Last Updated on 25 March 2024

I searched the Internet for lists of the best or greatest spy movies of all time. Criteria included the movies being ranked, not just listed, and generally created by groups, whether teams or committees or based on general public voting (like Ranker.com).

I was able to find 31 lists. I took the 31 lists and added all their content into a spreadsheet, noting the rank of every film. I ended up averaging the rankings each movie got (there were 147 that were on at least 2 lists) and dividing that average by a factor of the number of lists that movie was on. The lowest score meant a high ranking average on many lists. The complete spreadsheet is attached at the bottom.

The movies that were on the most lists (out of 31) were:

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) – 23 lists
  • The Bourne Identity (2002) – 20 lists
  • North By Northwest (1959) – 19 lists
  • Bridge of Spies (2015) – 19 lists
  • Argo (2012) – 17 lists
  • Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) – 16 lists
  • Spy Game (2001) – 16 lists
  • Skyfall (2012) – 14 lists
  • Three Days of the Condor (1973) – 14 lists
  • Munich (2005) – 14 lists
  • The Lives of Others (2006) – 13 lists
  • Casino Royale (2006) – 13 lists
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – 13 lists
  • The Conversation (1974) – 13 lists

Here are links to the lists I used along with dates the lists were created:

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