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  1. Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number, he starts to reconstruct his life, but finds that many people he encounters want him dead. However, Bourne realizes that he has the combat and mental skills of a world-class spy—but who does he work for?

    The sides of The Bourne Identity

    • A man pulled from the sea with no memory
    • Skills he doesn't remember learning
    • A Mini chase through Paris

    Good for you if

    • you like an amnesiac spy and a stranger he pays to drive him to Paris falling for each other.
    • you like a hero discovering who he is with you.
    • you like being hunted across Europe.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a spy who always has a quip ready. Bourne barely smiles.
    • you want big-screen spectacle. The car chase here is in a battered Mini through Paris.

    About: identity · memory · conscience

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  2. Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.

    The sides of The Bourne Ultimatum

    • Bourne finds out who made him
    • A chase across Waterloo station
    • Rooftops in Tangier

    Good for you if

    • you like a rooftop chase across Tangier filmed up close.
    • you like a man always one step ahead of the CIA.
    • you like the truth finally coming out.

    Bad for you if

    • you need quiet moments to breathe. It runs flat out from London to New York.
    • you want a love story. Bourne and Nicky share a past, never a romance.

    About: identity · guilt · truth

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  3. When an IMF mission ends badly, the world is faced with dire consequences. As Ethan Hunt takes it upon himself to fulfill his original briefing, the CIA begin to question his loyalty and his motives. The IMF team find themselves in a race against time, hunted by assassins while trying to prevent a global catastrophe.

    The sides of Mission: Impossible - Fallout

    • Plutonium gone missing
    • A HALO jump at night
    • A helicopter chase in the mountains

    Good for you if

    • you like Tom Cruise doing his own stunts, from a skydive to a helicopter.
    • you like masks and double-crosses where nobody is who they seem.
    • you like a countdown to two nuclear bombs that never lets you breathe.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
    • you need it believable. Ethan Hunt walks away from crashes no one could survive.

    About: loyalty · sacrifice · choices

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  4. Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch codes and is planning a strike on the United States. An attempt to stop him ends in an explosion causing severe destruction to the Kremlin and the IMF to be implicated in the bombing, forcing the President to disavow them. No longer being aided by the government, Ethan and his team chase Hendricks around the globe, although they might still be too late to stop a disaster.

    The sides of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

    • A team disowned by its own country
    • Climbing the tallest building in the world
    • A sandstorm chase

    Good for you if

    • you like real stunts, especially outside a skyscraper.
    • you like gadgets that fail at the worst moment.
    • you like a team that jokes under pressure.

    Bad for you if

    • you need spy stories to stay realistic. Four agents with no backup chase stolen nuclear launch codes.
    • you want a love story. This is a team mission, and romance stays in the background.

    About: teamwork · trust · survival

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  5. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.

    The sides of Quantum of Solace

    • Bond on the trail of revenge
    • A villain who wants water
    • A desert hotel on fire

    Good for you if

    • you like short, fast, brutal action.
    • you like a villain quietly cornering a country's water supply.

    Bad for you if

    • you like Bond films that dig into the man. Vesper's loss drives him, but it's rarely talked through.
    • you want a spy story that takes its time. This one races from chase to chase.

    About: grief · revenge

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  6. Skyfall 2012

    Film

    When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong, agents around the world are exposed and MI6 headquarters is attacked. While M faces challenges to her authority and position from Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, it's up to Bond, aided only by field agent Eve, to locate the mastermind behind the attack.

    The sides of Skyfall

    • Bond getting old
    • A villain with a grudge against M
    • A house on the Scottish moors

    Good for you if

    • you like a spy film shot like a painting, neon Shanghai included.
    • you like a train fight and a final siege.
    • you like Bond with wounds and a past.

    Bad for you if

    • you'd rather a spy film skip the politics. M spends much of it defending MI6 before a government inquiry.
    • you need a spy plot where every step makes sense. Silva always seems to know MI6's next move.

    About: age · loyalty · the past

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  7. Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

    The sides of Mission: Impossible III

    • An agent who wants a normal life
    • A villain who's calm and cruel
    • A bridge attack

    Good for you if

    • you like a villain who threatens what the hero loves.
    • you like a bridge assault and a Shanghai rooftop jump.
    • you like a quiet, terrifying villain.

    Bad for you if

    • a torture threat scene is too much for you.
    • you like a slow, patient film. This one opens on a countdown with a gun to Julia's head.

    About: love · duty · fear

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  8. Spectre 2015

    Film

    A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.

    The sides of Spectre

    • A secret organisation behind everything
    • Day of the Dead in Mexico City
    • A villain from Bond's past

    Good for you if

    • you like an opening in one long take through a parade.
    • you like train fights and car chases in Rome.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
    • you want a quiet character study. This Bond travels from Mexico City to Rome, the Alps and Tangier.

    About: the past · control · legacy

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  9. 24 2001

    Series

    Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.

    The sides of 24

    • One day of a season told hour by hour
    • A counterterrorism agent racing the clock
    • Moles inside CTU

    Good for you if

    • you like a ticking clock on screen in every episode.
    • you like Jack Bauer doing whatever it takes before the hour ends.
    • you like never knowing who the traitor is.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't sit through torture scenes.
    • nine seasons is too much for you.

