Movies and TV series about the FBI

The 60 best titles about the FBI, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Silence of the Lambs
iRank88
1991 · Jonathan Demme
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life
Dog Day Afternoon
iRank85
1975 · Sidney Lumet
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and
The X-Files
iRank84
1993 · Chris Carter
SeriesCrimeMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the p
Catch Me If You Can
iRank84
2002 · Steven Spielberg
MovieCrimeDrama
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his
Twin Peaks
iRank84
1990 · Sabrina S. Sutherland
SeriesDramaMystery
The body of Laura Palmer is washed up on a beach near the small Washington state town of Twin Peaks. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper is called in to investigate her strange demise only to uncover a web
Criminal Minds
iRank83
2005
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David
Hannibal
iRank83
2013 · Bryan Fuller
SeriesCrimeDrama
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic mu
Die Hard
iRank83
1988 · John McTiernan
MovieActionThriller
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired...
Killers of the Flower Moon
iRank83
2023 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDramaHistory
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
White Collar
iRank82
2009 · Nick Thiel
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.
Bones
iRank82
2005 · Stephen Nathan
SeriesCrimeDrama
Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destro
Sicario
iRank81
2015 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieActionCrimeThriller
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
Fringe
iRank81
2008
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
FBI Special Agent Olivia Dunham, brilliant but formerly institutionalized scientist Walter Bishop and his scheming, reluctant son Peter uncover a deadly mystery involving a series of unbelievable even
MINDHUNTER
iRank81
2017 · Courtenay Miles
SeriesCrimeDrama
An agent in the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit develops profiling techniques as he pursues notorious serial killers and rapists.
American Hustle
iRank81
2013 · David O. Russell
MovieCrimeDrama
A conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.
The King of Comedy
iRank80
1982 · Martin Scorsese
MovieComedyDrama
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Face/Off
iRank80
1997 · John Woo
MovieActionCrimeScience Fiction
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 se
FBI
iRank79
2018 · Peter Jankowski
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Casino
iRank79
1995 · Martin Scorsese
MovieCrimeDrama
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
The Americans
iRank79
2013 · Mary Rae Thewlis
SeriesCrimeDrama
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C.
Wind River
iRank79
2017 · Taylor Sheridan
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
Insomnia
iRank78
2002 · Christopher Nolan
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
WarGames
iRank78
1983 · John Badham
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war co
The Night Agent
iRank77
2023 · Munis Rashid
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Brought together by a midnight phone call, an FBI agent and a cybersecurity expert must unravel an ever-growing web of political conspiracies.
Collateral
iRank77
2004 · Michael Mann
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Cab driver Max picks up a man who offers him $600 to drive him around. But the promise of easy money sours when Max realizes his fare is an assassin.
The Blacklist
iRank76
2013 · T Cooper
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dang
Manhunt
iRank76
2017 · Allison Moore
SeriesCrimeMystery
Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
Love Lies Bleeding
iRank76
2024 · Rose Glass
MovieCrimeRomanceThriller
Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her dream. But their love ignites violence, pulling them deep into the web of L
Mississippi Burning
iRank76
1988 · Alan Parker
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger
Molly's Game
iRank75
2017 · Aaron Sorkin
MovieCrimeDrama
Molly Bloom, a young skier and former Olympic hopeful becomes a successful entrepreneur (and a target of an FBI investigation) when she establishes a high-stakes, international poker game.
Missing
iRank75
2023 · Nicholas D. Johnson
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
When her mother disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June cre
Haven
iRank75
2010 · Gabrielle Stanton
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
FBI agent Audrey Parker arrives in the small town of Haven, Maine to solve a murder and soon discovers the town's many secrets—which also hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of her lost past.
Blindspot
iRank74
2015 · Chris Pozzebon
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious, intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there.
Limitless
iRank73
2015 · Craig Sweeny
SeriesAction & AdventureComedyDrama
Brian Finch's life takes an extraordinary turn when he uses NZT-48, a neuroenhancing drug whose mystery and chaos lead him to working for the FBI and a senator who is not what he seems.
Live Free or Die Hard
iRank73
2007 · Len Wiseman
MovieActionThriller
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infr
Longlegs
iRank73
2024 · Osgood Perkins
MovieCrimeHorrorMystery
FBI Agent Lee Harker is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer. As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal
Shooter
iRank72
2016 · Mark Wahlberg
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaWar-politics
Bob Lee Swagger is an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president.
FlashForward
iRank70
2009 · Brannon Braga
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is un
Lucky Number Slevin
iRank70
2006 · Paul McGuigan
MovieDramaThrillerCrime
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an
Cop Land
iRank70
1997 · James Mangold
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
Freddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place
The Rock
iRank69
1996 · Michael Bay
MovieActionAdventureThriller
When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons exp
Point Break
iRank69
1991 · Kathryn Bigelow
MovieActionCrimeThriller
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
The Following
iRank69
2013 · Brett Mahoney
SeriesCrimeDrama
Notorious serial killer Joe Carroll, after being found guilty of murdering 14 female students on the Virginia college campus where he taught literature, escapes from death row. The FBI calls former ag
The Firm
iRank69
1993 · Sydney Pollack
MovieDramaMysteryThriller
Mitch McDeere is a young man with a promising future in Law. About to sit his Bar exam, he is approached by 'The Firm' and made an offer he doesn't refuse. Seduced by the money and gifts showered on h
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
iRank68
1995 · John McTiernan
MovieActionThriller
New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocen
Arlington Road
iRank68
1999 · Mark Pellington
MovieCrimeDramaMystery
Bedraggled college professor Michael Faraday has been vexed — and increasingly paranoid — since his wife's accidental death in a botched FBI operation. When a seemingly all-American couple set up hous
Ransom
iRank67
1996 · Ron Howard
MovieActionThriller
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.
The X-Files
iRank67
1998 · Rob Bowman
MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonizatio
The Equalizer
iRank67
2014 · Antoine Fuqua
MovieActionCrimeThriller
McCall believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangster
Rush Hour
iRank66
1998 · Brett Ratner
MovieActionComedyCrime
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
iRank66
1992 · David Lynch
MovieDramaHorrorMystery
In the questionable town of Deer Meadow, Washington, FBI Agent Desmond inexplicably disappears while hunting for the man who murdered a teen girl. The killer is never apprehended, and, after experienc
The Frighteners
iRank65
1996 · Peter Jackson
MovieComedyHorror
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But
Quantico
iRank65
2015 · Michael Seitzman
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
A diverse group of recruits has arrived at the FBI Quantico Base for training. They are the best, the brightest and the most vetted, so it seems impossible that one of them is suspected of mastermindi
The Heat
iRank65
2013 · Paul Feig
MovieActionComedyCrime
Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-
Déjà Vu
iRank64
2006 · Tony Scott
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that u
Tower Heist
iRank63
2011 · Brett Ratner
MovieActionComedy
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew
Now You See Me
iRank62
2013 · Louis Leterrier
MovieCrimeThriller
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
The Kingdom
iRank62
2007 · Peter Berg
MovieActionDramaThriller
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.
Shooter
iRank61
2007 · Antoine Fuqua
MovieActionDramaThriller
A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger, leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears, living in seclusion. He is coaxed back into service after a high-profile government officia
Conspiracy Theory
iRank61
1997 · Richard Donner
MovieActionDramaMystery
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.