Best Spy / Espionage Movies from VHS Era
A hand-picked selection of the greatest spy / espionage films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.
The Hunt for Red October
1990
Elizabeth
1998
Enemy of the State
1998
La Femme Nikita
1990
True Lies
1994
Mission: Impossible
1996
Ronin
1998
Sneakers
1992
GoldenEye
1995
The In-Laws
1979
The Rocketeer
1991
The Professional
1981
Shiri
1999
Don
1978
Clear and Present Danger
1994
Eye of the Needle
1981
Foul Play
1978
To Be or Not to Be
1983
Frantic
1988
White Nights
1985
The Patriots
1994
Police Story 4: First Strike
1996
The Living Daylights
1987
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
For Your Eyes Only
1981
The Assignment
1997
Cloak & Dagger
1984
The Fury
1978
The Siege
1998
The Fourth Protocol
1987
The Russia House
1990
Brothers in Arms
1989
Betrayed
1988
M. Butterfly
1993
Magicians
1982
Outrageous Fortune
1987
U.S. Marshals
1998
Octopussy
1983
Entrapment
1999
The Saint
1997
Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986
The Guignolo
1980
K
1997
Gleaming the Cube
1989
Little Nikita
1988
La Cage aux Folles II
1980
The Jackpot!
1991
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1987
Gotcha!
1985
Target
1985
The Sea Wolves
1980
Charlie's Angels
2000
The Jackal
1997
The Osterman Weekend
1983
Silent Trigger
1996
A View to a Kill
1985
The Devil's Own
1997
If Looks Could Kill
1991
Murder at 1600
1997
MacGyver: Trail to Doomsday
1994
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
Death Train
1993
Assassination
1987
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
Britannic
2000
Company Business
1991
Hanky Panky
1982
Shining Through
1992
Eye of the Beholder
1999
The Lady Vanishes
1979
Spider-Man Strikes Back
1978
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979
Shadow Conspiracy
1997
The Avengers
1998