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Teach people with spy movies?

I got an amusing message from a new member. They're making a CIA-themed training video, and searching for specific scenes they could use to communicate the ideas below.

At first this reminded me of when my sisters asked me for help on their homework, and then I thought...it is, it's just like when my sisters asked me for help on their homework. But then I thought, I might be able to help this person make an un-boring corporate video!

So here's what I came up with for these concepts. Are there any scenes you can think of?

Plan strategically --

Utilize technology effectively -- Doesn't Mission Impossible I have an extended sequence where Tom Cruise uses all kinds of tools, ends up hanging from a wire, and steals a computer chip or something?

Drive performance --

Accountability & Dependability -- For a counter-example, how about any of the scenes in Burn After Reading where an agent gives reports to J.K. Simmons?

Communicate effectively --

Develop people -- I'm guessing this has to do with taking some time to guide or mentor a younger person. Are there any scenes like this between Sean Connery and his right hand man in Hunt for Red October?

Lead strategically -- I'm thinking of the scene in Bourne Ultimatum where Matt Damon is helping the reporter (Paddy Considine) stay unseen by CIA agents.

PS -- the person listed the kind of movies they had in mind: The Recruit,  Mission Impossible 1-3, The Bourne Identity/Supremacy/Ultimatum, Enemy of the State, The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games.

Re:Teach people with spy movies?

I would include lessons learned from such films as:

The Professional

Ronin

The Saint

Spy Game

Ronin teaches how to select a team, and how to tell when people have ulterior motives. And also the whole "Plan Strategically" thing.

The Professional teach the basics of assassination using a sniper rifle, among several other things. This would fit with "Develop People".

The Saint definitely uses technology effectively, not sure how realistic it was though. Also he takes a lot of time planning his heists, and he works hard on his disguises. He's great at hiding behind different characters.

Spy Game is an interesting flick. I don't remember a lot from it, but I'd say this one teaches a person when to walk away, to be aware of their surroundings, and to know when they are in over their head.