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Haywire
Why this pick
Like Salt, it centres on a highly capable operative forced to survive shifting allegiances. Its lean, tactile action and cool, controlled tension make it a sharp companion.
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MOVIE2010 1h 40m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Hanna
Why this pick
This shares Salt’s focus on a resourceful woman shaped by covert intelligence work, balancing brisk pursuit scenes with an identity-driven, increasingly paranoid chase.
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Atomic Blonde
Why this pick
A stylish Cold War spy thriller with a formidable female agent, bruising close-quarters action and an atmosphere of mistrust where loyalties stay deliberately uncertain.
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The Long Kiss Goodnight
Why this pick
Its ordinary-seeming heroine uncovering lethal intelligence-world skills delivers the same identity suspense and escalating action, with a more playful, punchier tone than Salt.
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The November Man
Why this pick
A no-frills espionage chase built around compromised CIA operations, personal stakes and competing versions of the truth—well suited to Salt’s urgent, globe-spanning momentum.
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01 / THE STORY
Who is Salt?
Evelyn Salt (Angelina Jolie) is being tortured in a prison in North Korea on suspicion of being an American spy. Her boyfriend, Arachnology Mike Krause (August Diehl), generates so much publicity about Salt's imprisonment that the Central Intelligence Agency is forced to arrange a prisoner exchange, despite the agency's policy against it. Salt's CIA colleague Ted Winter (Liev Schreiber) greets Salt at the border. As they drive away, Mike proposes marriage, despite Salt's admission to Mike that she is in fact a CIA operative.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Angelina Jolie
Evelyn Salt
Liev Schreiber
Theodore Winter
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Darryl Peabody
Andre Braugher
Secretary of Defense
Corey Stoll
Shnaider
Victoria Cartagena
Portico Checkpoint Agent
Mike Colter
CIA Tactical Leader
Daniel Olbrychski
Oleg Vasilyevich Orlov