Are you a fan of movies about secret agents? Usually, these secret agent films always have unexpected plot twists and are always interesting to follow. A secret agent or spy is someone who is assigned to gather intel, be it for the interest of an individual, a particular organization, or even a country.

Movies about secret agents have gained a lot of attention from movie goers, as they often offer fun storylines to follow. If you love this particular genre, on this occasion, Dunia Games would like to give you a list of the best secret agent movies that you must watch. Without further ado, let's get into it.

1. Mission: Impossible (1996)

Although it's been more than a decade since its release, this secret agent film has become a classic, featuring lots of iconic stunts performed by Tom Cruise. Ethan Hunt, who's a trusted agent in a secret organization, IMF, receives a special task to steal important data from the American Embassy in Prague. However, in his action, he crosses paths with a group of heavily armed forces who kill his comrades.

This infuriates Hunt as he actually gets a murder charge from the organization that assigned him and is thought to be the one who steals data from the IMF. Because of this, Hunt finally decides to take revenge against the real culprit who accuses him without help from the IMF.

2. Mission: Impossible II (2000)

In the sequel of the franchise, Sean Ambrose commits a malicious act with the intention of spreading a deadly disease virus called Chimera, which he managed to steal from a lab. This deadly virus can only be stopped with an antidote named Bellerophon, whis has also fallen into Sean's hands. With his devious intentions, he aims to sell this antidote to a buyer who dares to pay a high price.

Therefore, the IMF assigns a mission for Hunt to catch Sean dead or alive and prevent the spread of the Chimera virus before it infects everyone. In this movie, you will witness Hunt and his colleagues back in action to pursuit the villain in a limited time.

3. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Bourne uncovers an operation called Blackbriar with the desire to regain his memories. During the process of re-discovering his identity, Bourne travels across Moscow, London, Paris, New York, Turin, to Morocco. This secret agent movie has numerous chase scenes that are beautifully arranged, which is why this film is a must-watch.

4.  Mission: Impossible III (2006)

In the next installment of the action series, the story continues with Agent Hunt, along with three other IMF agents, in their effort to help a friend who is being held hostage. The rescue mission carried out by the three of them leads to Hunt looking for the leader of the crime group who had taken his partner hostage.

5. Mission: Impossible IV - Ghost Protocol (2011)

This time, Hunt is given another difficult mission that requires him to race against time. The mission is to prevent Hendricks, a Russian man who wants to start a human revolution to spark a nuclear war between Russia and the US. However, to launch his first missile into America, Hendricks needs a code that turns out to be in an classified package. Hunt and his friends target the same package to stop the villain. Together with his team, Hunt manipulates the nuclear code in the transactions carried out by Hendricks.

6. Argo (2012)

This secret agent film is based on a true story, which focuses on the turmoil that was taking place in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. At that time, the Iranian people were furious as the United States granted asylum to Mohammad Reza Shah, the leader who was overthrown in the revolution. This film follows the rescue mission of 6 US diplomats who are trapped in Iran. Knowing this, a CIA agent named Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck) devises a special plan to save the 6 diplomats.

7. Skyfall (2012)

Skyfall follows the story of James Bond, who is presumed dead after falling into a river and disappears when he goes on a mission to get the boss of Patrice, a person who managed to steal highly-classified data. The data contains the identities of NATO undercover agents in various terrorist organizations around the world. Bond and his partner Q must go on a journey to find out why the hard drive was stolen. On his way, he also meets a former MI6 agent, Raoul Silva, who has an evil plan to bring down the MI6.

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8. Safe House (2012)

A new CIA agent, Matt Weston, gets assigned to guard a temporary detention house for fugitives targeted by the United States. One day, a high-profile CIA fugitive appears, and is considered a traitor for leaking the identities of secret agents to make a profit. That person is Tobin Frost, who's taken to a temporary detention house to cause tension. While he's being interrogated, suddenly, another group of secret agents attacks and tries to seize the fugitive. Matt tries to save Tobin, to make sure that he survives to be trialed in his country.

9. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

This film is based on a comic book about secret agents by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. The movie also stars renowned actors Mark Strong and Michael Caine. It tells the story of a teenager, Eggsy, a reckless youth who becomes a young member of the Kingsman high-level secret agency program. Eggsy has greater potential than the other candidates and is tasked with eliminating a dangerous national threat named Richmond Valentine. In this film, you will see Eggsy's journey as a new secret agent.

10. Mission: Impossible V - Rogue Nation (2015)

The fifth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise features Ethan Hunt who becomes a spy for a secret organization in the United States. This time he deals with criminals who plan to destroy the IMF. Agent Hunt and his companions almost never fail in the difficult missions they are used to. But this time, it seems like Agent Hunt and his friends is doomed against the super villain whose traces are hard to find.

11. Spectre (2015)

James Bond finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy regarding a secret organization called Specter. The secret organization had previously been involved in various crimes that threatened the world. His adventure begins in Mexico, where he causes trouble in the middle of the 'Day of the Dead' parade that is being held. This trouble happens when he's chasing the man who's about to commit his evil plan. This incident in Mexico gives Bond a clue to the existence of a terrorist organization called Specter.

12. The Man From U.N.C.L.E (2015)

Directed by Guy Ritchie, this movie tells the story of two secret agents who are actually enemies but must cooperate to stop a mysterious criminal organization that is trying to develop nuclear weapons. These two secret agents work together to escort a little girl, who's the daughter of a German scientist. The child's father could be the key to infiltrating the criminal organization.

13. Assassination (2015)

In case you're bored with Hollywood or western secret agent movies, this Korean movie can be your alternative. It tells the story of a murder that occurred in the 1930s, when South Korea was still occupied by Japan. Yeom Seok Jin, who's a Japanese rebel, is planning to assassinate a group of pro-Japanese. He eventually assigns An Ok Yoon, Saksopo, and Hwang Deok Sam as secret agents. They also launched this plan to urge the Japanese rulers to grant independence to Korea.

14. Bridge of Spies (2015)

This film received a lot of positive reviews from movie fans. The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a British secret agent film that tells the story of a lawyer named James Donovan, who is recruited by the CIA. Donovan receives a mission to negotiate the release of an American pilot whose plane got shot down in the Soviet Union. Donovan has to negotiate to free the pilot by exchanging a prisoner, Rudolf Abel, a Russian spy whom Donovan had defended several years earlier.

15. Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

Another entry in the iconic franchise, this movie features spy agent Ethan Hunt, who has to undergo a mission to secure three plutonium bombs. Since his teammates are being held hostage, he has to hand over the bomb to his enemy. The failure of the mission now puts the safety of the world at risk, and Ethan is asked to take responsibility for a new mission to get the bomb back to prevent terrible things from happening. This film will not disappoint you with number of stunts as Agent Hunt tries to retake the bomb.

So, those were the 15 best secret agent/spy movies that you must watch if you love the action genre.

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