Spy thriller

It’s from the writer of The Night Manager and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Sunday, 18 October) is Our Kind of Traitor, a great but underseen thriller based on a novel by John le Carré (The Night Manager, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy). Released in 2016, the film stars Ewan McGregor […]

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From the writer of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the film stars an Oscar winner in his final lead role before his untimely death. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Thursday, 8 October) is A Most Wanted Man, the excellent 2014 spy thriller starring the late and great Philip Seymour Hoffman. The film is based on […]

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An absolute classic, the film is also available to stream at home now. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Monday, 17 August) is Three Days of the Condor, one of the best spy thrillers of all time. Released in 1975 and directed by Sydney Pollack (The Firm), the film stars the late and great Robert […]

2 months ago

Holding an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score, the film does not appear to be available to rent or stream, so now is the time to check it out. Our TV movie pick for tonight (Saturday, 15 August) is Breach, the brilliant 2007 spy thriller based on true events. Co-written and directed by Billy Ray (Overlord, Shattered […]

2 months ago

Also coming to streaming, the thriller is a must-watch for fans of The Night Manager and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Our Kind of Traitor, a great but underseen thriller based on a novel by John le Carré (The Night Manager, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), is airing on TV tonight (Thursday, 5 August). Released in 2016, […]

2 months ago

All 10 episodes of its second season are streaming now. One of JOE’s favourite TV shows of recent memory is The Agency, the spy thriller series starring Michael Fassbender (Hope, Kneecap), which has just returned for a second season. A remake of France’s The Bureau – widely considered one of the country’s best-ever shows – […]

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