Highest-Rated Movies about 'Operative', Sort by Popularity

Deadpool (2016), Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Triple Frontier (2019), The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), The Way of the Gun (2000), Jason Bourne (2016), Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Operative movies.

#1. Deadpool (2016)

Storyline: This is the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new abilities and a dark, twisted sense of humor, Deadpool hunts down the man who nearly destroyed his life.

Plot Keywords: operative, mercenary, villain, mutant, arms dealer, girlfriend, cheeky ...

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#2. Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

Storyline: CIA chief Hunley (Baldwin) convinces a Senate committee to disband the IMF (Impossible Mission Force), of which Ethan Hunt (Cruise) is a key member. Hunley argues that the IMF is too reckless. Now on his own, Hunt goes after a shadowy and deadly rogue organization called the Syndicate.

Plot Keywords: spy, operative, terrorist, team leader, agent, boss, charming ...

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#3. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Storyline: Maya is a CIA operative whose first experience is in the interrogation of prisoners following the Al Qaeda attacks against the U.S. on the 11th September 2001. She is a reluctant participant in extreme duress applied to the detainees, but believes that the truth may only be obtained through such tactics. For several years, she is single-minded in her pursuit of leads to uncover the whereabouts of Al Qaeda's leader, Osama Bin Laden. Finally, in 2011, it appears that her work will pay off, and a U.S. Navy SEAL team is sent to kill or capture Bin Laden. But only Maya is confident Bin Laden is where she says he is.

Plot Keywords: terrorist, navy seal, operative, military officer, cia agent, gripping, intense ...

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#4. Triple Frontier (2019)

Storyline: Former Special Forces operatives reunite to plan a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. For the first time in their prestigious careers, these unsung heroes undertake this dangerous mission for themselves instead of the country. But when events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills, their loyalties, and their morals are pushed to a breaking point in an epic battle for survival.

Plot Keywords: soldier, hero, operative, friend, pilot, drug lord, gritty ...

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#5. The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)

Storyline: The true story of Christopher Boyce, a young All-American man whose job as a guard for sensitive documents shatters his faith in his country and leads him to a sometimes comic, sometimes chilling sideline as a spy for the Soviets, aided by his scruffy buddy, Daulton; it can't last, though, and the consequences are tremendous for Boyce and his family.—Dan Hartung <dhartung@mcs.com>

Plot Keywords: friend, spy, operative, cop, father, suspenseful, uneasy ...

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#6. The Way of the Gun (2000)

Storyline: Two petty if violent criminals kidnap a girl being paid $1m to be a surrogate mother. As the baby is for a gangster the pair's demand for money sees several henchmen and assorted other ruthless characters head after them to Mexico. Bullets rather than talking are always going to settle this one.

Plot Keywords: thief, partner, pregnant woman, bodyguard, doctor, operative, tense ...

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#7. Jason Bourne (2016)

Storyline: Jason Bourne is again being hunted by the CIA. It begins when Nicky Parsons a former CIA operative who helped Bourne, who went under and now works with a man who's a whistle blower and is out to expose the CIA's black ops. Nicky hacks into the CIA and downloads everything on all their Black Ops, including Treadstone which Bourne was a part of. And Heather Lee, a CIA agent, discovers the hack and brings it to the attention of CIA Director Dewey, the man behind the Black Ops. He orders Parsons be found and, hopefully, Bourne, too.

Plot Keywords: jason bourne, cia director, hacker, operative, terrorist, assassin, brooding ...

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#8. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Storyline: In the Century XXVIII, the space station Alpha is a city where beings from different planets live together exchanging their knowledge and culture. Peace is granted by a human force, including Major Valerian and his partner Sergeant Laureline. They are assigned by the Defence Minister to retrieve the last species of converter in a dangerous mission. They succeed and back to Alpha, unknown humanoids abduct Commander Arun Filitt expecting to steal the converter. They head to a forbidden area that is infected but Valerian and Laureline follow them and disclose a hidden secret about the race and the infected area.

Plot Keywords: operative, alien, villain, civilian, space traveler, government official, brooding ...

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#9. Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Storyline: In the near future, Major Mira Killian (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible terrorist attack, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level that includes the ability to hack into people's minds and control them, Major Killian is uniquely qualified to stop it. As she prepares to face a new enemy, Major Killian discovers that she has been lied to: her life was not saved, it was stolen. She will stop at nothing to recover her past, find out who did this to her and stop them before they do it to others.

Plot Keywords: cyborg, operative, criminal, scientist, leader, hacker, brooding ...

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#10. American Assassin (2017)

Storyline: Twenty three-year-old Mitch lost his parents to a tragic car accident at the age of fourteen, and his girlfriend to a terrorist attack just as they were engaged. Seeking revenge, he is enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy as a black ops recruit. Kennedy then assigns Cold War veteran Stan Hurley to train Mitch. Together they will later on investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets. The discovery of a pattern in the violence leads them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative intent on starting a world war in the Middle East.

Plot Keywords: recruit, fiancé, terrorist, agent, operative, emotional, engaging ...

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#11. Shoot First (1953)

Storyline: U.S. Army Lt. Colonel Robert Taine and his wife Cecily live in a village in England. While hunting on some land he has recently purchased, he shoots a load of buckshot at a man he thinks is a poacher but, upon examination, he discovers the man is dead and believes,at first, he has killed him. With the police and the Secret Service chasing him, he trails a suspect to London and this leads him to an espionage gang.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: colonel, spy, driver, operative, wife, scientist, intricate ...

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#12. Taken 3 (2014)

Storyline: Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose long awaited reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when she is brutally murdered. Consumed with rage, and framed for the crime, he goes on the run to evade the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. For one last time, Mills must use his "particular set of skills," to track down the real killers, exact his unique brand of justice, and protect the only thing that matters to him now - his daughter.

Plot Keywords: operative, ex-wife, dead person, government agent, killer, daughter, brooding ...

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#13. Gemini Man (2019)

Storyline: A retiring assassin, Henry Brogan, finds himself pursued by a mysterious killer that can predict his every move. Discovering that he's being hunted by a younger clone of himself, Henry needs to find out why he's being targeted and who the creator is.—bixy gello

Plot Keywords: assassin, operative, clone, rival, commander, intense, brooding ...

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#14. The Terrorists (1975)

Storyline: A gang of hijackers led by Ray Petrie (Ian McShane) seize a British plane as it is landing in Scandinavia. Ruthless Military Police Chief Colonel Tahlvik (Sir Sean Connery) is assigned to rescue the plane and its passengers. But he must also deal with the problem of the British Ambassador, whose residence has been seized by a second group of terrorists.—Jonathon Dabell <J.D.@pixie.ntu.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: colonel, terrorist, captain, ambassador, hijacker, operative, tense ...

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#15. The Rhythm Section (2020)

Storyline: Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption. Based on the novel by Mark Burnell, from director Reed Morano ("The Handmaid's Tale") and the producers of the James Bond film series, The Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.—Paramount Pictures

Plot Keywords: young woman, family member, operative, ex-cia agent, killer, emotional, chilling ...

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