7 Best Spy Movies in Hollywood History

The 7 best spy movies in Hollywood history — ranked, explained, and defended.From the 1965 film that argued Western intelligence agencies were never the good guys, to the 1959 blueprint that every spy movie since has been copying — we break down the definitive ranking of Hollywood's greatest spy films and explain exactly what separates a good spy movie from an all-time classic.In this video: 🎬 The Cold War thriller the KGB took so seriously they built a real unit based on it 🎬 Why North by Northwest is still the film the entire genre is catching up to 🎬 The spy at the center of Tinker Tailor who had tea with the Queen — and was handing secrets to the KGB the whole time 🎬 How a broken memory and two bullets changed the spy genre forever 🎬 The lawyer who negotiated the most dangerous Cold War exchange — alone, with no diplomatic immunity 🎬 Tom Cruise broke his ankle mid-production and came back before the bone healedWhether you're a lifelong spy thriller fan or building your watchlist from scratch, this ranking will completely change how you watch the genre.Films covered: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold | Three Days of the Condor | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Bridge of Spies | The Bourne Identity | Mission Impossible – Fallout | North by Northwest Which spy film do you think we ranked wrong — and which one should have made the list? Drop it in the comments. #SpyMovies #NorthByNorthwest #BourneIdentity #MissionImpossible #TinkerTailorSoldierSpy #BridgeOfSpies #FilmRanking #BestMovies #ColdWarFilms #Hitchcock