Movies Like Espionage for Beginners

If you liked Espionage for Beginners, a comedy movie directed by Viktor Oszkár Nagy, 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
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
At the height of the Cold War, a mysterious criminal organization plans to use nuclear weapons and technology to upset the fragile balance of power between the United States and Soviet Union. CIA agent Napoleon Solo…
2
Spies Like Us (1985)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
3
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep…
4
My Spy The Eternal City (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear plot targeting the Vatican.
5
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
A by-the-book Captain is ordered to capture a strategic village in Italy. The Italian soldiers are willing to surrender, if they can have a festival first. The lieutenant convinces the Captain this is the only way…
6
Get Smart (2008)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
When members of the nefarious crime syndicate KAOS attack the U.S. spy agency Control and the identities of secret agents are compromised, the Chief has to promote hapless but eager analyst Maxwell Smart to field…
7
Back in Action (2025)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.
8
My Spy (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
9
Mayday (2026)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy
When a U.S. Navy pilot on a top-secret mission during the Cold War gets trapped behind enemy lines, his only chance at survival is to form an alliance with an eccentric ex-KGB agent.
10
Charlie's Angels (2000)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal…
11
The Union (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedy
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.
12
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
★ 8.1/10Also comedy
After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diplomat all frantically try to stop it.
13
Central Intelligence (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
Calvin Joyner, a mild-mannered accountant whose high school glory days are long behind him, reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook. After meeting up, Calvin’s mundane life takes an…
14
RED (2010)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive…
15
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly beneath their neighborhood.
16
Knight and Day (2010)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with…
17
Johnny English (2003)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the…
18
Duplex (2003)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady upstairs is going to put them through!
19
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
20
Our Man Flint (1966)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.