Subgenre Sampler
Spy: 298 Films to Buy & Rent
Expatriate, The (Erased) (2012)
- Dir. Philipp Stölzl
Feat. Aaron Eckhart, Liana Liberato, Olga Kurylenko
- Aaron Eckhart makes for a solid action hero in this suspenseful, if over–familiar spy thriller, about an ex–CIA agent who is forced into…
Hamilton: In the Interests of the Nation (2012)
- Dir. Kathrine Windfeld
Feat. Mikael Persbrandt, Pernilla August, Jason Flemyng…
- Scandi–crime goes gung–ho in this Swedish espionage thriller centred on a special agent who infiltrates the Russian mafia to bust a…
Hamilton: Not if it Concerns Your Daughter (2012)
- Dir. Tobias Falk
Feat. Mikael Persbrandt
- Scandi super agent Carl Hamilton returns for a second mission of international intrigue and deep espionage. Here, he must go rogue to track down the…
Hunted (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Melissa George, Morven Christie, Stephen Dillane…
- Melissa George plays a private espionage operative who goes in hiding when after surviving an assassination attempt orchestrated by her allies. A…
Missing (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Ashley Judd, Sean Bean, Cliff Curtis…
- Ashley Judd brings it as an ex–CIA operative turned homemaker who takes on an international conspiracy when her son goes missing in Rome.…
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Mission Impossible 4) (2012)
- Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg…
- Back–to–basics third sequel sees an evergreen Tom Cruise go rogue to clear IMF's name while in pursuit of a fugitive terrorist with…
Restless (TV Mini-Series) (2012)
- Dir. Edward Hall
Feat. Hayley Atwell, Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery…
- A fine small screen adaptation of William Boyd's espionage novel, about a young woman who learns that her mother was recruited as a spy during World…
Safe House (2012)
- Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Feat. Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga…
- Efficient thriller with CIA rookie Reynolds in charge of keeping rogue agent Washington alive after their safe house is attacked by mercenaries.…
Shadow Dancer (2012)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson…
- Andrea Riseborough plays a staunch IRA revolutionary who is apprehended by British intelligence and forced to become a double agent in this…
Silent War, The (2012)
- Dir. Felix Chong, Alan Mak
Feat. Tony Leung (Chiu-wai), Xun Zhou, Mavis Fan…
- Engaging espionage thriller with Tony Leung as a blind piano tuner for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.