Top 15 Greatest Spies
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Top 15 Greatest Spies

They're slick, suave and have a tendency to leave dead bodies and contented females in their wake. Which super-spy ranks highest?

rank title points votes your vote
1 James Bond
<p>007 has made over a billion at the box office, bedded beautiful women, inspired hit songs and spawned dozens of imitators.</p> 358 540
2 Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), The Bourne Identity
<p>Title aside, Bourne isn't even this spy's real name! The amnesiac got his moniker from a passport in a safety deposit box.&nbsp;</p> 271 519
3 Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), Mission Impossible
The original TV cast played the baddies, but Cruise fans were happy he was featured as the spy capable of anything. 57 459
4 John Mason (Sean Connery), The Rock
<p>Bond isn't Connery's only spy role. Mason, the only man ever to break out of Alcatraz, is also the only man who can break back in. 57 435
5 Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), The Hunt for Red October
<p>It takes a real man to tangle with Sean Connery and that's what Jack Ryan does, even if Baldwin didn't make it into the sequel. 56 434
6 Joe Turner (Robert Redford), Three Days of the Condor
<p>This spy was well ahead of his time. His feats include making nerds cool and uncovering a CIA conspiracy.</p> 56 412
7 Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger), True Lies
<p>Tasker has the skills you want in a super-spy. The ability to tango with terrorists and Jamie Lee Curtis? Check!</p> 53 423
8 Sam (Robert De Niro), Ronin
<p>This Cold War-era spy will do anything to keep a briefcase safe from the Russians... If only we ever found out what was in it.</p> 17 379
9 Derek Flint (James Coburn), Our Man Flint
<p>This '60s spy one-upped all the rest when it came to girls, guns, grooviness and gadgets.</p> -26 346
10 Edward Wilson (Matt Damon), The Good Sheperd
Unlike Damon's other super-spy, Wilson doesn't jump off buildings. But if you want to overthrow a Latin American nation, he's the man. -28 354
11 Simon Templar (Val Kilmer), The Saint
<p>This spy is so suave and smooth, he can talk his way into anywhere, including Elizabeth Shue's bed.</p> -32 374
12 Austin Powers (Mike Myers), Austin Powers
<p>Myers shagged his way through three spoof movies about the hilarious spy who really sinks his teeth into his work.</p> -35 447
13 Maxwell Smart (Steve Carell), Get Smart (2008)
<p>Even as he fumbles about, the evil-doers at KAOS are no match for him, his gadgets and his beautiful new sidekick (Anne Hathaway).</p> -73 399
14 Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), Mr. and Mrs. Smith
<p>Who knew this spy-flick was actually based on an obscure '90s TV show?</p> -76 420
15 Austin and Emmit (Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase), Spies Like Us
<p>This duo isn't tough. Or smart. Or even stealthy. But if you need laughs, they're your guys.</p> -85 359