Recommend more in this Genre

[Kopite4Ever]

lately been into spy, espionage ,intelligence films etc. i have in the collection so far:

Crimson Tide
Spy Game
Exectutive Decision
The Bourne identity
Black Hawk Down
The Sum of All Fears
The Hunt For Red October
Patriot games
Clear And Present Danger
Ronin

Also have all seasons of 24 and Alias in collection as im a big fan as well

so my question can anyone recommend me more films in the this type of genre that is worth me buying ?

just ordered k 19 the widowmaker

thanks in advance

[Dean]

Sure they're loads but how about True Lies and the Mission Impossible's? Another good one that I jst watched today was The Recruit :smashin:

[Kopite4Ever]

yup seen the recruit, borrowed of uncle. hehe missed M:I 1 + 2 out of list so i have them. true lie's wow i aint seen that in years, maybe see if its a bargin. thanks for help

[Dean]

Cool if i think of anymore i'll let u know

[Kazuya Mishima]

"The Conversation" starring Gene Hackman - early 70s paranoia thriller from Coppola.

"No Way Out" starring Kevin Costner - no, wait, come back! It's good. It also has Gene Hackman in it. I think there's a pattern emerging here...

Just thought of another great film - "Thirteen Days" about the Cuban missile crisis. Oh, that also stars Costner... :blush:

[Lex]

James Bond movies
Sneakers :smashin:
The Rock
Air Force One
xXx
Arlington Road



What about cop/crime films?

Silence of the Lambs
Red Dragon
Heat
Sea of Love
Leon
Panic Room
The Fugitive
Oceans Eleven
The Usual Suspects
Jackie Brown
Reservoir Dogs

...probably getting a bit off topic now... :laugh:

[Gary D]

The man from UNCLE!!!!!!



Gary

[BrianC]

Le Carries "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier" and "Spy & Smiley's People" are two of the best spy adaptations there are. Not to hot on action, but far far closer than just about any other film to the truth.

The quality of the script, direction, and acting is extremly high, Alec Guinness was born for this role.

edit: gah, how could I forget the Tailor of Panama (tis a little bit of a pee take compared to the book) & the Perfect Spy? all very good to excellent Le Carrie adaptations.

[Squiffy]

If you like suspense and/or action stuff with terrorists, secret agents, police and all that....

- Air Force One
- Training Day
- Con Air

Training Day in particular is excellent! :thumbsup:

[Tardis]

Spartan with Val Kilmer
The Package with Gene Hackman
The Fugitive with Harrison Ford
The Seige with Denzal Washington
The Specialist with Sylvester Stallone
The Jackal Bruce Willis
The Day Of The Jackal with Edward Fox
The Net with Sandra Bullock
The Sum Of All Fears with Ben Afleck

[BurninVermin]

You could try Enigma, Art of War, Enemy of the State, The Peacemaker or US Marshals

[Dr_Mike]

true lie's wow i aint seen that in years, maybe see if its a bargin. thanks for help

Sorry if this is stating the obvious, but recomend you don't make the same mistake as I did and get the R2 version :suicide: it's been cut to ribbons to get a 15 certificate.

I've seen the R1 on DVDsoon for about a fiver!

[Marc]

how about Cypher

[Wolvreen]

I am a big fan of spy thrillers. No modern films match the older movies.
I think Michael Cain helped kill off the genre with a patch of bad ones in the 80's.
The Jigsaw Man
The Fourth Protocol
Whistle Blower

You need to look for the older movies, each of the top movie stars tried a spy movie at least once.

For spy and betrayal films, my favourites are:

The Ipcress File - Michael Caine, spawned several sequels
Quiller Memorandum - George Seagal
3 Days of the Condor - Robert Redford
5 Fingers - James Mason
The Third Man - Orson Welles
Stalag 17 - William Holden

The Manchurian Candidate - Frank Sinatra
Seven Days in May - Burt Lancaster
The Osterman Weekend - Rutger Hauer
Hotel Reserve - James Mason

The first 6 being especially good.

Hope these help.

[west]

Nikita (Luc Besson film)
Sneakers
Arlington Road
Enemy of the state

[Dean]

Jst saw the Italian Job (2003), I like it even better now - nice all rounded heist/spy film :smashin: Also don't forget U-571, more WW2 than spy but worth getting regardless.

[Mr.D]

Edge of Darkness (BBC drama)
Winter Kills
The Parallax View
Nikita

[Wolvreen]

U-571 is a pile of poo
Good choices Mr.D, was going to put Parallax View but forgot.

[newbie265]

What about the classic 'Where eagles Dare'

[magicmushrooms]

Nikita
Spy game
Enemy of the state
Sneakers
The Bourne Identity

The following conspiracy movies I remember liking a lot at the time but have only seen them once:

Shadow conspiracy ( possibly Charlie Sheen?)
Murder at 1600 (Wesley Snipes)
Conspiracy theory (Mel Gibson)

Another excellent TV series which nobody seems to have mentioned is the X-Files. This is largely a conspiracy based series but also delves into the paranormal. The X-Files movie fight the Future was also heavily conspiracy based!

[Kopite4Ever]

thanks for all the help guys :smashin:

[kilvil]

how about THE SECRET ARMY tv show now out on dvd. worth a try.
kilvil

[Kopite4Ever]

hehe im glad with all the feedback but now im thinking dammit. u all have reccomended me gr8 titles and its add's up hehe. time to bash open the piggy bank or as i like to call it student loan :rotfl:

[Tardis]

Absolute Power with Gene Hackman
In The Line Of Fire with Clint Eastwood