Top 25 best 'espionage'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'espionage'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'espionage'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	Das Leben der Anderen (2006) Alternative title: The Lives of Others Drama, Thriller 137 minutes	4,02(3.751) 3
2	North by Northwest (1959) Alternative title: De Man Die Verdwijnen Moest Thriller 136 minutes	3,93(1.923) 3
3	Deux Hommes dans la Ville (1973) Alternative title: Two Men in Town Crime, Drama 100 minutes	3,62(68)
4	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Alternative title: De Man Die Te Veel Wist Crime, Thriller 120 minutes	3,48(677) 3
5	Mission: Impossible (1996) Action, Thriller 110 minutes	3,29(3.083) 3

6	Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) Action, Adventure 169 minutes	3,26(600) 5
7	Tenet (2020) Scifi, Action 150 minutes	3,23(1.665) 3
8	Clear and Present Danger (1994) Action, Thriller 140 minutes	3,22(992) 3
9	OSS 117: Le Caire, Nid d'Espions (2006) Alternative title: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Adventure, Comedy 99 minutes	3,22(58)
10	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Thriller 127 minutes	3,13(1.203) 3

11	U.S. Marshals (1998) Action, Thriller 131 minutes	3,1(1.305) 3
12	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Alternative title: Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service Action, Adventure 142 minutes	3,09(1.299) 3
13	Black Widow (2021) Action, Adventure 134 minutes	3,07(825) 2
14	The Bourne Legacy (2012) Action, Adventure 135 minutes	3,05(1.829) 3
15	Little Secrets (2001) Drama, Family 96 minutes	2,96(36)
16	Le Magnifique (1973) Alternative title: How to Destroy the Reputation of the Greatest Secret Agent Action, Comedy 95 minutes	2,95(65)
17	The Eiger Sanction (1975) Alternative title: In Opdracht van de Draak Thriller 129 minutes	2,92(324) 3
18	The Phoenician Scheme (2025) Comedy 101 minutes	2,92(278) 3
19	Die Another Day (2002) Thriller, Action 132 minutes	2,88(2.728) 3
20	Heon-teu (2022) Alternative title: Hunt Drama 131 minutes	2,8(42) 3
21	The Voyeurs (2021) Thriller 116 minutes	2,79(207) 3
22	The Operative (2019) Thriller 116 minutes	2,75(63) 3
23	All the Old Knives (2022) Alternative title: Met Geslepen Messen Thriller 101 minutes	2,72(128) 3
24	Three to Tango (1999) Romance, Comedy 98 minutes	2,69(513) 3
25	Vanguard (2020) Alternative title: 急先锋 Action 108 minutes	2,57(62) 2