Movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013)
The best movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013) are Mission: Possible (2021), Part-Time Spy (2017) and Hitman: Agent Jun (2020). If The Spy: Undercover Operation hooked you with its action and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Dark Knight Rises (2012)7.8/10 from 25,305 votes
- NewestMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)Released 2025
- In KoreanMission: Possible (2021)Also in Korean
Mission: Possible (2021)
Chinese secret agent Da-hee receives intel that a large number of illegal firearms are being smuggled into Korea and is sent to investigate the case. She meets Su-han, who is supposed to help her with the case, but due to his lackluster skills they fight over trivial things. But as their witnesses are suddenly murdered, the two of them quickly become the prime suspects.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPart-Time Spy (2017)
A desperate 35 year-old Young-sil is more than ready for full time job. And finally she gets a call from National security department as an intern. But her joy lasts no long, soon asked to leave. Accidently she discovers a secret about her boss and she suggest a deal of full time job to help him; secret spy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHitman: Agent Jun (2020)
A failing webtoon artist finds he's drawn a target on his own back after publishing a story containing real secrets from his former life as a superspy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCharlie's Angels (2000)
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisMy Spy (2020)
A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDetective K: Secret of Virtuous Widow (2011)
In 1782, King Jeong-jo of Joseon asks detective K to investigate a series of murders related to a case of corruption within the government.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDouble Threat (2022)
With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIf Looks Could Kill (1991)
Michael Corben, along with the rest of his high-school French class, sets out for a trip to France when he is mistaken for an agent of the same name. He is beseiged by both the good guys and the bad guys. British Intelligence outfits him with a series of James-Bond-like gizmos, and Steranko sends more would-be assassins after him. Can Michael stop the evil Steranko's plans for European domination?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGoing by the Book (2007)
The chief of Sampo City Police Office, Seung-u, organizes a simulation of a bank robbery, but a by-the-book cop gets too caught up in the role playing in which the simulation doesn't go the way he had anticipated.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe — with the world's governments and a mysterious ghost from Hunt's past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Suspect (2013)
Betrayed and on the run, a former North Korean agent tries to seek revenge on the man who killed his wife, find his missing daughter, and uncover the secrets hidden inside the eyeglasses of a dead man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTyphoon (2005)
A vengeful refugee-turned-pirate steals nuclear materials to attack and obliterate the Koreas in a Nuclear Typhoon. A top South Korean naval officer is assigned the task to stop his plans and execute him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlacklight (2022)
Travis Block is a shadowy Government agent who specializes in removing operatives whose covers have been exposed. He then has to uncover a deadly conspiracy within his own ranks that reaches the highest echelons of power.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSuicide Squad (2016)
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
SnoozefestMovies like thisEagle Eye (2008)
Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe King (2017)
A young Korean man surpasses his difficult childhood by becoming a powerful prosecutor, but soon learns that real power comes at a price.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Merciless (2017)
Jae-ho, who aims to become the number one in a crime organization, gets to build up trust with Hyun-su, an ambitious newbie in prison. When they try to take over the organization after their release, their ulterior motives start to emerge.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisHit-and-Run Squad (2019)
Min-jae, a rookie police officer with a natural born talent for driving, is assigned to the perfect team: the Hit-and-Run Squad. But at the same time, for police detective Si-yeon, it is a place she is unjustly demoted to for doing her job. The two team up to arrest the rich and powerful speed maniac Jae-chul who is suspected of committing crimes for his obsession for speed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisKingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy & action
Worth the HypeMovies like thisUndercover Rascals (2010)
Two police officers worked together to catch a big kingpin mafia of the country.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & comedy
Objetivo: BI-KI-NI (1968)
In Cape Kennedy, a con man accidentally swallows a valuable microfilm, believing it a pill for heartburn. Parody of the James Bond films.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action & comedy
Attack (2022)
With the Parliament under siege, India’s first super soldier Arjun Shergill is tasked to get hold of the terrorists in time, save the Prime Minister from their clutches and stop a dirty bomb from exploding and destroying Delhi.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisESPY (1974)
A group of Japanese spies with extrasensory powers travel across the world to stop a global agenda of assassinations.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Coming Out Alive (1980)
A woman hires a contract-killer when her ex-husband kidnaps her son.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Carter (2022)
Carter, who awakens two months into a deadly pandemic originating from the DMZ that has already devastated US and North Korea. He who has no recollections of his past finds a mysterious device in his head, and a lethal bomb in his mouth. A voice in his ears gives him orders to avoid getting killed and he's thrown into a mysterious operation while the CIA and North Korean coup chase him close.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFaraaz (2023)
A terrifying hostage crisis unfolds over one fateful night in 2016 when heavily armed militants attack a popular cafe in Dhaka.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
Maroc 7 (1967)
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in Moroccan intrigue.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both action
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation?
The closest matches to The Spy: Undercover Operation are Mission: Possible (2021), Part-Time Spy (2017) and Hitman: Agent Jun (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Spy: Undercover Operation?
Start with Mission: Possible (2021), the closest match to The Spy: Undercover Operation.
What is the highest-rated movie like The Spy: Undercover Operation?
The Dark Knight Rises (2012), rated 7.8/10 by 25,305 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like The Spy: Undercover Operation?
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Korean movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation?
Yes: Mission: Possible (2021), Part-Time Spy (2017) and Hitman: Agent Jun (2020).
How are movies similar to The Spy: Undercover Operation chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Spy: Undercover Operation, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.