# Best spy films. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112 "2010-08-23T00:03:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/21 "2010-08-24T18:58:14Z")
\*Ronin \*is definitely and unquestionably a spy film. The Flint films were good Bond spoofs. I seem to remember liking _The Osterman Weekend_ ---
**Author:** ![dmatsch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/22 "2010-08-24T20:10:01Z")
> [@TJVM](#): > > I’d suggest [Ronin](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0122690/). It may not fit precisely within the “spy” genre, but it’s about a bunch of former intelligence types doing mercenary work. And it has a terrific cast. One of the last lines of the movie was Robert DeNiro admitting that he was still working for the CIA. Definitely a spy movie. The case had Marcellus Wallace’s soul in it. ---
**Author:** ![Jersey\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7cd45c/32.png) [@Jersey\_Mike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jersey_Mike)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/23 "2010-08-24T20:21:11Z")
“The Package” with Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones is a good Cold War flick. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/24 "2010-08-24T20:44:20Z")
[The Kremlin Letter (1970)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065950/), directed by John Huston. It airs occasionally on Fox Movie Channel. An elite cast which features George Sanders in drag! If you do plan to watch it, though, I’d advise against reading anything about it, as pretty much everything I’ve encountered mentioned major plot spoilers. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/25 "2010-08-24T22:32:42Z")
The best James Bond 007 movie of the last 15 years was _The Incredibles._ _The Incredibles_ had everything you want in a Bond film–mad genius, secret base, flying submaries, femme fatale that falls for the hero…everything! Except James Bond. But it was still the best James Bond 007 film of the last 15 years. Killer soundtrack, too. ---
**Author:** ![maleinblack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@maleinblack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maleinblack)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/26 "2010-08-26T00:38:37Z")
I saw Farewell (original title L’affaire Farewell) on a trans atlantic flight and quite enjoyed it. Got me a copy of the DVD as well. It might not be your typical spy movie with suspense elements but I think it has a pretty realistic portayal on how the whole thing works. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/27 "2010-08-26T16:33:34Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I really liked “No Way Out” but I don’t know if many others shared my taste on that one… Me. It’s my favorite Spy movie, and I too have noticed that most folks don’t seem to share my opinion of it. IMO it’s also Costner’s career-best performance, not that it matters. . ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/28 "2010-08-26T16:39:12Z")
Me Too: Ipcress File Ronin The Conversation (even though it’s not exactly a “secret agent man” spy movie; one of the best films ever.) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112/29 "2010-08-26T17:06:35Z")
[The Quiller Memorandum (1966)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060880/) [Where Eagles Dare (1968)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065207/) [Topaz (1969)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065112/) [Scorpio (1973)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070653/) [The Eiger Sanction (1975)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072926/) [Target (1985)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090130/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-spy-films/551112.md?page=1)