6 Best Double Agent and Mole Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 8, 2026

A hidden traitor makes for sustained paranoia, and these films take full advantage. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has a retired officer hunting a Soviet mole at the top of British intelligence, The Courier has a British businessman quietly extracting intelligence from a Soviet informant, and The Lives of Others has a Stasi officer growing sympathetic to the playwright he’s watching. Bridge of Spies, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Notorious round out the six.

The Courier (2020)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A British businessman is recruited to quietly pull intelligence from a Soviet informant during the Cold War.

Directed by Dominic Cooke · 1h 52m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV channel, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Bridge of Spies (2015)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 91% Metacritic 81

An insurance lawyer negotiates a Cold War prisoner swap that nobody expected him to survive politically.

Directed by Steven Spielberg · 2h 21m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar30 wins & 105 nominations

Where to watch

Buy: Apple TV Store

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.1

A retired intelligence officer is brought back to root out a Soviet mole at the top of British intelligence.

Directed by Tomas Alfredson · 2h 07m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Lives of Others (2006)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 92% Metacritic 89

An East German secret police officer surveilling a playwright grows unexpectedly sympathetic to his target.

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck · 2h 17m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar80 wins & 38 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A burned-out British agent's final mission may be a setup by his own side.

Directed by Martin Ritt · 1h 52m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Notorious (1946)

TMDB ★ 8.0

A woman is recruited to spy on a Nazi circle in Brazil by infiltrating her own father's old associates.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · 1h 43m

Where to watch

Stream: Philo, FlixFling, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, FlixFling

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Double Agent and Mole Movies

The Courier (2020)

Bridge of Spies (2015)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

The Lives of Others (2006)

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

Notorious (1946)

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