My two favorite spy movies are 'Three Days of the Condor' and 'The Bourne Identity'.
Any other good ones? Maybe other than James Bond.
Any other good ones? Maybe other than James Bond.
What's your favorite Spy movie?
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Arabesque is a great old movie. Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren.
I really enjoyed the Ipcress File a lot (Harry Saltzman, the co-producer of the Bond movies wanted to make a "real" spy movie). Recent movies, A Most Wanted Man was pretty excellent. And for classics (1960's isn't classic to me) Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious is an excellent and suspenseful spy movie.
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...a TV mini series?
Agree on A Most Wanted Man. I haven't seen Notorious yet. I'll have to look for it.
No, the one with Michael Caine from 1965. I do plan on checking the mini series out. Another film that I quite enjoyed recently was 2011's Haywire.
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+Sneakers. Good mix of serious and funny.
Favorite is tough but I watch the Bourne movies over and over. If you want to go back a bit, check out Notorious (Hitchcock/Cary Grant).
EclipseRedRing
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Red Sparrow
I learned the right way to tie a scarf from watching this movie.
Until then, I tied it the incorrect, New England, pseudointellectual way.
(Gru, on the left)
After watching Red Sparrow, I tie them the correct European way.
(His brother on the right)
How to tie a scarf is a topic that comes up from time to time.
I bought some cheap counterfeit cashmere scarves (acrylic)
and converted some friends. You have to experience it
to appreciate the difference.
I guessed Russians might know more about this kind of cold weather thing.
I learned the right way to tie a scarf from watching this movie.
Until then, I tied it the incorrect, New England, pseudointellectual way.
(Gru, on the left)
After watching Red Sparrow, I tie them the correct European way.
(His brother on the right)
How to tie a scarf is a topic that comes up from time to time.
I bought some cheap counterfeit cashmere scarves (acrylic)
and converted some friends. You have to experience it
to appreciate the difference.
I guessed Russians might know more about this kind of cold weather thing.
Burn After Reading
I prefer the Tom Baker style that Gru uses. Of course, one of my two scarves is long enough to go around my neck and brush the ground on both sides, making that style appropriate.
Three Days of the Condor was a fantastic movie.. I may need to watch it again. I also like the Jack Reecher movies and the TV series. Ditto Jason Bourne. Altho not specifically a spy movie, The Accountant was a great film.
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I can't find that one. Must be Europe only.
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
I think "Duplicity" is worth mentioning. Not your typical spy movie. It's about corporate espionage.
Gary Oldman as George Smiley...
Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola:
And Carol Reed's absolute classic, The Third Man
Gene Hackman and Francis Ford Coppola:
And Carol Reed's absolute classic, The Third Man
I was going to say Charade, which is by the same director, Stanley Donen.
I'm not sure if it counts as a spy or organized crime film though; the boundaries are kind of fuzzy.
My favorite spy films are by Hitchcock probably: The 39 Steps, the Lady Vanishes, North by Northwest.
Spies Like Us! 
Ronin
The Mission Impossible franchise.
The Eye of the Needle (Donald Sutherland)
North by Northwest
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Sean Connery Bond films.
Marathon Man (Dustin Hoffman)
I always viewed the Bourne series as more about black ops assassins and dirty government than I did as the spy genre.
The Mission Impossible franchise.
The Eye of the Needle (Donald Sutherland)
North by Northwest
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Sean Connery Bond films.
Marathon Man (Dustin Hoffman)
I always viewed the Bourne series as more about black ops assassins and dirty government than I did as the spy genre.
