10 Most Nerve-Wracking Spy Movies on Netflix You Should Totally Watch

10. The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)

Spies are not always about luxurious lifestyle, expensive suits and gadgets, and dry Martini — not in real life, anyway. The Red Sea Diving Resort follows a group of Mossad agents who are trying to rescue thousands of Ethiopian Jewish refugees and provide them with a safe passage to Israel, saving them from oppression.

9. Wasp Network (2020)

From the Middle East to America, our journey takes us to Miami where five Cuban agents successfully fulfill their mission — but also get caught up in industrial-scale cocaine trade. When the agents get imprisoned by the US authorities for espionage and murder, their illegal affairs risk a tremendous international scandal for Cuba…

8. The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared (2016)

You are only as young as your soul is, and that is largely defined by your eagerness to get into trouble. A former spy, now a respectable 101-year-old retired gentleman, is at a loss after he loses the recipe for his favorite soda. Hellbent on retrieving it, he sets off on a journey to Europe and learns that he’s not the only one looking for it.

7. The Spy Who Fell to Earth (2019)

In pursuit of truth, it’s important to remember that every choice has its consequences. When an ambitious historian discovers and reveals the world’s greatest spy, the chain of events quickly takes a dramatic turn, leading to the spy’s untimely demise. But the life he’s lived is too enigmatic to pass on the opportunity.

6. Spy Time (2015)

Who said career growth is better than a career leap? A middle-aged security guard finds himself in quite a predicament when his beloved breaks up with him, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg: apparently, his farmer father used to be a spy who imprisoned a dangerous criminal years ago, and now everyone he loves is in danger.

5. Smoke & Mirrors (2016)

A man against the state is a story as old as, well, men and states, but it only gets better if the two have a history. A former superspy who was framed by his superiors and lost everything receives a peculiar offer and takes it without an afterthought: he’s now supposed to perform a magnificent heist and leave his government a fool.

4. The True Memoirs of an International Assassin (2016)

Words can be as dangerous as bullets, and one can easily lead to another. An amateur novel writer publishes his fictional book about an international assassin as non-fiction and draws attention from the world’s most dangerous intelligence agencies and criminal syndicates. Now, he must learn from his character to survive.

3. The Jack King Affair (2015)

Spy stories only become better if they’re based on real events, and The Jack King Affair is an actual documentary. The movie follows an MI5 agent who infiltrates the British Nazi sympathizers organization to grow in its ranks and take control. His final goal is to destroy the fifth column organization in the case of the Nazi attack.

2. The Saint (2017)

With so many careers to choose from, the path of a master thief sounds just as dangerous as it is exciting. An international criminal known for his acute mind and nimble abilities gets hired by a billionaire to find his kidnapped daughter. The thief takes on the assignment without realizing that his past is coming to bite his bottom.

1. The Angel (2018)

Another real-life story, The Angel follows the bone-chilling journey of a high-ranking Egyptian official, the president’s advisor, who decides to switch sides and spy for Israel. But being a politician and being a spy are two different things, and the man finds himself entangled in dangerous shadowy schemes he doesn’t understand.