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Sep 28, 2008 · Derek Flint, suave genius as spy, was the first parody secret agent in film. James Coburn played him fairly straight (unlike Dean Martin’s campy Matt Helm or Don Adams’ bumbling Maxwell Smart) but still, Flint was thoroughly over the top: the ultra-cool spy who was a master of everything—martial arts, science, electronics, food, languages ...
- 15 The Man Who Knew Too Little
- 14 Spies in Disguise
- 13 Get Smart
- 12 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- 11 Red
- 10 Johnny English
- 9 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- 8 Spy
- Op Secret! (1984): 7.2
- 6 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bill Murray has had many famous roles over the years from Ghostbusters to Groundhog Day. In 1997, he graced the big screen in a spy comedy movie titled The Man Who Knew Too Little. This spy comedy movie's title is a parody of Hitchcock's 1994 movie and the remake, and is based on Robert Farrar's novel Watch That Man. The plot is a bit of a doozy bu...
There are some who think Tom Holland would make a good James Bond, but this animated spy comedy already brought him into the spy genre. Spies in Disguise seesWill Smith voicing the charming secret agent, Lance Sterling. After an almost failed field mission, Sterling fires his scientist Walter (Holland). But Sterling accidentally ingests a concoctio...
The action spy comedy movie Get Smart had an array of Hollywood actors, with Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, and Dwayne Johnson included in the cast. Get Smartis based on the beloved television series of the same name created by Mel Brooks. When a spy organization is attacked by terrorists, almost all the field agents are compromised. This only leaves...
Mr. & Mrs. Smith gained recognition for its main characters as well as for the actors who played them. Everyone would come to remember the huge Hollywood story behind Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt during the film. Regardless, the movie received some good praise for its on-screen chemistry. The movie also had its witty and comical lines that broke te...
The spy comedy movie Redstars some of Hollywood's most recognizable names. Bruce Willis plays Frank Moses, a retired black-ops CIA agent who is bored who finds himself suddenly targeted by his old company. He then goes on a mission to warn his old colleagues that they may be in danger and discover who's at the bottom of this attack. Along with Will...
If anyone wondered what Mr. Bean would be like as a spy, the 2003 spy comedy movie Johnny English answers that question. Rowan Atkinson became well-known for his comedic role as Mr.Bean. In 2003, the actor decided to try something different. Johnny English became his new character and was the main star in Johnny English. Not all spies are on top of...
Austin Powers (Mike Meyers) is the International Man of Mystery and for good reason. Much in the way James Bond defined the cinematic spy in the typical sense, Powers is the most iconic of comedic movie spies. The first sequel in the franchise nearly matched the original with Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me revolving around Dr. Evil's plans t...
The 2015 movie, Spy is not your conventional film, even for a spy comedy movie, but it does show how agents who work behind the scenes and are just as important as the agents on the front lines. Susan Cooper (McCarthy) is a 40-year-old CIA agent who assists her partner Bradley Fine (Jude Law) on missions from the comfort of her desk. When Bradley i...
The main character for Top Secret! isn't necessarily a spy but it makes the rankings. Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) is a musician who is sent to perform at a cultural festival in East Germany. The festival is a cover for East Germany to reunite Germany under their rule. Nick becomes entwined in their plot when he discovers a secret prison lab with a dev...
The popular 1964 television show, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. got a film reboot in 2015 starring Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in the lead roles. Both are trained agents but for rival agencies, Napolean Solo (Cavill) is a thief turned CIA agent while Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) is a KGB operative. They are forced to partner up when a Nazi sympathizer coupl...
Spy Hard is a 1996 American spy parody film starring Leslie Nielsen (who also executive produced) and Nicollette Sheridan, parodying James Bond and other action films.The introduction to the film is sung by comedy artist "Weird Al" Yankovic, and it was the first film to be written by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer who later went on to write and direct parody films such as Date Movie ...
- $18 million
- Bill Conti
- May 24, 1996
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- Kingsman: The Secret Service. Colin Firth, Michael Caine, Taron Egerton. 234 votes. An exhilarating blend of action, humor, and sharp wit, this stylish film introduces viewers to a top-secret British spy organization.
- Spy. Jude Law, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy. 211 votes. An unexpected hero emerges when an unassuming CIA analyst is thrust into the field after her partner is compromised.
- Johnny English. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia. 185 votes. When Britain's top spies are eliminated in a disastrous event, an inept but endearing secret agent finds himself tasked with saving the Crown Jewels.
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York. 141 votes. A groovy British spy is cryogenically frozen and reawakened in the 1990s, only to find himself hilariously out of sync with the modern era.
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- Spies Like Us. Spies Like Us takes one back to the '80s, with Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase at the peak of their careers. The film was directed by John Landis and was a tribute to the Road To… film series, which starred Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
- OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies is the feature debut of Michél Hazanavicius which is based on the novel series of the same name written by Jean Bruce.
- True Lies. True Lies is one of the best spy thrillers that blended with the feel-good niceties of a romantic comedy. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Harry Tasker who is a spy unbeknownst to his family who thinks he is a spy.
- The Brothers Grimsby. The Brothers Grimsby is an outrageous spy thriller starring Sacha Baron Cohen, which should summarize the essence of the film. Cohen plays Nobby, who lives with his girlfriend in England with 9 children.
PG-13 | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy. A world-class playboy and part-time secret agent from the 1960s emerges after thirty years in a cryogenic state to battle with his nemesis Dr. Evil. Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi Rogers. Votes: 256,794 | Gross: $53.88M.
Apr 7, 2023 · A big, brash action comedy from Bridesmaids director Paul Feig, Spy follows an unlikely secret agent as she attempts to trace a nuclear device. Like their other comedies, Spy was a big hit for ...
