A scene in his spy thriller features a subtle nod to 'The Dark Knight,' when the Joker flinches after an explosion: "If someone like the Joker is going to flinch, the authenticity that it gave to that moment lasted with me.

Rami Malek and director James Hawes do their best to reinvigorate the spy movie in The Amateur, but no amount of style can bring it to life.

Rami Malek’s new spy thriller, The Amateur, is less than a week away from its premiere, and these are the best films to watch beforehand.