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Movies that feel like OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)

If you loved OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, the closest films we have are Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) and RED (2010). All three share OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies's gritty and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel and AMC+ Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Set in 1955, French secret agent Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath/OSS 117 is sent to Cairo to investigate the disappearance of his best friend and fellow spy Jack Jefferson, only to stumble into a web of international intrigue.

πŸ… 76% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michel Hazanaviciusgrittykineticepicwittyplayful

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2015 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 75%β˜… 7.7crime Β· comedy Β· action

Both keep circling back to secret agent

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2008 Β· dir. Kim Jee-woon
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.2action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Gritty where it counts, kinetic underneath

The difference: Played as western first

The story of three Korean outlaws in 1930s Manchuria and their dealings with the Japanese army and Chinese and Russian bandits. The Good (a bounty hunter), the Bad (a hitman), and the Weird (a thief) battle the army and the bandits in a race to use a treasure map to uncover the riches of legend.

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RED
2010 Β· dir. Robert Schwentke
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7action Β· adventure Β· comedy

The same mix in both: scale, then wit

After surviving an assault from a squad of hit men, retired CIA black ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team for an all-out war. Frank reunites with old Joe, crazy Marvin and wily Victoria to uncover a massive conspiracy that threatens their lives. Only their expert training will allow them to survive a near-impossible mission -- breaking into CIA headquarters.

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2017 Β· dir. Matthew Vaughn
πŸ… 51%β˜… 6.7action Β· adventure Β· comedy

The same preoccupation in both: secret agent

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

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2013 Β· dir. Dean Parisot
πŸ… 44%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· comedy

Playful crime, and it commits to that

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2008 Β· dir. David Gordon Green
β˜… 6.9action Β· comedy Β· crime

Action built on grit, twice over

The difference: Without the same scale

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πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.3adventure Β· action Β· comedy

Adventure with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewelsβ€”and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watchβ€”the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.

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Both trade on wit more than on being comedy

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Comedy with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

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2013 Β· dir. Paul Feig
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.6action Β· comedy Β· crime

Witty adventure in both cases

Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

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