Movies Like Bridge of Spies
If you liked Bridge of Spies (2015), a thriller and drama movie directed by Steven Spielberg, 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.
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The Courier (2020)
★ 7/10Also thriller and dramaCold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The Amateur (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thrillerAfter his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and dramaThe true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and thrillerJack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
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Topaz (1969)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerCopenhagen, Denmark, 1962. When a high-ranking Soviet official decides to change sides, a French intelligence agent is caught up in a cold, silent and bloody spy war in which his own family will play a decisive role.
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The Sum of All Fears (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and dramaWhen the president of Russia suddenly dies, a man whose politics are virtually unknown succeeds him. The change in political leaders sparks paranoia among American CIA officials, so CIA director Bill Cabot recruits a…
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Breach (2007)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerEric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned…
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Clear and Present Danger (1994)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and thrillerAgent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts…
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and thrillerBourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a…
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Fail Safe (2000)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and thrillerCold War tensions climb to a fever pitch when a U.S. bomber is accidentally ordered to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow.
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Fair Game (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and thrillerA devoted wife and mother leads a secret life as a CIA agent until her husband’s article exposes a scandal, putting her identity and loved ones at risk. As her world crumbles, she must navigate the fallout of her…
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WarGames (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thrillerHigh school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and…
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also thriller and dramaA law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.
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Tenet (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also thrillerArmed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real…
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Snowden (2016)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and thrillerCIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
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Little Nikita (1988)
★ 6/10Also drama and thrillerAn FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.
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Changing Lanes (2002)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and dramaA rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will…
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
★ 7.1/10Also thrillerEthan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to…
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The Rainmaker (1997)
★ 7/10Also dramaFresh out of law school and desperate for work, idealistic rookie Rudy Baylor takes on a powerful insurance company accused of denying a dying boy’s claim. Teaming up with a scrappy, unlicensed paralegal, he finds…
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Mission: Impossible (1996)
★ 7/10Also thrillerWhen Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To…