20 best movies like Spies Like Us (1985)

List of the best movies like Spies Like Us (1985): The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The In-Laws, Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control, Go for It, Knight and Day, Paul, Ratchet & Clank, The A-Team, I Spy, The Three Musketeers.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:25

At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

In preparation for his daughter's wedding, dentist Sheldon Kornpett meets Vince Ricardo, the groom's father. Vince, a manic fellow who claims to be a government agent, then proceeds to drag Sheldon into a series of chases and misadventures from New York to Central America.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrefantastic, action, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA

Bumbling R&D inventors Bruce and Lloyd get out of the lab and into the field as they search to locate their latest invention - which has somehow gone missing. When you're used to spending your day inventing the most cutting edge spy equipment known to man, adapting the stealth and guile needed to become a true secret agent doesn't come naturally. Unfortunately the invisibility cloak that the pair recently collaborated on has disappeared, and in order to ensure that it doesn't fall into the hands of KAOS they will have to master the skills of a true spy. But how exactly does one find an object that's invisible to begin with? As the search gets underway, these brainy inventors are given an eye-opening crash course in high-level espionage.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genreaction, comedy, adventure
CountryItaly, USA
Duration01:47

After Mason picks up hitchhiking Rosco with his truck, they are mistaken for two bank robbers by the traffic police. They manage to escape only to be confused for two secret agents while trying to take a flight at the airport.

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
    Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:44

    For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada

    Two unlikely heroes struggle to stop a vile alien named Chairman Drek from destroying every planet in the Solana Galaxy. When the two stumble upon a dangerous weapon capable of destroying entire planets, they must join forces with a team of colorful heroes called The Galactic Rangers in order to save the galaxy. Along the way, they'll learn about heroism, friendship, and the importance of discovering one's own identity.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:58

    A group of Iraq War veterans goes on the run from U.S. military forces while they try to clear their names after being framed for a crime they didn't commit. Along the way, Col. Hannibal Smith, Capt. H.M. ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock , Sgt. Bosco ‘B.A.’ Baracus, and Lt. Templeton ‘Faceman’ Peck help out various people they encounter.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Hungary
    Duration01:37

    When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top spies, Alex Scott, is called to action. What he doesn't expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson, on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world's most successful arms dealers.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
    CountryAustria, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:45

    D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?

    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: 6.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend – and Indy's colleague – Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's whereabouts.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genreaction, comedy
    CountryUSA

    The stars of Starship Troopers are back in action! Mike (Casper Van Dien) decides to hit the road on his refurbished classic motorcycle along with best buddy Alex (Patrick Muldoon), but their trek takes a surprising turn when they become involved in a plan involving political blackmail, corruption, and dirty money. Carrying evidence that could get them killed at any minute, the boys are chased on the open road but turn their skills to their own advantage. William Forsythe (Raising Arizona) and Theresa Russell (Wild Things) also star in this gun-blazing, rip-roaring adventure from the director of Every Which Way But Loose you’ll never forget!

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    Two fishing fanatics get in trouble when their fishing boat gets stolen while on a trip.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom
    Duration01:47

    Prison guard Reggio lets Moltes have a weekly lottery ticket in exchange for his suave relationship advice. When Moltes learns that he has a winning lottery ticket, he breaks out of jail to claim his money. However, Reggio's girlfriend, Pauline , has the ticket with her in Africa. The action involves the odd couple teaming up to find the ticket while being chased by Det. Youssouf , along with the vengeful Turk and the Giant.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:10

    Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    When successful businessman Sam Treadwell finds that his android wife, Cherry model 2000 has blown a fuse, he hires sexy renegade tracker E. Johnson to find her exact duplicate. But as their journey to replace his perfect mate leads them into the treacherous and lawless region of 'The Zone', Treadwell learns the hard way that the perfect woman is made not of computer chips and diodes.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family, crime
    CountryUSA, Canada, United Kingdom
    Duration01:40

    With all-new gadgets, high-flying action, exciting chases and a wisecracking new handler, Derek (Anthony Anderson), Cody has to retrieve the device before the world's leaders fall under the evil control of a diabolical villain.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family, western
    CountryUSA, Germany, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
    Duration02:00

    A bet pits a British inventor, a Chinese thief and a French artist on a worldwide adventure that they can circle the globe in 80 days.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA

    Mitch Robbins 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.

    Markimdb: 3.5
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure, family, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    Eight years after the third film, the OSS has become the world's top spy agency, while the Spy Kids department has since become defunct. A retired spy Marissa (Jessica Alba) is thrown back into the action along with her stepchildren when a maniacal Timekeeper (Jeremy Piven) attempts to take over the world. In order to save the world, Rebecca (Rowan Blanchard) and Cecil (Mason Cook) must team up with their hated stepmother. Carmen and Juni have since also grown up and will provide gadgets to them.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, adventure, military
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    British army sergeants Ballantine, Cutter and MacChesney serve in India during the 1880s, along with their native water-bearer, Gunga Din. While completing a dangerous telegraph-repair mission, they unearth evidence of the suppressed Thuggee cult. When Gunga Din tells the sergeants about a secret temple made of gold, the fortune-hunting Cutter is captured by the Thuggees, and it's up to his friends to rescue him.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

    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: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:16

    The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Military men Rock Reilly and Eddie Devane are tasked with taking a prisoner, blonde bombshell Toni Johnson, on what becomes an unforgettable road trip. Toni, an enlistee who's in trouble for deserting her unit, soon proves that she's craftier than most inmates.

