Article: Top 5 Underrated Espionage Films

5.Johnny English (2003 – 2011)

After a sudden attack on M15, Johnny English, Britain’s most confident, yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britian’s only spy and he go on numerous missions to save the world. These films will divide people as some will like this and some don’t. it can be funny in places as it didn’t take itself too seriously, the comic timing of Rowan Atkinson is spot on, the set pieces are exciting and impressive at the same time, these films are consistent and fun plus heartfelt.

4.Stormbreaker

When his guardian, Ian Rider, dies in suspicious circumstances, 14-year-old Alex Rider finds his world turned upside – down. Within days he’s gone from schoolboy to super – spy. With a perfectly sinister villain that is totally memorable. It got an all star cast and they all convince in their roles, this film is perfectly watchable and pure escapism, it might not be for everyone but this film feels epic, overall, this film is fun and entertaining at the same time.

3.Knight And Day

A young woman named June gets mixed up with a disgraced spy named Roy who is trying to clear his name. Silently it’s the chemistry between Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz which is superb. The ending is clever and totally unpredictable, it might be action packed but it never loses the story itself, this film feels epic and it will draw you in, it has got stunning scenery as this is pretty good.

2.The 355

When a top – secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild – card C.I.A. agent joins forces with three international agents on a mission to retrieve it. Quietly this film surprised me as this is pretty good film. the casting is perfect as they all convince in their roles, it is action packed but it never loses the story itself, it certainly entertaining from start to finish, this will surprise many people.

1.The Amateur

When his supervisors at the CIA refuse to take action after his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a decoder takes matters into his own hands. You will care about with these characters as it got that emotional aspect. This is more characters driven than you expected, it never feels too predictable and that is the key, it is clever and thought provoking at the same time, I reckon this film will surprise many people.

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  1. The most underrated espionage films have to be the ones that are not the all action blockbusters.

    The Ipcress File (1965) – In London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency’s bureaucracy. Stars Michael Caine.

    The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) – Instead of coming in from field work during the Cold War and taking a desk job, British intelligence agent Alec Leamas chooses to take on another assignment. Stars Richard Burton.

    Funeral In Berlin (1966) – Sent to East Berlin to retrieve a Communist defector, British spy Harry Palmer suspects the situation is not what his superiors believe it to be. Stars Michael Caine.

    The Manchurian Candidate (2004) – In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. One of the few remakes that is better than the original. Stars Denzil Washington.

    The Lives of Others (2006) – In 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.

    Jumping Jack Flash (1986) – An American computer whiz who works at a New York bank is suddenly thrust into the world of international espionage after she inadvertently receives a coded message from a British spy. Stars Whoopi Goldberg.

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