8. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
As is the way of the Hollywood arc, the success of the Bond franchise could only lead to one groovy development - a parody of it. Ripe with comedic possibilities, the spy genre had it coming for decades, and many films had tried to spoof the Bond and the spy film genre in general, from the 1967 Casino Royale to Spies Like Us and less successfully Spy Hard. The genre finally received the full treatment in 1997's Austin Powers, in which Mike Myers took on the titular character and plays it as animatedly as possible. Offering a successful satire of both the genre and the time period, the movie spawned its own series and fan-base. Myers playing a dual role as both Powers and his arch-nemesis Dr. Evil is a laugh-riot even if some of the stereotyping is especially dated even for the late 90's (but then that is sort of the point here) and the film lands some seriously funny beats. Great characters, absurd set-ups and punchlines complement this romp, taking the spy formula and deconstructing it for laughs.