John le Carré books and films, ranked by your taste
Author and actor · 11 books and 3 films on Boxlist
Best known for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and The Night Manager.
See which ones match your tasteBooks by John le Carré
The Constant Gardener
Thriller · 2000
4.5 / 5
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Espionage · 1963
4.1 / 5
Smiley's People
Espionage · 1979
4.1 / 5
A Perfect Spy
Espionage · 1986
3.8 / 5
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Espionage · 1974
3.6 / 5
The Night Manager
Espionage · 1993
3.6 / 5
A Murder of Quality
Mystery · 1962
3.3 / 5
The Little Drummer Girl
Espionage · 1983
4.0 / 5 · 4 ratings
Absolute Friends
Espionage · 2003
4.0 / 5 · 2 ratings
The Russia House
Espionage · 1989
3.3 / 5 · 3 ratings
A Small Town in Germany
Espionage · 1968
2.8 / 5 · 4 ratings
Books from the Boxlist catalogue, highest rated first (Open Library reader averages; books with fewer than 5 ratings come after the rest). Ratings are quality, not fit.
John le Carré on screen
Starring John le Carré
The Pigeon Tunnel
2023 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBAcademy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
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Our Kind of Traitor
2016 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBA young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey...
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