Lesser-known & Critically Acclaimed Spy Thrillers on Netflix

02 MAR 2024

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Allied (2016)

In Allied, two World War II operatives, named Max and Marianne, fall in love and get married. However, the former receives an intel suggesting that his wife is working for the enemy. Starring Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard in the lead roles, this spy thriller is directed by Robert Zemeckis.

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Mission Majnu (2023)

Set before and during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Mission Majnu follows an undercover spy who accepts a dangerous mission of exposing Pakistan's involvement in a nuclear weapons program. This spy thriller is directed by Shantanu Bagchi and stars Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles.

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Hanna (2011)

Here's another highly engaging spy thriller that will get your heart racing. Headlined by Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, and Saoirse Ronan, Hanna is a story about a 16-year-old girl who is raised by her father to become an assassin.

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The Gray Man (2022)

One of Netflix's most ambitious projects, The Gray Man, is an exhilarating film that features an ensemble cast that includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, and Ryan Gosling, among others.

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Wasp Network (2019)

Wasp Network is a spy thriller based on Fernando Morais' book, The Last Soldiers of the Cold War. The movie tells the true story of five Cuban spies who infiltrated exile groups to stop terrorism against their country in the '90s. 

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Madras Cafe (2013)

The Shoojit Sircar directorial tells the tale of an Indian intelligence agent, Major Vikram Singh, who is appointed by R&AW to carry out a covert operation in Jaffna, a war-torn coastal island.

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Snowden (2016)

Snowden is a biographical drama based on the life of Edward Snowden, an NSA employee who distributed classified documents, including proof of the agency using illegal surveillance methods to spy on ordinary US citizens, to the press.