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DevonRex

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37. Yes. *sigh*

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 08:07 PM

Aug 2013

And here we're headed right back into the thick of it. Fucking Putin. I've despised him since the 80s.

Oh well. Le Carre will have new material.

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What Are Some of Your Favorite Spy Movies [View all] otohara Aug 2013 OP

If you like TV shows I highly recommend Archer and Burn Notice. Initech Aug 2013 #1

Oh come on! kentauros Aug 2013 #32

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The Daniel Craig films have all been great as well. Initech Aug 2013 #16

I agree. Casino Royal and especially Skyfall were wonderful. I have a crush on Daniel Craig. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #26

Skyfall really makes me want to visit Beijing and Macau. Initech Aug 2013 #65

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"Erased" rdharma Aug 2013 #3

I just saw that on Netflix...and liked it. nt msanthrope Aug 2013 #60

"The Man who came in from the cold." Many here too young to remember that one. demosincebirth Aug 2013 #4

It's The Spy Who... Also a novel by the real spy, le Carre. DevonRex Aug 2013 #13

Thanks for the correction. Richard Burton. Right? demosincebirth Aug 2013 #19

Yes. Such a handsome Alex Leamas. DevonRex Aug 2013 #35

Yep... that was a real spy movie. DCBob Aug 2013 #20

Yes. *sigh* DevonRex Aug 2013 #37

Any Michael Cain Spy Movie...Harry Palmer etc. LINK for his Good Stuff: KoKo Aug 2013 #61

The Eiger Sanction. n/t FSogol Aug 2013 #5

Yes. reflection Aug 2013 #67

Sneakers TlalocW Aug 2013 #6

That's a great one! kentauros Aug 2013 #10

Not sure all these qualify as spy movies. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #7

I'd say if it involves any of the "secret services" as part of the main plot, kentauros Aug 2013 #15

Thanks, I'll check it out. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #21

Hopscotch with Walter Mathau and Ned Beattey. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. the mini series brewens Aug 2013 #8

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Written by a spy - le Carre. DevonRex Aug 2013 #9

Thats one of my favorites. DCBob Aug 2013 #25

Oh, so do I!! DevonRex Aug 2013 #39

I also love the Bourne movies, especially the Bourne ultimatum, which I consider to be a masterpiece quinnox Aug 2013 #11

oh, my gosh I completey forgot about Hanna. I loved that movie. liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #17

same here, amazing film quinnox Aug 2013 #18

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy The Second Stone Aug 2013 #12

Spy parodies with James Coburn: kentauros Aug 2013 #14

Love James Coburn in those movies !!! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #29

The Falcon and the Snowman, Sneakers, Spygame, The Recruit was ok NightWatcher Aug 2013 #22

The Russia House. DCBob Aug 2013 #23

"Hopscotch" Warpy Aug 2013 #24

Oh hell yes. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #41

good one n/t BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #45

Watch it again if you've only seen it once. Ned Beattys office kills me! On one wall brewens Aug 2013 #78

' Three Days of the Condor ' 1975 orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #27

good one, I think I saw it a long time ago when I was a kid quinnox Aug 2013 #30

Definitely...there's much that fits our time! KoKo Aug 2013 #75

+1 burnodo Aug 2013 #38

My choice East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #50

All SC Bonds; "Stalag 17"; "North By Northwest"; "Eye of the Needle." WinkyDink Aug 2013 #28

Breach. DCBob Aug 2013 #31

Enemy of the State chervilant Aug 2013 #33

that is a pretty good one too quinnox Aug 2013 #34

Bourne movies for sure. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #36

You forget... greytdemocrat Aug 2013 #40

I never forget the coolest guy who ever lived. He used to give cool lessons Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #42

Flint would have kicked Helm's ass railsback Aug 2013 #47

You've got mail...... rdharma Aug 2013 #82

The coolest spy ornotna Aug 2013 #64

My favorite are the Bourne series B Calm Aug 2013 #43

Breach, The Robert Hanson Story otohara Aug 2013 #44

"The Conversation" (1974) BOG PERSON Aug 2013 #46

Ipcress File (1965)— and sequels with Michael Caine n/t TexasProgresive Aug 2013 #48

Lots of good posts here. longship Aug 2013 #49

Looking Forward to Hopscotch otohara Aug 2013 #72

It was released by Criterion Collection. longship Aug 2013 #74

It's delightful...and upbeat .... KoKo Aug 2013 #77

No Way Out The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2013 #51

North by Northwest and Notorious FarCenter Aug 2013 #52

More Hitchcock spy flicks. Graybeard Aug 2013 #66

Not a movie but the FX series The Americans Revanchist Aug 2013 #53

The Quiller Memorandum GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2013 #54

Agree on the Bourne series. rrneck Aug 2013 #55

The Man Who Knew Too Little nt Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #56

+1, nt. Mc Mike Aug 2013 #73

The Parallax View East Coast Pirate Aug 2013 #57

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13 Rue Madeleine Graybeard Aug 2013 #58

Not exactly spy movies, but... Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #59

Hopscotch with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson no_hypocrisy Aug 2013 #62

Burn After Reading, Red, 3 Days of the Condor Nay Aug 2013 #63

Morning kick for great a fab movie list. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #68

The Smiley series... ananda Aug 2013 #69

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Marr Aug 2013 #76

Argo. Sneakers. Wag the Dog. (nt) Recursion Aug 2013 #79

Shining Through, The Black Book, Salt, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Zorra Aug 2013 #81

Another TV series... bhcodem Aug 2013 #83

The MacKintosh Man, CBGLuthier Aug 2013 #84

Kick...because it's End of August...and it's Time to Catch Up...before September. KoKo Aug 2013 #85

SPY Weekend on DU....Seriously... KoKo Aug 2013 #86