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1. Donnie Brasco (1997)
R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 333,292 | Gross: $41.91M
2. The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
TV-MA | 57 min | Drama, Thriller
As a Palestinian assassin is targeting prominent Israelis, a young English actress is recruited by Mossad to infiltrate the assassin's terrorist cell, requiring all of her acting talents but also putting her at considerable risk.
Stars: Simona Brown, Gennady Fleyscher, Clare Holman, Daniel Litman
Votes: 15,033
3. Stone Cold (1991)
R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough Alabama cop is blackmailed by the FBI into going undercover in a violent Mississippi biker gang.
Director: Craig R. Baxley | Stars: Brian Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, William Forsythe, Arabella Holzbog
Votes: 10,092 | Gross: $9.29M
4. Antidisturbios (2020)
306 min | Thriller
A fictionalised look into the human tragedy of riot police and police brutality in Spain.
Stars: Vicky Luengo, Raúl Arévalo, Álex García, Hovik Keuchkerian
Votes: 5,112
5. Profile (I) (2018)
R | 106 min | Mystery, Thriller
An undercover British journalist infiltrates the online propaganda channels of the so-called Islamic State, only to be sucked in by her recruiter.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Valene Kane, Morgan Watkins, Christine Adams, Kate Watson
Votes: 7,047
6. Beyond the Law (1993)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An undercover cop joins a murderous, arms-dealing biker gang to try to put them behind bars.
Director: Larry Ferguson | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Madsen, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 7,792
7. La Unidad (2020–2023)
Action, Drama, Thriller
A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.
Stars: Nathalie Poza, Michel Noher, Marian Álvarez, Fariba Sheikhan
Votes: 1,882
8. Thumper (2017)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Teens in a low income neighborhood are lured into working for a violent and dangerous drug dealer. When a new girl harboring a dark secret arrives in town, their relationship jeopardizes everything.
Director: Jordan Ross | Stars: Eliza Taylor, Pablo Schreiber, Daniel Webber, Ben Feldman
Votes: 3,026
9. Flywheel (2003)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama
A dishonest used-car salesman decides to become the salesman that God wants him to be--with surprising results.
Director: Alex Kendrick | Stars: Rosetta Harris Armstrong, Lisa Arnold, Blake Bailey, Jansen Barnes
Votes: 4,673
10. The Deceivers (1988)
PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Fact-based account of a secret society of murderers, and of the man who exposed them in British India 1825.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Helena Michell
Votes: 1,278 | Gross: $0.35M
11. Blunder Boys (1955)
Passed | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
The stooges go to criminology school and graduate with the lowest possible honors. The boys join the police force and are assigned to track down a crook called the "Eel", who disguises ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Benny Rubin
Votes: 402
12. Undercover: Caught on Tape (2023– )
Documentary, Crime
'Undercover: Caught on Tape' by Green Leaf Productions discusses the real-life stories of dangerous undercover police work through detective interviews, video footage and audio recordings of police officers in the moment.
Stars: Greg Katerman, Scott Perala, Jay Dobyns, Carlos James
Votes: 52
13. The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935)
Unrated | 75 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman with a mysterious past.
Director: Leslie S. Hiscott | Stars: Arthur Wontner, Lyn Harding, Leslie Perrins, Jane Carr
Votes: 807
14. Escort Girl (1941)
68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A pair of nightclub owners run a string of escort bureaus where men pay for the "companionship" of young women. The district attorney sends an undercover agent to infiltrate the bureaus.
Director: Edward Kaye | Stars: Betty Compson, Margaret Marquis, Robert Kellard, Wheeler Oakman
Votes: 259
15. Undercover High (2018– )
45 min | Reality-TV
Follows seven twenty somethings posing as typical students as they embed for a semester at Highland Park High School in Topeka, Kansas. From bullying and the pervasiveness of social media ... See full summary »
Star: Shane Feldman
Votes: 71
16. Death in Small Doses (1957)
Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A government agent investigates the use of illegal amphetamines among long-haul truck drivers.
Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: Peter Graves, Mala Powers, Chuck Connors, Merry Anders
Votes: 327
17. Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story (2020)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story takes you beyond the factory farm walls and follows an intrepid group of undercover investigators as they enter some of Britain's biggest factory farms for the very first time.
Director: Tony Wardle | Stars: Jerome Flynn, Juliet Gellatley, Joseph Poore, Josh Cullimore
Votes: 94
18. The Crooked Sky (1957)
77 min | Crime, Drama
An American detective unmasks a gambler as the head of a banknote counterfeiting gang.
Director: Henry Cass | Stars: Wayne Morris, Karin Booth, Anton Diffring, Bruce Seton
Votes: 130
19. Postal Inspector (1936)
Approved | 58 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Postal inspectors track down money stolen from a railroad car.
Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Patricia Ellis, Michael Loring, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 275
20. Behind the Mask (2006)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
Behind the Mask: The Story Of The People Who Risk Everything To Save Animals is a 2006 documentary film about the Animal Liberation Front. It took three years of filming, interviewing, and editing to complete.
