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Plot Summary:
Matt Helm (Dean Martin) is called out of retirement to stop the evil Big O organization who plan to explode an atomic bomb over Alamagordo, NM, and start WW III.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: retro, spoof, grindhouse, spy comedy, esoteric, crime thriller, parody, independent film, exciting, humorous
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French Spies (2004)
Plot Summary:
Ben and Bill are the two worst, completely useless agents - real losers. But who else would you send on a super-difficult top-secret mission? The French have just sold a new high-power M51 rocket to the Russians for crazy money. Unfortunately for them, the rocket was hijacked before they could get it of their hands. However, not just any fool is up to neutralizing this threat, but only the craziest and most stupid of them can cope with such a task.
IMDB Rating: 4.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: France, UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, not serious, realistic, suspenseful, exciting, fast, spoof
Similar in 79%
One Spy Too Many (1966)
Plot Summary:
The men from U.N.C.L.E." are back! This time Robert Vaughn and David McCallum must stop the meglomanic Alexander (Rip Torn) from committing the world's greatest crimes.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, parody, psychotronic, spoof, spy comedy, campy
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The Wrecking Crew (1968)
Plot Summary:
When Count Contini attempts to destroy the world's economy by masterminding the theft of $1 billion in U.S. gold, ICE chief MacDonald summons secret agent Matt Helm to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, spy comedy, technicolor, cult classic, crime thriller, spoof
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Murderers' Row (1966)
Plot Summary:
The handsome top agent Matt dies a tragic death in his bath tub - the women mourn about the loss. However it's just faked for his latest top-secret mission: He shall find Dr. Solaris, inventor of the Helium laser beam, powerful enough to destroy a whole continent. It seems Dr. Solaris has been kidnapped by a criminal organization. The trace leads to the Cote D'Azur.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: spy comedy, retro, spoof, grindhouse, cult classic, parody, exciting, humorous, realistic, suspenseful
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The Spy with My Face (1965)
Plot Summary:
Napoleon Solo is captured by Thrush and replaced with a double.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 549
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, humorous, realistic, suspenseful, semi serious, parody, psychotronic, spoof, eurospy, campy
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The Ambushers (1967)
Plot Summary:
A U.S. government built flying saucer is launched into space on a top secret test flight, but is brought down by exiled ruler of an outlaw nation who uses a remote control device to cause the ship to land at his secret base in Mexico. Agent Matt Helm is assigned to find the saucer and has to contend with an enemy agent and an Arab assassin.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: parody, psychotronic, spy comedy, psychedelic, grindhouse, rough, humorous, suspenseful, semi serious, fast
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Who Am I? (1998)
Plot Summary:
Martial-arts megastar Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this action-comedy. Secret agent Jackie (Chan) leads a commando group to Africa to kidnap scientists who are working to unleash a powerful -- and lethal -- new energy source. When Jackie develops amnesia after a plane crash, he fights to regain his memory and continue his assignment. Who Am I is packed with excitement and, of course, Jackie's unique brand of gymnastic martial arts.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: light, suspenseful, semi serious, entertaining, humorous, suspense, action comedy, spy comedy, inspirational, epic
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The Karate Killers (1967)
Plot Summary:
International spies Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) and Illya Kuryakin (David McCallum) travel around the globe in an effort to track down a secret formula that was divided into four parts and left by a dying scientist with his four of five daughters, all of whom live in different countries. His widow, Amanda, is murdered at the beginning by the counter-spies of the organization THRUSH. Evil THRUSH agent Randolph also wants the formula, and is aided by his karate-chopping henchmen.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 693
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: grindhouse, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, surprise ending, psychotronic, spoof, double entendre, parody, campy
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Plot Summary:
When diabolical genius, Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo’, Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself – with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell – to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions and saves the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 245000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: parody, spoof, teen sex comedy, funny, satirical, hilarious, cult classic, action comedy, spy comedy, slapstick comedy
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In Like Flint (1967)
Plot Summary:
Flint is again called out of retirement when his old boss finds that he seems to have missed 90 seconds while golfing with the president. Flint finds that the president has been replaced by an actor (Flint's line [with a wistful look] is "An Actor as President?") Flint finds that a group of women have banded together to take over the world through subliminal brainwashing in beauty salons they own.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: spoof, exciting, parody, humorous, witty, grindhouse, spy comedy, psychedelic, not serious, fast
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Our Man Flint (1966)
Plot Summary:
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody, grindhouse, exciting, witty, spy comedy, visually stunning, feel good, humorous, realistic
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xXx: State of the Union (2005)
Plot Summary:
Ice Cube stars as Darius Stone, a thrill-seeking troublemaker whose criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. government from a deadly conspiracy led by five-star general and Secretary of Defense George Deckert (played by Willem Dafoe).
