7 Best Espionage Thriller Movies You Must Watch

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Khuraijam Roger Singh
Dec 11, 2024

Casino Royale (2006)

The twenty-first in the Eon Productions James Bond series follows Bond on a mission to bankrupt terrorism financier Le Chiffre in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale in Montenegro.

The Conversation (1974)

A neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Francis Ford Coppola follows a surveillance expert, who gets into a moral dilemma when he suspects the couple he secretly records is going to be murdered.

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Based on Robert Ludlum's 1980 novel, Jason Bourne suffers from psychogenic amnesia and is forced to fight to unlock his identity and his mysterious connection to the CIA.

Wasp Network (2019)

A spy thriller film directed by Olivier Assayas follows a Cuban pilot who flees to Miami with his family, where he and a few other deserters establish an espionage network to get access to anti-Castro organizations.

A Most Wanted Man (2014)

In an attempt to start over, Issa Karpov, a Muslim immigrant from Chechnya, reaches Hamburg, Germany, illegally. However, when he is accused of being a dangerous terrorist, he encounters a number of difficulties.

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Steven Spielberg’s film, set during the Cold War follows lawyer James who is entrusted in negotiating the release of Francis, a convicted CIA, in exchange for Rudolf, a Soviet spy.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

A Cold War spy film directed by Tomas Alfredson follows George, a retired spy who is summoned by the Government to hunt for a Soviet double agent at the top of the British secret service.

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