Director: Shannon Keith | Stars: Shannon Keith, Keith Mann, Kevin Kjonaas, Rod Coronado
Votes: 201
21. K.O. One Re-act (2013)
TV-14 | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
As a guardian of space-time order, 28-year-old Wang Dadong returns to Bale High School to investigate an anomaly and clashes with King.
Stars: Jiro Wang, Sam Lin, Pets Tseng, Wayne Huang
Votes: 12
22. The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013)
93 min | Documentary
A cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world.
Director: Liz Marshall | Stars: Marcel Saba, Lori Reese, Perrie Wardell, Martin Rowe
Votes: 681 | Gross: $0.02M
23. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2006 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
An investigation leads the most famous detective of all time to the edge of the irrational as he thwarts the designs of a sect of the disciples of Cthulhu.
Stars: Rick Simmonds, David Riley, Andy Hoyle, Andy Turvey
Votes: 161
24. My Woman Is Leaving Me (1996)
90 min | Comedy, Romance
Joanna Martin, a mid-life journalist, is investigating a marriage agency organizing white marriages. She uses her sister's identity to infiltrate.
Director: Didier Kaminka | Stars: Michel Boujenah, Miou-Miou, Thierry Lhermitte, Line Renaud
Votes: 93
25. Tres mil kilómetros de amor (1967)
91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Director: Agustín P. Delgado | Stars: Silvana Pampanini, Jorge Alzaga, Bertha Moss, Eduardo Manzano
Votes: 11
26. Black and White (1999)
35 min | Documentary
Food scientist Robert "Rob" Jones is White. Music manager Kevin "Kev" Jones is Black. Rob and Kev go undercover looking for accommodation and jobs in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, ... See full summary »
27. State Trooper (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Mike Rolph quits his job, seemingly, as a highway patrolman and takes the position of the Police Chief of W. J. Brady's oil refinery. He is also romantically involved with Brady's daughter,... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Regis Toomey, Evalyn Knapp, Barbara Weeks, Raymond Hatton
Votes: 29
28. Frontera norte (1953)
85 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Vicente Oroná | Stars: Fernando Fernández, Evangelina Elizondo, Víctor Parra, Dagoberto Rodríguez
Votes: 9
29. Dealing Dogs (2006 TV Movie)
69 min | Documentary
This documentary is about an undercover investigation into the world of those who sell stolen pets and random source animals to medical research centres. The investigation digs into how ... See full summary »
Directors: Tom Simon, Sarah Teale | Stars: Pete, C.C. Baird, Chris DeRose, Doll Stanley-Branscum
Votes: 118
30.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Heart of Darkness
(1984)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Investigating a porn baron, Crockett and Tubbs become involved with an undercover FBI agent who may have gone native and become a criminal, and may have murdered an underage porn starlet. ... See full summary »
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 966
31.
Silk Stalkings (1991–1999)
Episode:
Social Call
(1992)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Palm Beach society outcast is murdered as he is about to reveal something he says will rock the community. Chris and Rita go undercover to find out the secret.
Director: David Schmoeller | Stars: Mitzi Kapture, Rob Estes, Romy Walthall, Ray Stricklyn
Votes: 35
32.
The Virginian (1962–1971)
Episode:
A Bad Place to Die
(1967)
TV-PG | 75 min | Western
Trampas is sentenced to hang for a murder he didn't commit. The Virginian and Stacey try to find new evidence while Clay Grainger and the attorney try for a new trial. Meanwhile, a desperate Trampas escapes prison with his cell mate.
Director: Don McDougall | Stars: Charles Bickford, Doug McClure, Clu Gulager, Don Quine
Votes: 74
33.
Supergirl (2015–2021)
Episode:
In Plain Sight
(2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Kara's investigation into William Dey's "criminal" activities results in the shocking revelation he is not who she thinks. Meanwhile, the conflict between Malefic and J'onn J'onzz reaches a boiling point.
Director: David McWhirter | Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Katie McGrath
Votes: 1,277
34.
Gangland (2007–2010)
Episode:
Behind Enemy Lines
(2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Crime, History
The Hells Angels are the most powerful and well-known biker club on the planet, boasting over 2500 members worldwide. In April 2002, a riot in a Nevada casino between the Hells Angels and ... See full summary »
Stars: Kerrie Droban, Jay Dobyns, Steve Trethewy, Craig Olson
Votes: 28
35.
Outlaw Bikers (2007– )
Episode:
Masters of Mayhem
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
The Mongols motorcycle club meets undercover agent Billy Queen.
Stars: Billy Queen, Budd Johnson, Scott Ereckson, Donald Jarvis
36.
The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode:
The I 40 Killer
(2021)
Documentary, Crime
A killer is murdering and mutilating young women along the Route 40 corridor in Delaware. But when investigators set up an undercover operation, the hunter soon becomes the hunted.
Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Joseph Swiski, Kathleen Jennings, Nancy Miller, Nancy Reneé Seward
Votes: 20
37.
Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode:
The Mob: The Cocaine Godfather
(2021)
Documentary, Crime, History
The Rizzutos were one of the longest ruling dynasties in Mafia history.
Stars: Raymond Boulanger, Chris Feistl, Pietro Poletti, Réal Simard
Votes: 10
38.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Iceman: The Murder Business Pt. 1
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
He was a family man, living in a New Jersey suburb with his wife and three kids. But unbeknownst to his neighbors, Richard Kuklinski held a dark secret: he was the "Iceman"--a cold-blooded ... See full summary »
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Robert J. Carroll, Patrick M. Kane, Bill Sanderson
Votes: 22
39.
Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode:
The Iceman: Trapping a Serial Killer Pt. 2
(2021)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History
For many years, the Iceman--Richard Kuklinski--had literally gotten away with murder, but now investigators were on to him.
Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Dominick Polifrone, Jay Dobyns, Bill Sanderson
Votes: 20
40.
Injustice (2011)
Episode:
Episode #1.5
(2011)
48 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jameel Khan comes forward to say that he deliberately planted Lucy in the Kestrel office and encouraged her affair to get evidence of the firm's illegal dumping of toxic waste in Africa,... See full summary »
Director: Colm McCarthy | Stars: James Purefoy, Charlie Creed-Miles, Kirsty Bushell, Tariq Jordan
Votes: 104
41.
First Blood (2022– )
Episode:
Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death
(2022)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
In 1989, Richard Mallory is found shot dead in the brush off the side of a Florida highway, just the first of seven murdered men found in a similar setting. Their predator is Aileen Wuornos... See full summary »
Director: David Bispham | Stars: Taylor David, Brian Jarvis, David Damore, Dawn Botkins
Votes: 11
42.
Mobsters (1997–2012)
Episode:
The Iceman: Richard Kuklinski
(2012)
Documentary
Richard Kuklinski lived a shocking double life; suburban husband and father at home, and brutal contract killer on the streets.
Stars: Robert J. Carroll, Anthony Bruno, Barbara Kuklinski, Dominick Polifrone
Votes: 8
43.
World's Most Evil Killers (2017– )
Episode:
Richard Kuklinski
(2023)
Documentary, Crime
For Richard Kuklinski, crime was his way of life. As a mafia hit men, his unusual methods led to a disturbing nickname: The Iceman.
Stars: Richard Kuklinski, Robert J. Carroll, Dominick Polifrone, Jennifer Sutton
44.
Secrets of the Hells Angels (2024– )
Episode:
Hell's Agents
(2024)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
ATF agent Jay Dobyns goes undercover to infiltrate the Hells Angels. He's backed up by a female agent, Jenna Maguire, who plays the role of his 'old lady', but the dream of becoming a fully... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Thomas, Johnny Burke, David Foulkes, Bill Thomas | Stars: Jay Dobyns, Kerrie Droban, Jenna Maguire
Votes: 14
45.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Toronto's Girl Problem
(2015)
TV-PG | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Brackenreid's abrasive nephew joins Station 4's crew just as Murdoch investigates a gang of female jewel thieves who seemed to have just murdered their ringleader.
Director: Peter Mitchell | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris
Votes: 325
46.
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode:
Spiral
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Calllen's routine operation becomes anything but. Posing as a mailroom clerk in order to get close to a suspected arms dealer, he becomes a hostage when terrorists take over the office.
Director: Larry Teng | Stars: Brian Glanney, Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen
Votes: 389
47.
Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode:
Donnie Brasco
(2012)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Former FBI agent Joe Pistone, who infiltrated the Mafia for six years as Donnie Brasco, reveals how his undercover work led to more than 100 convictions - and resulted in the death of underworld figure Dominick `Sonny Black' Napolitano.
Director: Ned Parker | Stars: Joseph D. Pistone, James Kallstrom, Selwyn Raab, Jim Kossler
Votes: 12
48.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
House of Industry
(2016)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murdoch goes undercover to solve a murder. Crabtree tries to sample his first banana split.
Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy, Jonny Harris
Votes: 252
49.
Good Morning Britain (2014– )
Episode:
Episode dated 29 September 2017
(2017)
TV-14 | 123 min | News, Talk-Show
Breakfast show presented by Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway and Charlotte Hawkins. Cold Feet star John Thomson talks about the latest series of the drama
Stars: Ben Shephard, Kate Garraway, Richard Gaisford, Janet Davies
50.
Dispatches (1987– )
Episode:
Undercover: Who's Policing Your Bank?
(2018)
26 min | Documentary, News
Dispatches goes undercover to discover if the UK's Financial Ombudsman acts in favour of banks and against their customers.
Director: Luke Mendham | Stars: Morland Sanders, Adam Wilson, Sharene Haffenden, Emma Sharrock