THEME EXPLORATION

covert missions

12 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Despicable Me 2
Despicable Me 2
2013 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
2018 · Christopher McQuarrie
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
2017 · D.J. Caruso
The Kremlin Letter *
The Kremlin Letter *
1970 · John Huston
Clear and Present Danger
Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · Stefano Sollima
The Commander
The Commander
1988 · Antonio Margheriti
Expend4bles
Expend4bles
2023 · Scott Waugh
From Paris with Love
From Paris with Love
2010 · Pierre Morel
Mile 22
Mile 22
2018 · Peter Berg
One Shot
One Shot
2021 · James Nunn
Agent Zero
Agent Zero
2025 · Guillaume de Fontenay
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Scott Waugh United Kingdom

He crafted visceral, paranoid thrillers like 'Top Gun' and 'Enemy of the State' that explore surveillance and covert military/governmental missions with kinetic intensity.

 Park Chan-wook South Korea

His psychological approach to espionage in films like 'Oldboy' and 'The Handmaiden' exposes hidden agendas and covert schemes with baroque visual storytelling.