FBI Spy Rates 12 Spy Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

Former double agent Naveed Jamali rates 12 spy scenes in movies and TV, such as "Casino Royale," for realism.

Jamali breaks down espionage tactics such as the realism of disguises in "Atomic Blonde," starring Charlize Theron; "Mission: Impossible — Fallout," with Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, and Simon Pegg; as well as the concept of developing a character as a double agent in "Casino Royale," starring Daniel Craig; and "Iron Man 2," with Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, and Gwyneth Paltrow. He explains both Russian and American intelligence tactics, and connects them to his real-life experience with the FBI and the GRU, in "Salt," starring Angelina Jolie; "Red Sparrow," starring Jennifer Lawrence, and "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (2011), with Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Tom Hardy. He also looks at more field operation scenes and comments on the state of counterintelligence from the Cold War to the present in "The Sympathizer" E2 and E7 (2023), with Robert Downey Jr.; "Spy Game," starring Brad Pitt and Robert Redford; "Breach," and "24" S2E9 (2003).

Jamali was a double agent, operating as an FBI asset posing as a recruit for the Russian GRU, from 2005 to 2009. The operation concluded with the FBI "arresting" Jamali in front of his GRU case officer, Oleg Kulikov, effectively exposing Kulikov's cover as a diplomat in the United States. After the operation, Jamali was appointed as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy Reserve. Today he is an editor-at-large at Newsweek and executive producer and host of its show "Unconventional." He also cowrote a book detailing his double agent operation, "How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent."

You can find "How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent" here:

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Double Agent Rates 12 Spy Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

FBI Spy Rates 12 Spy Scenes In Movies And TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

[vaels]

And the whole time that the FBI thought he was working for them, he was in fact working for Insider (he was the man inside)

[nicklindberg]

Now i want to try this guy's French toast

[ryanmckay]

This man just give me a whole list of movies to watch. thanks.

[michele]

What a nice regular seeming guy, I bet he was very believable at his role. And he gave points for the broader topics that Hollywood got right vs nitpicking details. We know they’re all movies and don’t show reality.

[sherinjohn]

The best agents are indistinguishable from normal crowd, easier to blend.

[grantpowell]

He's actually a quadruple agent lol

[TheHumanRanger]

People: "Who do you really work for"
Double Agent "Yes"

[lampad]

This guy has to be the most lenient/generous expert on this channel either that or hollywood really knows how to get double agent scenes right, which wouldnt be surprising considering that hollywood are experts at being fake.

[Chiefjoseph]

I was like a 9 for Atomic Blonde, but once he'd said why, I laugh so hard.

[paramitch]

Terrific expert! He's so down-to-earth and descriptive, and he really communicates what's fun about the entertainment we're seeing, as well as what is realistic. It's easy to see why he was believable and successful as a spy himself.

[planomathandscience]

Once someone admits to being an agent, never believe their actual loyalties.

[beer_bottle]

This is oleg..he actually triple agent

[bzgraphicartist]

Does a double agent collect 2 paychecks?

[teruphoto]

Hey "Naveed": all that US paraphernalia isn't going to convince me you aren't a triple agent 😅

[MatheusLB]

What does Tony Stark have to do with Kryptonite? LMAO

[barbararey-constantin]

The original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was a miniseries broadcast in the UK starring Alec Guiness it is the best version of that book. I highly recommend it.

[jbranche]

Following you. Someone told me you pull a u-turn and then drive through a parking lot.

[leoperidot]

Oh man, I love these kinds of spy thriller, especially when you have to hunt down a mole. But there's so many to pick from. Here is my list, spy movies that were overlooked. Theres always going to be a double agent in James Bond movies; CASINO ROYALE. DIE ANOTHER DAY. GOLDENEYE. LICENSE TO KILL. SPECTRE.

BLACK BOOK.
THE DEPARTED.
GET SMART.
THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE.
THE IMITATION GAME.
THE IMPOSSIBLE SPY.
INFERNAL AFFAIR.
INGLORIOUS BASTERDS.
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.
MI-5.
NO WAY OUT.
THE RECRUIT.
RONIN.
SCORPIO.
STALAG 17.
STEAL THE SKY.
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR.
THE THREE MUSKETEERS.
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY.
WHERE EAGLES DARE.

[yellowdiogenes]

The fact that so many people don't believe he was a double agent means that he did his job really well

[barisisler]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the book is on a different level.