    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: 5
    Genreaction, comedy, musical, adventure, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Modesty Blaise, a secret agent whose hair color, hair style, and mod clothing change at a snap of her fingers is being used by the British government as a decoy in an effort to thwart a diamond heist. She is being set up by the feds but is wise to the plot and calls in sidekick Willie Garvin and a few other friends to outsmart them. Meanwhile, at his island hideaway, Gabriel, the diamond thief has his own plans for Blaise and Garvin.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration02:11

    When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantastic, action, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    Jim Belushi plays a super-competent secret agent on the trail of Russian thugs. John Ritter plays a milquetoast dad who gets mixed up in the caper. The story follows their adventures over the course of a week, in which Ritter develops some guts and Belushi gets in touch with his sensitive side.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration01:37

    A tale of double cross and revenge, centered upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The team-Clay, Jensen, Roque, Pooch and Cougar -find themselves the target of a lethal betrayal instigated from inside by a powerful enemy known only as Max. Presumed dead, the group makes plans to even the score when they're joined by the mysterious Aisha, a beautiful operative with her own agenda. Working together, they must remain deep undercover while tracking the heavily-guarded Max, a ruthless man bent on embroiling the world in a new high-tech global war.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:29

    The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto, who nurses him back to health. The Ranger, donning a mask and riding a white stallion named Silver, teams up with Tonto to bring the unscrupulous gang and others of that ilk to justice.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genreaction, melodrama, drama, adventure, western
    CountryAustralia, USA
    Duration01:59

    American Matt Quigley answers Australian land baron Elliott Marston's ad for a sharpshooter to kill the dingoes on his property. But when Quigley finds out that Marston's real target is the aborigines, Quigley hits the road. Now, even American expatriate Crazy Cora can't keep Quigley safe in his cat-and-mouse game with the homicidal Marston.

    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: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryFrance, Italy, Germany
    Duration01:50

    Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, detective
    CountryUSA, Australia, Canada
    Duration01:33

    When Mystery, Inc. are guests of honor at the grand opening of the Coolsville Museum of Criminology, a masked villain shows up and creates havoc before stealing the costumes of the gang's most notorious villains...Could it be that their nemesis, mad scientist Jonathan Jacobo has returned and is trying to recreate their deadliest foes?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    In a post-apocalyptic world where the Russians have taken over a nuked USA and Elvis is king of Lost Vegas, Buddy is a '50s rocker and wandering warrior rolled into one, too-cool package. Armed with his six-string in one hand and his sword in the other, Buddy is on his way to Vegas to succeed Elvis as King. Along the way, he saves an orphan who decides to tag along.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA, Mexico, Germany
    Duration02:09

    Having spent the last 10 years fighting injustice and cruelty, Alejandro de la Vega is now facing his greatest challenge: his loving wife Elena has thrown him out of the house! Elena has filed for divorce and found comfort in the arms of Count Armand, a dashing French aristocrat. But Alejandro knows something she doesn't: Armand is the evil mastermind behind a terrorist plot to destroy the United States. And so, with his marriage and the county's future at stake, it's up to Zorro to save two unions before it's too late.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    In 1999, Star Wars fanatics take a cross-country trip to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch so their dying friend can see a screening of The Phantom Menace before its release.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, comedy, sport
    CountryUSA, Hong Kong
    Duration01:48

    The original characters from the first Cannonball Run movie compete in an illegal race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
    Duration02:24

    Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama, adventure, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:05

    Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryHong Kong
    Duration01:58

    A group of covert CIA operatives trailing a potential new energy source are double-crossed by corrupt agent Morgan, who causes a helicopter crash in remote South Africa. The sole survivor, suffering severe amnesia, is nursed to recovery by a kindly native tribe who call him "Whoami" after the question he keeps asking. With the help of a mysterious reporter Christine, Whoami pieces together his past and tracks the turncoat agent and his criminal cohorts.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure
    CountryAruba, USA
    Duration01:29

    When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad and recover a sacred scroll, he'll have to outwit officials and a ruthless sect. With the help of a beautiful Israeli cop, Rudy battles a faction of religious zealots determined to see a holy war at all costs.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genreaction, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA

    Dolph Lundgren is Christian Erickson, a leading demolition expert trained to disarm mine fields in a humanitarian minesweeping operation in Angola. His son is killed and he discovers that mines are being planted during the war to kill people in the area.




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