Is the movie The Secret Agent available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we take a look at the 1996 adaptation of Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent — a grim, tightly wound tale of espionage and domestic collapse set in 1880s London. Pornographic bookseller Verloc, who plays a dangerous double game for the Russians, whispers to Chief Inspector Heat while plotting a terrorist act that will drag his wife Winnie and brother‑in‑law Stevie into a blaze of tragedy. The film leans on themes of conspiracy, moral decay and the ticking-clock suspense of a bomb about to go off. In this article we'll check where to watch The Secret Agent — Netflix included — and whether the film is currently streaming on Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+. Though the picture attracted only limited awards attention on release, its bleak atmosphere and focus on anarchists, betrayal and domestic ruin make it worth tracking down.

Synopsis

In late 19th-century London, a dealer in illicit books named Verloc secretly works for the Russian authorities while supplying Chief Inspector Heat with intelligence about an ineffectual anarchist cell. Convinced that only a violent incident will justify their arrest, he engineers explosive attacks — a plot that disastrously backfires, destroying his life and shattering his family, including his wife Winnie and her brother Stevie.

Release date

1996

Duration

1h 35min

Rating

Director

Christopher Hampton

Country

Royaume-Uni

Genre(s)

Drame, Thriller

Cast

Bob Hoskins Patricia Arquette Jim Broadbent Christian Bale Gérard Depardieu Eddie Izzard Peter Vaughan