THEME EXPLORATION

CIA operations

30 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1996 · Brian De Palma
Spy
Spy
2015 · Paul Feig
Mystery Submarine
Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk
City on Fire
City on Fire
1987 · —
7 Dogs
7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi
Man on the Edge
Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing
Face/Off
Face/Off
1997 · John Woo
Taken 2
Taken 2
2012 · Olivier Megaton
Charlie Wilson’s War
Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Code Name: Wild Geese
Code Name: Wild Geese
1984 · Antonio Margheriti
Le Tripot clandestin
Le Tripot clandestin
1905 · Georges Méliès
Repo Man
Repo Man
1984 · Alex Cox
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Battle of Chile: Part II
The Battle of Chile: Part II
1976 · Patricio Guzmán
Expend4bles
Expend4bles
2023 · Scott Waugh
From Paris with Love
From Paris with Love
2010 · Pierre Morel
Mile 22
Mile 22
2018 · Peter Berg
Snitch
Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
Three Days of the Condor
Three Days of the Condor
1975 · Sydney Pollack
Agent Zeta
Agent Zeta
2026 · Dani de la Torre
All the Queen's Men
All the Queen's Men
2001 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
Bangkok Breaking: Heaven and Hell
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Happy Flight
Happy Flight
2008 · Shinobu Yaguchi
Humint
Humint
2026 · Ryoo Seung-wan
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2023 · Donovan Marsh
Max Manus: Man of War
Max Manus: Man of War
2008 · Espen Sandberg & Joachim Rønning
Larceny
Larceny
2017 · R. Ellis Frazier
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
New Battles Without Honor and Humanity 2: Head of the Boss
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Sniper
Sniper
1993 · Luis Llosa
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Oliver Stone United States

His films like 'JFK' and 'Nixon' directly interrogate CIA involvement in major historical events and institutional power.

 Scott Waugh United States

His thrillers including 'Enemy of the State' and 'Top Gun' examine surveillance, covert operations, and the ethics of intelligence agencies.