    About: duty · sacrifice · betrayal

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  10. Jack Reacher 2012

    Film

    One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military sniper who is quickly brought into custody. The interrogation yields one written note: 'Get Jack Reacher!'. Reacher, an enigmatic ex-Army investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the sniper's defense attorney. However, the more Reacher delves into the case, the less clear-cut it appears. So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

    The sides of Jack Reacher

    • An ex-military drifter
    • A sniper case that looks too easy
    • A muscle car chase

    Good for you if

    • you like a no-nonsense hero and a car chase.
    • you like an investigation with a conspiracy.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a love story. Reacher and the lawyer Helen keep it strictly to the case.
    • a sniper shooting five strangers in the opening is too much for you.

    About: justice · truth

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  11. Prison Break 2005

    Series

    Due to a political conspiracy, an innocent man is sent to death row and his only hope is his brother, who makes it his mission to deliberately get himself sent to the same prison in order to break the both of them out, from the inside out.

    The sides of Prison Break

    • An innocent man on death row
    • A brother with the prison plans tattooed on his body
    • A breakout from Fox River

    Good for you if

    • you like a plan that can fall apart in every episode.
    • you like an escape plan hidden in the tattoos covering Michael's body.
    • you like two brothers who will risk anything for each other.

    Bad for you if

    • you need an escape plan that could work in real life.
    • five seasons of escapes and manhunts is too much for you.

    About: brotherhood · injustice · freedom · conspiracy

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  12. When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.

    The sides of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    • A CIA analyst pulled out from behind his desk
    • Suspicious bank transfers
    • A manhunt across Europe and the Middle East

    Good for you if

    • you like a desk analyst racing to stop an attack.
    • you like a hero who reads reports and then has to run.
    • you like spies, generals and governments playing for keeps.

    Bad for you if

    • you can't watch bombings and executions on screen.
    • you want a character study, and this is a mission thriller that keeps Jack on the move.

    About: duty · terrorism · loyalty

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  13. Casino Royale 2006

    Film

    Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.

    The sides of Casino Royale

    • Bond's first mission
    • A poker game with millions at stake
    • A woman who changes him

    Good for you if

    • you like a card game as tense as a chase.
    • you like a parkour chase on a crane.
    • you like a Bond who falls in love.

    Bad for you if

    • over two hours is too long for your evening.
    • one infamous torture scene is too much for you.

    About: trust · love · becoming Bond

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  14. When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the prime suspect. To clear his name, Hunt now must ferret out the real double agent and, in the process, even the score.

    The sides of Mission: Impossible

    • A team betrayed on a mission
    • A vault entered from the ceiling
    • A train in the Channel tunnel

    Good for you if

    • you like a silent break-in hanging from a wire.
    • you like a spy film full of double-crosses.
    • you like a helicopter chasing a train in a tunnel.

    Bad for you if

    • you lose patience with a plot you have to untangle. Who betrayed whom takes the whole film to sort out.
    • you need it to hold up. Rubber masks fool everyone, even people who know the face.

    About: trust · betrayal · identity

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  15. John Wick 2014

    Film

    Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.

    The sides of John Wick

    • A retired hitman pushed too far
    • A secret world of killers with rules
    • A puppy

    Good for you if

    • you like long, clean fight scenes where you can see every move.
    • you like neon nights and stylish hotels for assassins.

    Bad for you if

    • dozens of point-blank killings ruin a film for you.
    • you want a story told in words. This one is told in fights.

    About: grief · revenge · rules

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  16. Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF.

    The sides of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

    • A rogue spy network
    • Hanging off a plane at take-off
    • A night at the Vienna opera

    Good for you if

    • you like real stunts on a plane and a motorbike chase.
    • you like an assassination at the opera.
    • you like a mysterious agent whose side keeps changing.

    Bad for you if

    • you want a quiet spy drama about the people inside it. This one is built around its stunts.
    • you need the action to stay realistic. Ethan holds his breath for minutes underwater and wins a motorbike chase soon after.

    About: loyalty · trust

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  17. After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

    The sides of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

    • A conspiracy inside the agency
    • A masked killer from the past
    • A fight in an elevator

    Good for you if

    • you like a spy thriller where nobody can be trusted.
    • you like close, hard-hitting fights.
    • you like uncovering who's really giving the orders.

    Bad for you if

    • you need the science to hold up. A super soldier frozen for seventy years takes on flying aircraft carriers.
    • you roll your eyes at speeches about freedom and doing the right thing.

    About: trust · freedom · friendship

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  18. Super-assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin’s guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world’s most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

    The sides of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    • A killer with a price on his head
    • A fight with horses in a stable
    • Dogs in the desert

    Good for you if

    • you like nonstop action, even with books and knives.
    • you like neon, glass and rain.

    Bad for you if

    • endless killing ruins a film for you.
    • you want a story told in words.

    About: loyalty · rules · survival

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  19. John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

    The sides of Minority Report

    • Police who arrest you before the crime
    • A cop accused of a murder he hasn't done
    • Screens you move with your hands

    Good for you if

    • you like a man on the run from his own unit.
    • you like proving your innocence of a future crime.
    • you like jetpack chases and cars that drive up the sides of buildings.

    Bad for you if

    • two and a half hours is too long for your evening.
    • you need the science to hold up. Three psychics in a pool see murders before they happen.

    About: free will · justice · surveillance

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  20. Blindspot 2015

    Series

    A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. But there's one tattoo that is impossible to miss: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. "Jane," Agent Weller and the rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.

    The sides of Blindspot

    • A woman found in Times Square with no memory
    • Tattoos covering her whole body
    • An FBI agent's name on her back

    Good for you if

    • you like a tattoo decoded each week that leads to a crime.
    • you want to know who Jane really is.
    • you want FBI raids and fights in every episode.

    Bad for you if

    • you need a conspiracy that could really happen.
    • five seasons is too much for you.

    About: identity · memory · trust

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