
Movies that feel like The Accidental Spy (2001)
If you loved The Accidental Spy, the closest films we have are Yes, Madam! (1985), Kung Fu Jungle (2014) and My Lucky Stars (1985). All three share The Accidental Spy's kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video and Criterion Channel and others, checked against today's data.
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If The Accidental Spy hit the spot, these will too

The same city underneath both: Hong Kong
The difference: Reviewed even better

Teddy Chan Tak-Sam directing both, with the same fingerprints on each
The difference: Missing the wit of The Accidental Spy

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts
The difference: None of the tension The Accidental Spy is built on

Kinetic where it counts, witty underneath

Both keep coming back to the same thing: martial arts
The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1970s show

Action with a pulse of play, in both cases

Common ground: spy

Both lean on tension more than on thriller

Kinetic comedy, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than The Accidental Spy does

Witty action in both cases

Both are built on the same subject: action hero

One thread runs through both: organized crime
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