The 10 best spy/espionage movies available to watch online

Do you like spy films? These jobs revolve around secret agents, clandestine operations, complex conspiracies, government intrigues, and intelligence agencies. Typically these are thrillers and action films with plots of conspiracy, information warfare and agents operating in the shadows.

If you are interested in this type of film, below we have collected the best films of the genre available for streaming and to watch online.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis, “Allies” tells a love story between spies during World War II in a plot full of suspense and action.

In the story, a Canadian intelligence officer (Brad Pitt) and a French spy (Marion Cotillard) are assigned together on a dangerous mission in Casablanca: pretend to be a couple to assassinate a Nazi officer. However, they end up falling in love and getting married.

However, problems arise later when the agent begins to suspect that his beloved may be an undercover Nazi spy.

The erotic spy film “Desire and Danger” has attracted both praise and controversy for its intense sex scenes. The film is directed by Taiwanese director Ang Lee and received critical acclaim upon its release.

Set during World War II in Shanghai, the film follows a secret agent (Tang Wei) who is tasked with seducing and assassinating an officer (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) working for the Japanese imperial puppet government in China. However, things get complicated when feelings emerge.

Set during the Cold War, “Russia House” is a spy thriller based on the novel by John le Carré. The film stars Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer.

In the plot, Barley, a British book publisher (Connery), is sought out by a Soviet scientist, the mysterious Dante, who sees in him the ideal figure to publish a manuscript with information on the USSR’s nuclear weapons program. However, British intelligence intercepts the material and recruits Barley as a spy.

So, Barley is sent to Russia, to meet Katya (Pfeiffer), a Russian translator who works with Dante. However, Barley and Katya end up falling in love.

Another spy film set during the Second World War, “The Spy” is a Dutch feature film directed by the cult and controversial Paul Verhoeven.

The story revolves around a Jewish singer (played by Carice van Houten, Melisandre from “Game of Thrones”), who joins the Dutch resistance as a spy after her family is killed by the Nazis.

Tony Scott directs this spy film with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt in the lead roles.

In the story, a veteran CIA agent (Redford), who is about to retire, receives news that his former protégé (Pitt) has been captured in China for espionage.

Directed by Japanese cult director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known primarily for his horror films, “A Spy’s Wife” is a critically praised spy melodrama.

The plot is set in Japan during World War II and follows the wife (Yū Aoi) of a merchant who begins to suspect that her husband (Issey Takahashi) may be a spy working for the Allies.

Another film adapted from a work by writer John le Carré for the list, “The Tailor of Panama” is a spy thriller directed by John Boorman.

The film’s story is set in Panama and follows an English tailor (Geoffrey Rush) who works for clients with enormous political influence in the country.

However, he is pressured by a British intelligence agent of questionable morals (Pierce Brosnan) to spy on political activities in the region. The cast also includes Jamie Lee Curtis.

This classic directed by the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock is considered one of the best noirs in history and one of the main examples of spy films in cinema.

In the plot, the daughter (Ingrid Bergman) of a convicted Nazi spy is recruited by an American government agent (Cary Grant) to spy on her father’s friends who took refuge in Rio de Janeiro after World War II.

However, she falls in love with the American agent, but ends up marrying one of the Nazis (Claude Rains) she was told to seduce.

Another spy film from the master of suspense on the list. “International Intrigue” is one of Hitchcock’s most famous and acclaimed films, renowned for its iconic action and suspense scenes.

The film stars Cary Grant, who plays an advertising executive who is mistaken for a secret agent and ends up involved in an international espionage plot.

Now he is forced to flee and tries to prove his innocence. The cast also includes Eva Marie Saint and James Mason.

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The German silent film “The Spies,” directed by the famous Fritz Lang, is widely acclaimed for its significant influence on the spy genre.

In the plot, Agent 326 must dismantle a network of spies led by Haghi. Sonja, a spy for the organization, falls in love with the agent and helps him capture her former boss.

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