stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead.

              Markimdb: 4.3
              Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, family
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:24

              Carmen's caught in a virtual reality game designed by the Kids' new nemesis, the Toymaker. It's up to Juni to save his sister, and ultimately the world.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, military
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:39

              In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Germany
              Duration02:02

              A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team which tracks the movements of potential terrorists.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genreaction, comedy, melodrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:37

              Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

              Markimdb: 5.7
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada
              Duration02:26

                An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.

                Markimdb: 6
                Genreaction, comedy, adventure
                CountryUSA, Canada, Hungary
                Duration02:24

                Audrey and Morgan, two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail.

                Markimdb: 6.2
                Genreaction, comedy, adventure
                CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, China
                Duration02:35

                Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.

                Markimdb: 6.8
                Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Germany
                Duration01:51

                A 16-year-old girl raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe. Tracked by a ruthless operatives, she faces startling revelations about her existence and questions about her humanity.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genreaction, thriller, melodrama, drama, military, biography, history
                CountryCzech Republic, United Kingdom, USA, France
                Duration02:24

                In December 1941, Czech soldier Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich

                Markimdb: 7
                Genreaction, comedy
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:52

                A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.

                Markimdb: 6.6
                Genreaction, thriller, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:30

                Prima ballerina, Dominika Egorova faces a bleak and uncertain future after she suffers an injury that ends her career. She soon turns to Sparrow School, a secret intelligence service that trains exceptional young people to use their minds and bodies as weapons. Dominika emerges as the most dangerous Sparrow after completing the sadistic training process. As she comes to terms with her new abilities, she meets a CIA agent who tries to convince her that he is the only person she can trust.

                Markimdb: 6.6
                Genreaction, thriller
                CountryFrance, USA, Canada, Russia
                Duration02:05

                Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

                Markimdb: 5.9
                Genreaction, comedy
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:26

                An ordinary suburban couple finds it’s not easy keeping up with the Joneses – their impossibly gorgeous and ultra-sophisticated new neighbors – especially when they discover that Mr. and Mrs. “Jones” are covert operatives.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genreaction, thriller
                CountryUSA, Germany, Sweden, Hungary
                Duration02:32

                  An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genrefantastic, action, comedy, crime
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:34

                  As a swingin' fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genreaction, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA, France
                  Duration01:29

                  The best-selling videogame, Hitman, roars to life with both barrels blazing in this hardcore action-thriller starring Timothy Olyphant. A genetically engineered assassin with deadly aim, known only as "Agent 47" eliminates strategic targets for a top-secret organization. But when he's double-crossed, the hunter becomes the prey as 47 finds himself in a life-or-death game of international intrigue.

                  Markimdb: 5.6
                  Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
                  CountryUSA, Germany
                  Duration01:38

                  Three women, detectives with a mysterious boss, retrieve stolen voice-ID software, using martial arts, tech skills, and sex appeal.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genreaction, thriller, drama
                  CountryUSA, Germany, United Arab Emirates
                  Duration01:50

                  A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genrethriller, drama, military, history
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                  Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genreaction, thriller, adventure
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                  Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genrefantastic, drama
                  CountryUSA, Canada, Mexico
                  Duration01:56

                  An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.

                  Markimdb: 5.7
                  Genrefantastic, action
                  CountryUSA, China
                  Duration02:07

                  Ageing assassin, Henry Brogen tries to get out of the business but finds himself in the ultimate battle—fighting his own clone who is 25 years younger than him, and at the peak of his abilities.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genrethriller, drama, biography
                  CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
                  Duration01:48

                  Wife and mother Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts) has a double life as a CIA operative, hiding her vocation from family and friends. Her husband, Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes a controversial article in The New York Times, refuting stories about the sale of enriched uranium to Iraq, Then Valerie's secret work and identity is leaked to the press. With her cover blown and other people endangered, Valerie's career and personal life begin to unravel.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genrethriller, history, sport
                  CountryPoland, USA

                  During 1962's Cuban missile crisis, a troubled math genius finds himself drafted to play in a U.S.-Soviet chess match -- and a deadly game of espionage.

                  Markimdb: 3.1
                  Genrecomedy
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:39

                  A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genrecomedy, drama
                  CountryUSA, China
                  Duration02:18

                    A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.

                    Markimdb: 3.2
                    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure, detective
                    CountryUSA

                    A Marine Biologist is assigned to investigate the mysterious deaths of some marine life in an inland salt water lake that has been attributed to a creature thought to have been the stuff of a legend.

                    Markimdb: 6.3
                    Genreaction, comedy, crime
                    CountryUSA, China
                    Duration02:26

                    After he reunites with an old pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.

                    Markimdb: 5.5
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
                    CountryUSA

                    Hotel night clerk Bart Bromley is a highly intelligent young man on the Autism spectrum. When a woman is murdered during his shift, Bart becomes the prime suspect. As the police investigation closes in, Bart makes a personal connection with a beautiful guest named Andrea, but soon realises he must stop the real murderer before she becomes the next victim.

                    Markimdb: 6.1
                    Genreaction, comedy
                    CountryUSA, Luxembourg
                    Duration02:36

                    American Ultra is a fast-paced action comedy about Mike, a seemingly hapless and unmotivated stoner whose small-town life with his live-in girlfriend, Phoebe, is suddenly turned upside down. Unbeknownst to him, Mike is actually a highly trained, lethal sleeper agent. In the blink of an eye, as his secret past comes back to haunt him, Mike is thrust into the middle of a deadly government operation and is forced to summon his inner action-hero in order to survive.

                    Markimdb: 5.9
                    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, United Arab Emirates
                    Duration01:38

                    The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin 'Cassius', forces retired CIA operative, Paul Shepherson to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary to solve the crime. Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland. Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced.

                    Markimdb: 4.8
                    Genrefantastic, thriller
                    CountryUSA

                    Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in a NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Taryn Manning) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, France
                    Duration01:30

                    An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.

                    Markimdb: 5.7
                    Genrethriller, drama
                    CountryUSA, India, France
                    Duration01:46

                      An entry-level employee at a powerful corporation finds himself occupying a corner office, but at a dangerous price: he must spy on his boss's old mentor to secure for him a multi-billion dollar advantage.

                      Markimdb: 6.3
                      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime, detective
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Bulgaria
                      Duration02:27

                      Bill Pope is a CIA agent on a mission in London tracking down a shadowy hacker nicknamed "The Dutchman." When he gets mysteriously ambushed and killed, an experimental procedure is used to transfer his memories into dangerous ex-convict Jericho Stewart. When he wakes up with the CIA agent's memories, his mission is to find The Dutchman and eliminate him before the hacker launches ICBM's and starts World War III. But complications soon arise and the mission turns personal.

                      Markimdb: 6.1
                      Genrehorror, thriller
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:05

                      In a twisted social experiment, a group of 80 Americans are locked in their high-rise corporate office in Bogotá, Colombia and ordered by an unknown voice coming from the company's intercom system to participate in a deadly game of kill or be killed.

                      Markimdb: 8.2
                      Genremelodrama, drama, biography
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:15

                      At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he turns to teaching, becoming romantically involved with his student Alicia. Meanwhile the government asks his help with breaking Soviet codes, which soon gets him involved in a terrifying conspiracy plot. Nash grows more and more paranoid until a discovery that turns his entire world upside down. Now it is only with Alicia's help that he will be able to recover his mental strength and regain his status as the great mathematician we know him as today..




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