THEME EXPLORATION

CIA operations

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible
1996 · Brian De Palma

Spy
2015 · Paul Feig

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty
2012 · Kathryn Bigelow

The Bricklayer
2023 · Renny Harlin

Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk

City on Fire
1987 · —

7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi

Man on the Edge

Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing

Face/Off
1997 · John Woo

Taken 2
2012 · Olivier Megaton

Charlie Wilson’s War

Charlie Wilson’s War
2007 · Mike Nichols

Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger
1994 · Phillip Noyce

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Oliver Stone United States

His films 'JFK' and 'Nixon' directly interrogate CIA involvement in major American political events and government conspiracies.

Michael Winterbottom United Kingdom

His film 'The Road to Guantanamo' and documentary work expose CIA torture programs and rendition operations with investigative rigor.