Films featuring undercover operations where cops infiltrate criminal organizations.
Undercover Cop Movies — 40 entries in the movies category, sortable by Title, Year, Director. Every row is ranked by community votes, giving you a crowd-sourced perspective you won't find on Wikipedia or IMDb.
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To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover ther...
Infernal Affairs
2002
Alan Mak Siu-Fai
7.8
Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Hong Kong
101
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole withi...
Notorious
1946
Alfred Hitchcock
7.7
Thriller, Romance, Mystery
United States of America
103
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in B...
The Raid 2
2014
Gareth Evans
7.6
Action, Crime, Thriller
Indonesia
150
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
BlacKkKlansman
2018
Spike Lee
7.5
Crime, Comedy, Drama, History
United States of America
136
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Donnie Brasco
1997
Mike Newell
7.5
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
127
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Police Story
1985
Jackie Chan
7.5
Action, Crime, Comedy
Hong Kong
100
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
Point Break
1991
Kathryn Bigelow
7.2
Action, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
122
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surf...
Face/Off
1997
John Woo
7.1
Action, Crime, Science Fiction
United States of America
139
In order to foil a terrorist plot, an FBI agent undergoes facial transplant surgery and assumes the identity of a criminal mastermind. The plan turns sour when the criminal wakes up prematurely and seeks revenge.
The Fast and the Furious
2001
Rob Cohen
7
Action, Crime, Thriller
Germany
106
Dominic Toretto is a Los Angeles street racer suspected of masterminding a series of big-rig hijackings. When undercover cop Brian O'Conner infiltrates Toretto's iconoclastic crew, he falls for Toretto's sister and must choose a side: the gang or the LAPD.
21 Jump Street
2012
Phil Lord
6.9
Action, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
109
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high...
White Chicks
2004
Keenen Ivory Wayans
6.9
Comedy, Crime
United States of America
109
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pos...
22 Jump Street
2014
Phil Lord
6.8
Crime, Comedy, Action
United States of America
112
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question the...
Spy
2015
Paul Feig
6.8
Action, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
120
A desk-bound CIA analyst volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent diabolical global disaster.
District B13
2004
Pierre Morel
6.8
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
France
84
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
A Scanner Darkly
2006
Richard Linklater
6.8
Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller
United States of America
100
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Hit Man
2024
Richard Linklater
6.8
Comedy, Romance, Crime
United States of America
116
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.
Kandahar
2023
Ric Roman Waugh
6.8
Action, Thriller, War
United States of America
119
After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
The Infiltrator
2016
Brad Furman
6.7
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United Kingdom
127
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
Street Kings
2008
David Ayer
6.6
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
109
Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to qu...
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
John Singleton
6.5
Action, Crime, Thriller
Germany
108
It's a major double-cross when former police officer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone. But the guys are actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone...
2 Guns
2013
Baltasar Kormákur
6.5
Action, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
109
A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob -- the very organization the two men believe they have been stealing money from.
Miss Congeniality
2000
Donald Petrie
6.5
Comedy, Crime, Action
United States of America
110
When the local FBI office receives a letter from a terrorist known only as 'The Citizen', it's quickly determined that he's planning his next act at the Miss America beauty pageant. Because tough-as-nails Gracie Hart is the only female Agent at the office, she's chosen to go undercover as the con...
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994
Peter Segal
6.5
Comedy, Crime
United States of America
83
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
Imperium
2016
Daniel Ragussis
6.5
Crime, Drama
United States of America
109
Nate Foster, a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical white supremacy terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white su...
Atomic Blonde
2017
David Leitch
6.4
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Germany
115
An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.
Charlie's Angels
2019
Elizabeth Banks
6.4
Action, Adventure, Comedy
United States of America
118
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It will be ready as soon as she works out the last issue, if not it could be turned into a dangerous weapon. But when the cutting edge technology is pus...
From Paris with Love
2010
Pierre Morel
6.4
Action, Crime, Thriller
United Kingdom
92
James Reese has a good job as an ambassador's aid in France, but his real passion is a side gig—working in a minor role in the CIA. He would love to be a full-fledged agent and can't believe his luck when he lands an assignment with Charlie Wax. Trigger-happy Charlie soon has James crying for his...
Taking Lives
2004
D.J. Caruso
6.4
Thriller
United States of America
103
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott knows it's only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Her most promising lead is a museum employee who might be the killer's only eye...
So Undercover
2012
Tom Vaughan
6.1
Action, Comedy
United States of America
94
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. With several suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly di...
Point Break
2015
Ericson Core
6
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Germany
114
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".
Miami Vice
2006
Michael Mann
6
Action, Crime, Thriller
Germany
132
A case involving drug lords and murder in South Florida takes a personal turn for undercover detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. Unorthodox Crockett gets involved romantically with the Chinese-Cuban wife of a trafficker of arms and drugs, while Tubbs deals with an assault on those he loves.
Charlie's Angels
2000
McG
5.9
Action, Comedy, Adventure
United States of America
98
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are masters of disguise, espionage and martial arts are back! When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley, set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret i...
Brick Mansions
2014
Camille Delamarre
5.9
Action, Crime, Drama
Canada
90
In a dystopian Detroit, grand houses that once housed the wealthy are now homes of the city's most-dangerous criminals. Surrounding the area is a giant wall to keep the rest of Detroit safe. For undercover cop Damien Collier, every day is a battle against corruption as he struggles to bring his f...
Sleepless
2017
Baran bo Odar
5.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
95
Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs, who has a lot of enemies, is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnap Downs’ teenage son T. In one sleepless night, Downs will have to res...
Starsky & Hutch
2004
Todd Phillips
5.8
Comedy, Crime
United States of America
101
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Big Momma's House
2000
Raja Gosnell
5.8
Crime, Comedy
Germany
98
When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate a crass Southern granny known as Big Momma in order to remain incognito.
Big Momma's House 2
2006
John Whitesell
5.8
Comedy, Crime
Switzerland
99
FBI agent Malcolm Turner goes back undercover as Big Momma, a slick-talking, slam-dunking Southern granny with attitude to spare! Now this granny must play nanny to three dysfunctional upper-class kids in order to spy on their computer hacker father.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
2011
John Whitesell
5.6
Crime, Comedy, Action
United States of America
107
FBI agent Malcolm Turner and his 17-year-old son Trent go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after Trent witnesses a murder. Posing as Big Momma and Charmaine, they must find the murderer before he finds them.
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003
McG
5.5
Action, Adventure, Comedy
United States of America
106
The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.
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