The 29 Best Spy Movies Of All Time

The best spy movies invite audiences into a world of intrigue, danger, and action. James Bond is undoubtedly the first character to spring to mind when the genre is discussed, and while Ian Fleming’s 007 surely helped to raise its popularity of and inspire many imitators, the spy movie was around long before Bond appeared on the screen. Likewise, the genre has branched out considerably since then. Spy movies no longer only feature the dashing, debonair secret agent. All types can be spies and they can be from anywhere, but these secret agents movies still retain the cat-and-mouse elements that made the genre so beloved in the first place.