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 73000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: exciting, intense, rough, serious, suspenseful, action packed, action adventure, suspense, fast paced, grindhouse
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Vanguard (2020)
Plot Summary:
Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Taiwan, UK
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, suspenseful, humorous, captivating, surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film
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Machete Kills (2013)
Plot Summary:
Ex-Federale agent Machete is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war and anarchy across the planet.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 82000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Russia
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: absurd, grindhouse, stylized, splatter, brutal, parody, not serious, cult classic, action packed, black comedy
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The Elite (2001)
Plot Summary:
After the murder of their families by a terrorist bomb, five young adults are trained as a hi-tech, anti-terrorist team with a mission to search and destroy high-profile terrorist groups.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 580
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, independent film, fast, surprise ending, black comedy, campy
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Target (1985)
Plot Summary:
A Texan with a secret past (Gene Hackman) searches Europe with his son (Matt Dillon) after the KGB kidnaps his wife (Gayle Hunnicutt).
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, realistic, suspense, neo noir, cult classic, fast, surprise ending, independent film, black comedy
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Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Plot Summary:
A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now 007 must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 203000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: suspense, intense, serious, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, saga, exciting, action adventure, cliffhanger
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Plot Summary:
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 354000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 141 min
Plot tags: action comedy, spy comedy, action adventure, funny, epic, entertaining, slasher, saga, scenic, spoof
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Dr. No (1962)
Plot Summary:
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: entertaining, stylized, action packed, saga, exciting, sexy, clever, realistic, suspenseful, witty
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Plot Summary:
Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 521000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: exciting, breathtaking, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, clever, entertaining, action adventure, stylized, action packed
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Plot Summary:
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by Presidential order. This forces the G.I. Joes into not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, serious, stylized, predictable, action adventure, saga, anime, cult classic, teen
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The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
Plot Summary:
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB agent Illya Kuryakin are forced to put aside their hostilities and work together to stop the evildoers in their tracks. The duo's only lead is the daughter of a missing German scientist, whom they must find soon to prevent a global catastrophe.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 327000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: stylized, witty, humorous, action comedy, light, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, entertaining, clever
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CIA Code Name: Alexa (1992)
Plot Summary:
A CIA operative kills a terrorist during a prison break. When a group of terrorists attempts to recover a microchip implanted in the man's body, one of them is captured and convinced by the CIA to work for them as an informer.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film, exciting, rough, serious, realistic, suspenseful, fast, surprise ending, neo noir, detective
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Spectre (2015)
Plot Summary:
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 460000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 148 min
Plot tags: suspense, entertaining, exciting, sexy, serious, realistic, suspenseful, saga, psychotronic, psychological thriller
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The Brothers Grimsby (2016)
Plot Summary:
Wrongfully accused and on the run, a top MI6 assassin joins forces with his long-lost, football hooligan brother to save the world from a sinister plot.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 109000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: parody, absurd, humorous, not serious, exciting, funny, action comedy, surreal, spoof, hilarious
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The Avengers (1998)
Plot Summary:
British Ministry agent John Steed, under direction from "Mother", investigates a diabolical plot by arch-villain Sir August de Wynter to rule the world with his weather control machine. Steed investigates the beautiful Doctor Mrs. Emma Peel, the only suspect, but simultaneously falls for her and joins forces with her to combat Sir August.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: stylized, funny, suspense, humorous, semi serious, fast, sexy, clever, unusual plot structure, melancholic
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Knight and Day (2010)
Plot Summary:
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 208000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: romantic, exciting, entertaining, funny, light, sexy, action comedy, not serious, absurd, intense
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Get Smart (2008)
Plot Summary:
When the identities of secret agents from Control are compromised, the Chief promotes hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart and teams him with stylish, capable Agent 99, the only spy whose cover remains intact. Can they work together to thwart the evil plans of KAOS and its crafty operative?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 226000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, entertaining, spoof, action comedy, exciting, not serious, hilarious, feel good, spy comedy
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RED 2 (2013)
Plot Summary:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 179000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Canada, Russia
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: entertaining, exciting, witty, action adventure, humorous, realistic, semi serious, action comedy, predictable, spy comedy
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Heart of Stone (2023)
Plot Summary:
Rachel Stone is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful, global, peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable — and dangerous — asset.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: surprise ending, psychotronic, independent film, black comedy