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ess of the serial inspiredvarious other authors, such as Rudyard Kipling, to venture into this new written territory. From the success of the written works, spy films began as simple reenactments of real-life events in war, and increasing international tensions in the early 20th century laid the groundwork for the

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Of course, spy films eventually saw a revival with the Nazi scourge in the 1940s, and these Nazi espionage films led to the classic Bond films, paving the way for modern blockbuster features like the Mission: Impossible and the Bourne series that many know and love today (although, the Mission:Impossible series was actually borne out of a 1960s television series of the same name). And nowadays, the mystery, action, and thrills of spy movies can cross more genres; from comedies, to fantasy films, to biopics and superhero flicks, the excitement of espionage on the silver screen is not limited to solely the spy genre itself.

With Thanksgiving weekend comes Bond movie marathons. Starting in the 00s when cable channels would fill the long weekend with Bond programming, a tradition was born to pair mashed potatoes, turkey, and pumpkin pie withConnery, Dalton, andCraig. And while no cable channels are offering up a marathon this year, guides like this one have compiled where you can find Bonds across various streaming platformsnearly all are available between Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.

This year, given that the CDC advised Americans to stay home for Thanksgiving to slow the spread of COVID-19, less travel time means more hours on the calendar to revisit the globe-trotting espionage franchise. If you love the spy games but are wary of sinking hours into the lesser Bonds, try branching out into the rest of the escapist genre of spy films.

Stacker compiled data on all spy movies to come up with a Stacker scorea weighted index split evenly between IMDb and Metacritic scores. To qualify, the film had to have a Metascore and have at least 2,500 votes. Ties were broken by Metascore and further ties were broken by IMDb user rating. Every film on the list has been considered according to the cinematic history and development of spy movies. Starting at number 100, here are the best spy movies of all time.

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