Eye spy the greatest movie spies of them all. Who’s your pick?

With Jason Bourne, the fifth movie in the game-changing franchise just around the corner, we pitted together some of the most formidable movie spies - and Steve Carell - to try and figure out who’s the coolest of them all.

Updated on: Aug 03, 2016 8:49 PM IST

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With Jason Bourne, the fifth movie in the game-changing franchise just around the corner, we pitted together some of the most formidable movie spies - and Steve Carell - to try and figure out who’s the coolest of them all.

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Jason Bourne redefined the spy genre. This is Matt Damon’s fourth outing as the superspy. (Twitter)

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James Bond has been the most iconic spy for decades. For this gallery, we picked our favourite actor to have played the part: Daniel Craig. (Twitter)

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Ethan Hunt has always been slightly ignored when it comes to the big three. But in our opinion, he’s just as resourceful as the rest. Also, he does his own stunts. (Twitter)

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George Smiley is the thinking man’s spy and as played by Gary Oldman, he elevates the genre single-handedly. (Twitter)

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Mark Rylance played Rudolf Abel, a Soviet spy in Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies and won an Oscar for it. (Twitter)

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Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is perhaps the unlikeliest addition to this list. Here she is in Paul Feig’s Spy, where she took on the likes of Jason Statham and Jude Law. (Twitter)

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Who says guys get to have all the fun? You could never tell whose side Angelina Jolie was on in Salt. (Twitter)

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Ooooh yeah. Groooovyyyy babyy. (Twitter)

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe played two different kinds of spies in the same movie. Here they are, discussing spy stuff in Body of Lies. (Twitter)

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Missed it by that much! (Twitter)

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Guy Ritchie’s The Man from UNCLE was a throwback to the good old days of spy movies. Who’s your favourite? Henry Cavill or Armie Hammer? (Twitter)

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And finally, the news of Harry Hart’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Manners maketh man. (Twitter)