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Question: What are the most highly-rated spy novels and movies?
There are many lists available on the internet out there compiled by people who have their own criteria as to what spy/espionage novel or movie is the best. Therefore, I compiled a list of titles taken from 3 different sources (that were not generated by a publisher) and came up with the following titles that appeared on multiple lists.
Spy/Espionage Novels
The list starts with the only title that was on all 3 lists, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre. The rest appeared on two out of the three:
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carre
- The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John le Carre
- Blowback by Valerie Plame
- The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad
- The Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews
- Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith
- Intelligence by Susan Hasler
- The Bourne Identity by Robert Ludlum
- The Day of the Jackal by Fredrick Forsythe
- The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
- Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett
- The Thirty Nine Steps by John Buchan
Bookscrolling.com. They compiled list called“The Top Spy & Espionage Books of All-Time” and used information from many sources: https://www.bookscrolling.com/the-top-spy-espionage-books-of-all-time/
Sources for titles:
https://www.mydomaine.com/best-spy-novels-4770349
https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2015/04/best_spy_novels_by_real-life_s.html
https://www.bookscrolling.com/the-top-spy-espionage-books-of-all-time/
Spy/Espionage Movies
As with the titles, there were no definitive lists for the movies. The following movies made all four lists:
- Three Days of the Condor, 1975
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, 2011
- The Bourne Identity, 2002
- Mission: Impossible, 1996
- North by Northwest, 1959
- Munich, 2005
- From Russia with Love, 1963
Sources for movies:
https://screenrant.com/best-spy-movies-ever/
https://www.ranker.com/list/spy-movies-and-films/reference