What are some good DC/political/spy/conspiracy-type thriller movies?

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“If you liked Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, you’d probably like ___________.” We’re looking for a good DC/political/spy/conspiracy-type thriller movie, and I get s...

“If you liked Tinker Tailor Solider Spy, you’d probably like ___________.” We’re looking for a good DC/political/spy/conspiracy-type thriller movie, and I get some of the best damn recommendations on here.

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Recommended by The Coffee Boat
The full account of the Watergate scandal from the two Washington Post reporters who broke the story. This is “the work that brought down a presidency— perhaps the most influential piece of journalism in history” (Time, All-Time 100 Best Nonfiction Books). This is the book that changed America. P
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The Coffee Boat 1y

All the President’s Men

Recommended by Demetri Kofinas
Eric O'Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, and to write down everything Hanssen does. O'Neill's told it's an investigation of Hanssen's sexual habits, however Hanssen is really suspected of spyin
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Demetri Kofinas 1y

Breach with Chris Cooper is literally that. Also, the movie Syriana, while not a spy movie has a lot of beltway/global affairs stuff and is a-mazing.

Recommended by G Carpet Pernman
George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level mole within the Circus. Smiley must travel back through his life and murky workings of the Circus to unravel the net spun by his nemesis Karla 'The Sandma
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G Carpet Pernman 1y

Just watch the Alec Guiness UK TTSS series. It's even better than the film. Available on blu-ray.

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As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
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During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to
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The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
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Molly Cantrell-Kraig 🇺🇦🌻 1y

I didn’t see this in the replies. The Contender. It’s not only a fantastic movie, but it has one of the best running gags (that I can imagine actually happening):

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