Top 10 Spy Movies of All Time

1. James Bond Franchise (1962 - present): The James Bond films have been a staple of the spy genre for over half a century, with 25 films and counting. The character is so beloved that there will always be a James Bond film in production.

2. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Based on the John le Carre novel. A Cold War thriller that follows George Smiley as he investigates a mole within the British intelligence.

3. The Bourne Trilogy (2002 - 2007): Jason Bourne, a former CIA operative who must uncover his own identity and evade his former employers while being hunted across the globe.

4. Mission Impossible Franchise (1996 - present): Ethan Hunt, a top agent for the IMF (Impossible Mission Force) who carries out dangerous and impossible missions around the world. Much like the James Bond franchise, it is an ongoing series that could continue for decades.

5. Bridge of Spies (2015): Based on a true story of lawyer James B. Donovan who is recruited by the U.S. government to negotiate the release of a captured American pilot during the Cold War.

6. The Manchurian Candidate (1962): A Korean War veteran who is brainwashed into becoming an unwitting assassin.

7. North by Northwest (1959): A advertising executive, Roger Thornhill, who is mistaken for a government agent and pursued across the country.

8. The Lives of Others (2006): Hauptmann Gerd Wiesler, a Stasi agent becomes increasingly conflicted about his job as he eavesdrops on a playwright and his lover in East Germany during the Cold War.

9. Three Days of the Condor (1975): Turner, a CIA researcher, becomes a target for an assassination after he discovers a conspiracy within his own agency.

10. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014): Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin, a young streetwise delinquent, is recruited into a top-secret spy organization. There were some sequels to this film and is based on a comic book.