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The Most Accurate Movies About Espionage (Ranker)

"Espionage is, by its very nature, a secretive act, so it's unsurprising that most films depicting it miss the mark on a number of levels. Even though most spy movies and espionage action-thrillers are nothing like the real thing, there are a few. These films make the effort to recreate the actual practice of uncovering secrets, subverting plots, and damaging foreign powers. Granted, unless you work in the field, there's no way to know for sure - and if you do work in the field, you'll probably never confirm what you've seen. However, with the passage of time, some details have emerged about the events depicted in various spy movies - and some films do somewhat mirror the real-life practices of espionage. These films are the ones that come the closest... so far as we know!" - ranker.com
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The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
3
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
The Counterfeit Traitor (1962)
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The Fourth Protocol (1987)
The Fourth Protocol (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
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Body of Lies (2008)
Body of Lies (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
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Argo (2012)
Argo (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Looking Glass War (1969)
The Looking Glass War (1969)
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Munich (2005)
Munich (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
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The Lives of Others (2006)
The Lives of Others (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Operation Finale (2018)
Operation Finale (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
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The Debt (2010)
The Debt (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
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Les Patriotes (1994)
Les Patriotes (1994)
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