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The Secret Agent Themes. Next. Anarchy, Terrorism, and Corruption. Themes and Colors. LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Secret Agent, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
- 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.
by Joseph Conrad. Buy Study Guide. The Secret Agent Themes. Convention. All of the characters with deep social involvements, whether professional or personal, must deal with the stringent rule of convention in society.
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1. True Lies. 1994 2h 21m R. 7.3 (281K) Rate. 63 Metascore. A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.
- 10 'Duplicity'
- 9 'Grimsby'
- 8 'The President's Analyst'
- 7 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery'
- 6 'Confessions of A Dangerous Mind'
- 5 'Spy'
- 4 'Burn After Reading'
- 3 'Hopscotch'
- 2 'Our Man in Havana'
- 1 'Kingsman: The Secret Service'
IMDb Score: 6.1/10 Tony Gilroy was one of the hottest filmmakers in Hollywood, coming off his directorial debut Michael Clayton. Trying to build off its success, Gilroy went in armed with a $60 million budget and two mega movie stars for Duplicity. A con movie about two corporate spies that merges elements of a thriller, crime, romance, and comedy,...
IMDb Score: 6.2/10 Grimsby seemed like an usual combination. The outlandish humor of Sacha Baron Cohen, known best for his plethora of comedic caricatures, notably Borat, combined with the propulsive directing style of Louis Leterrier, known for action films such as Transporter 2 and Now You See Me. Following a mismatched pair of long-lost brothers...
IMDb Score: 6.8/10 While James Coburn's Our Man in Flint would also be a worthy entry, his 1967 film The President's Analyst may be his most beloved spy satire. Not initially a commercial success, the movie is now considered a cult film. Incorporating elements of political satire and science fiction, the movie touches on prescient themes. The film ...
IMDb Score: 7.0/10 The film that launched the iconic franchise, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, is still one of the grooviest, freshest spy movies around. Mocking James Bond movies in the style of a Dudley Moore film with the comedic excellence of a Peter Sellers film, Austin Powers achieved what comedic geniuses like Sellers,Woody All...
IMDb Score: 7.0/10 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is such a promising movie premise on paper that the final film could almost never live up to its potential. Exploring the blurred life of Chuck Barris, the movie had the possibility to be similar to Man on the Moon but hopefully with less conventionality. That seemed to be the case when the brillia...
IMDb Score: 7.0/10 Who thought Spy would be the movie that secured Melissa McCarthy as a major movie star? 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 McCarthy and Feig, grossing over $200 million. REL...
IMDb Score: 7.0/10 A rollicking, unself-serious crime comedy that likens back to their earlier films, such as Raising Arizona, Burn After Reading is the Coen Brothers' version of a "Tony Scott/Jason Bourne type of movie." Exploding with A-listers, the film saw the duo make a severe tonal left turn from their previous film, the Oscar-winning No Coun...
IMDb Score: 7.1/10 A modest success that brings overwhelming joy, Hopscotch is a pure delight. Following an aging CIA agent who goes on a world traveling gallivant to spite his new boss, the movie serves in some ways as a precursor to David Hare's Salting the Battlefield and the TV show The Blacklist. However, Hopscotch, led by Walter Matthau's per...
IMDb Score: 7.2/10 One of England's most distinguished novelists, Graham Greene saw critical acclaim and widespread popularity throughout his career. Unsurprisingly, this meant that Greene's novels would often be the source of film adaptations. Whether classic noirs or modern dramas, most adaptations of Greene's work have been quite faithful, barri...
IMDb Score: 7.7/10 A maximalist James Bond with the stakes cranked up to 1000, Kingsman: The Secret Serviceprovides more than enough visual dazzle to keep engagement throughout its 129-minute runtime. The film, about a new recruit who must stop an eco-terrorist, makes several winks at its audience but is also uncommonly virile for a supposed mainst...
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Loyalty (Devotion) The theme of devotion pops up mostly in two characters: Winnie Verloc and her mother. Both these women show a very deep devotion to Stevie, but its important not to confuse their loyalty with Stevi... Lies and Deceit.
Conrad's novel The Secret Agent is a critique of the way authoritarian tendencies react to the perceived threat of terrorism. The story it tells is, in most respects, extremely bleak. There are, however, a number of flashes of dark humour. Examples include:
