Movies Like The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013)

The Spy: Undercover Operation is a 2013 action, comedy film from Lee Seung-jun with a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Mission: Impossible and Hunt.

Action Comedy

Mission: Impossible

1996

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.

7.0

MagicScore

Hunt

2022

After a high-ranking North Korean official requests asylum, KCIA Foreign Unit chief Park Pyong-ho and Domestic Unit chief Kim Jung-do are tasked with uncovering a North Korean spy, known as Donglim, who is deeply embedded within their agency. When the spy begins leaking top secret intel that could jeopardize national security, the two units are each assigned to investigate each other.

6.7

MagicScore

The Berlin File

2013

When an illicit arms deal goes bad, North Korean spy Pyo Jong-seong finds himself targeted not just by the South Koreans but also his own bosses.

6.7

MagicScore

Mission: Impossible II

2000

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

6.1

MagicScore

Tenet

2020

Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

7.2

MagicScore

Shiri

1999

North Korea's 8th Special Forces hijack a shipment of CTX, a potent new liquid explosive, and threatens South Korea as part of a plot to re-unify the two countries. Ryu and Lee, special agents of O.P., South Korea's secret intelligence service, attempt to track down the terrorists and find the CTX. Meanwhile Hee, the 8th's ultra-bad female sniper, resurfaces to wreak havoc and haunt Ryu.

6.4

MagicScore

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.

7.5

MagicScore

Hitman: 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.

7.2

MagicScore

Confidential Assignment 2: International

2022

Follows Rim Chul-ryung heading back to South Korea in pursuit of a brutal and secret criminal organization. He teams up again with Kang Jin-tae, who volunteers to work with the North Korean in order to get back on the investigation team after a mistake landed him in the cyber crime department.

7.2

MagicScore

#10

Humint

2026

A South Korean agent hunts a drug ring in Russia and goes head-to-head with a North Korean operative — pulling both into peril and tangled secrets.

7.4

MagicScore

#11

You Only Live Twice

1967

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

6.6

MagicScore

#12

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.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

V.I.P.

2017

A son to a high-ranked official in North Korea commits a series of murders going across the countries around the world. The movie depicts the following events as South Korea, North Korea and Interpol start chasing down after him.

7.8

MagicScore

#14

Yaksha: Ruthless Operations

2022

Nicknamed after a human-devouring spirit, the ruthless leader of an overseas black ops team takes up a dangerous mission in a city riddled with spies.

6.6

MagicScore

#15

Steel Rain

2017

Amid a coup, a North Korean agent escapes south with the country's injured leader in an attempt to keep him alive and prevent a Korean war.

7.1

MagicScore

#16

Crimson Tide

1995

After the Cold War, a breakaway Russian republic with nuclear warheads becomes a possible worldwide threat. U.S. submarine Capt. Frank Ramsey signs on a relatively green but highly recommended Lt. Cmdr. Ron Hunter to the USS Alabama, which may be the only ship able to stop a possible Armageddon. When Ramsey insists that the Alabama must act aggressively, Hunter, fearing they will start rather than stop a disaster, leads a potential mutiny to stop him.

7.2

MagicScore

#17

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

1997

As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the '90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington, he just might.

6.6

MagicScore

#18

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

6.4

MagicScore

#19

Spies Like Us

1985

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.

6.2

MagicScore

#20

The Spy Gone North

2018

South Korea, 1993. An agent of the National Intelligence Service is sent to Beijing to infiltrate a group of North Korean officials with the ultimate goal of obtaining information about their nuclear program.

7.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation?

The top films similar to The Spy: Undercover Operation by MovieMagicScore are Mission: Impossible (7.0), Hunt (6.7), The Berlin File (6.7). Each shares action/comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Spy: Undercover Operation worth watching?

The Spy: Undercover Operation holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.0/10 from 31 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Spy: Undercover Operation?

The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013) is a action, comedy film directed by Lee Seung-jun, starring Sul Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Daniel Henney.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Spy: Undercover Operation?

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About movies like The Spy: Undercover Operation

This ranked list pairs The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013), a action and comedy film from Lee Seung-jun, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sul Kyung-gu take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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