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Movies Like The Spy's Wife

If you liked The Spy's Wife (1972), a movie directed by Gerry O'Hara, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Cousins

    Cousins (1989)

    ★ 6/10

    When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.

  2. 2Unfaithful

    Unfaithful (2002)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A New York suburban couple's marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling.

  3. 3Adulterers

    Adulterers (2016)

    ★ 6.2/10

    On a steamy New Orleans afternoon, Sam Deuprey decides to surprise his beautiful wife, Ashley, for their anniversary and comes home early. But Ashley is not alone in the bedroom. She and her lover, Damien are about to…

  4. 4The Good Girl

    The Good Girl (2002)

    ★ 6.2/10

    A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

  5. 5The Union

    The Union (2024)

    ★ 6/10

    A New Jersey construction worker goes from regular guy to aspiring spy when his long-lost high school sweetheart recruits him for an espionage mission.

  6. 6The Seven Year Itch

    The Seven Year Itch (1955)

    ★ 7/10

    When his family goes away for summer vacation, a hitherto faithful publishing executive with an overactive imagination is tempted by an attractive new neighbor.

  7. 7The Drama

    The Drama (2026)

    ★ 6.9/10

    A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

  8. 8Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10

    A husband and wife struggle to keep their marriage alive until they realize they are both secretly working as assassins. Now, their respective assignments require them to kill each other.

  9. 9Deep Water

    Deep Water (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10

    A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.

  10. 10Cypher

    Cypher (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10

    An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.

  11. 11Revolutionary Road

    Revolutionary Road (2008)

    ★ 7/10

    A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.

  12. 12Crime of Passion

    Crime of Passion (1956)

    ★ 6.1/10

    Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a…

  13. 13A Guide for the Married Man

    A Guide for the Married Man (1967)

    ★ 6/10

    A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

  14. 14Shadow Force

    Shadow Force (2025)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Kyrah and Isaac were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on…

  15. 15The Blue Dahlia

    The Blue Dahlia (1946)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Soon after a veteran returns from war, his cheating wife is found dead. He evades police in an attempt to find the real murderer.

  16. 165 to 7

    5 to 7 (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A young writer begins an affair with an older woman from France whose open marriage to a diplomat dictates that they can meet only between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

  17. 17Inheritance

    Inheritance (2025)

    ★ 5.9/10

    When Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy. As she seeks answers, Maya herself becomes a target and must quickly learn the skills of her…

  18. 18Addicted

    Addicted (2014)

    ★ 5.9/10

    A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.

  19. 19Cloak & Dagger

    Cloak & Dagger (1984)

    ★ 6.3/10

    Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his imaginary father-figure, Jack Flack - a substitute for his real…

  20. 20The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

    ★ 7.1/10

    A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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