Subgenre Sampler
Spy: 298 Films to Buy & Rent
Mother Night (1996)
- Dir. Keith Gordon
Feat. Nick Nolte, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin…
- Ambitious adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's meaty novel recounts the memoirs of an unheralded American spy – from German 'hero' to destitute…
Secret Agent, The (1996)
- Dir. Christopher Hampton
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Gerard Depardieu, Patricia Arquette…
- Faithful period adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1907 novel concerning political intrigues in Edwardian London. Russian spy Bob Hoskins is ordered out…
Spy Hard (1996)
- Dir. Rick Friedberg
Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Nicollette Sheridan, Charles Durning
- Leslie Nielsen is back for another round of movie send–ups in what increasingly seems like an exhausted genre. A barrage of hits and misses…
Bullet to Beijing (1995)
- Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Michael Caine, Jason Connery, Mia Sara…
- Fourth outing for Michael Caine as the dog–eared spy Harry Palmer, sent to Moscow, this time to recover a stolen 'Doomsday'–style…
Patriotes, Les (1995)
- Dir. Eric Rochant
Feat. Yvan Attal, Richard Masur, Allen Garfield…
- Disillusionment erodes the ideals of a young Frenchman who emigrates to Israel to train for a career in their intelligence division. Its astute focus…
Bad Company (1994)
- Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Ellen Barkin
- Disgraced CIA agent Larry Fishburne defects to a rebel intelligence bureau who service high–priced clients with no questions asked. Slick…
From Beijing with Love (1994)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Anita Yuen
- Exceedingly funny James Bond spoof, perhaps the finest Hong Kong export since Jackie Chan.
Assigned to retrieve a national treasure from corrupt…
Innocent, The (1994)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott, Isabella Rossellini
- Anthony Hopkins toplines WW2 espionage thriller about a British engineer (Campbell Scott) who becomes caught in the crossfire of suspicion during his…
Terminal Velocity (1994)
- Dir. Deran Sarafian
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Nastassja Kinski, James Gandolfini…
- Sheen plays a skydiving expert roped into international espionage by way of the mysterious Kinski. It's sexist, crass and juvenile, but never dull,…
True Lies (1994)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
- Action set pieces just don't come any bigger or better than under monster–budget maestro, James Cameron. Reteaming with Schwarzenegger, it's…