Movies and TV series about undercover cops

The 40 best titles about undercover cops, 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 Departed
iRank86
2006 · Martin Scorsese
MovieDramaThrillerCrime
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
Infernal Affairs
iRank83
2002 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
MovieActionCrimeDrama
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, C
My Name
iRank82
2021
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Following her father's murder, a revenge-driven woman puts her trust in a powerful crime boss — and enters the police force under his direction.
Batman Begins
iRank80
2005 · Christopher Nolan
MovieActionCrimeDrama
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new
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
Donnie Brasco
iRank80
1997 · Mike Newell
MovieCrimeDramaThriller
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Police Story
iRank80
1985 · Jackie Chan
MovieActionComedyCrime
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, Se
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.
Gangs of London
iRank78
2020 · Kim Hong-sun
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the street
The Raid 2
iRank78
2014 · Gareth Evans
MovieActionCrimeThriller
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
Men in Black
iRank78
1997 · Barry Sonnenfeld
MovieActionAdventureComedy
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black.
The Night Manager
iRank77
2016 · Clare Cornwell
SeriesCrimeDramaMystery
Former British soldier Jonathan Pine navigates the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington where an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. To infil
NCIS: Los Angeles
iRank75
2009 · Shane Brennan
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.
Beverly Hills Cop
iRank75
1984 · Martin Brest
MovieActionComedyCrime
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case l
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
iRank74
2022 · Tom Gormican
MovieActionComedyCrime
Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited b
Police Story 2
iRank74
1988 · Jackie Chan
MovieActionCrimeThriller
The Hong Kong super-cop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of the first Police Story are out for revenge.
Atomic Blonde
iRank69
2017 · David Leitch
MovieActionThriller
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.
Mission: Impossible
iRank68
1996 · Brian De Palma
MovieActionAdventureThriller
When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated the CIA, he's surprised to learn that he's the pr
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
iRank66
1997 · Jay Roach
MovieComedyCrime
As a swinging fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers is the '60s' most shagadelic spy. But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil after the bald villain freezes
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
iRank65
1994 · Peter Segal
MovieComedyCrime
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 wif
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-
For Your Eyes Only
iRank65
1981 · John Glen
MovieActionAdventureThriller
A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Quantum of Solace
iRank63
2008 · Marc Forster
MovieActionAdventureThriller
Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
iRank61
1999 · Jay Roach
MovieAdventureComedyCrime
When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to
Mission: Impossible II
iRank61
2000 · John Woo
MovieActionAdventureThriller
With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineere
Austin Powers in Goldmember
iRank60
2002 · Jay Roach
MovieComedyCrime
The world's most shagadelic spy continues his fight against Dr. Evil. This time, the diabolical doctor and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe—'70s kingpin Goldmember. While pursuing the team o
Snitch
iRank59
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh
MovieActionDramaThriller
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory
Beverly Hills Cop II
iRank57
1987 · Tony Scott
MovieActionComedyCrime
Axel Foley returns to the land of sunshine and palm trees to investigate the near-fatal shooting of police Captain Andrew Bogomil. With the help of Sgt. Taggart and Det. Rosewood, they soon uncover th
Entrapment
iRank55
1999 · Jon Amiel
MovieDramaMysteryRomance
Two thieves, who travel in elegant circles, try to outsmart each other and, in the process, end up falling in love.
Men in Black II
iRank53
2002 · Barry Sonnenfeld
MovieActionComedyScience Fiction
Kay and Jay reunite to provide our best, last and only line of defense against a sinister seductress who levels the toughest challenge yet to the MIB's untarnished mission statement – protecting Earth
From Paris with Love
iRank52
2010 · Pierre Morel
MovieActionCrimeThriller
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
Resident Evil
iRank52
2002 · Paul W. S. Anderson
MovieActionHorrorScience Fiction
When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military tas
Heart of Stone
iRank49
2023 · Tom Harper
MovieActionCrimeThriller
An intelligence operative for a shadowy global peacekeeping agency races to stop a hacker from stealing its most valuable — and dangerous — weapon.
The Punisher
iRank49
2004 · Jonathan Hensleigh
MovieActionCrimeDrama
When undercover FBI agent Frank Castle's wife and son are slaughtered, he becomes 'the Punisher' -- a ruthless vigilante willing to go to any length to avenge his family.
Criminal
iRank49
2016 · Ariel Vromen
MovieActionCrimeScience Fiction
CIA Agent Bill Pope is on a mission to track down a shadowy hacker named 'The Dutchman'. When he gets mysteriously killed, an experimental procedure transfers his memories into a dangerous ex-convict.
White Chicks
iRank45
2004 · Keenen Ivory Wayans
MovieComedyCrime
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 disf
Point Break
iRank39
2015 · Ericson Core
MovieActionAdventureCrime
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".
First Daughter
iRank37
2004 · Forest Whitaker
MovieComedyDramaFamily
Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with a group of Secret Service agents. Samantha, however, resents their presence and decides she wants to att
Year One
iRank37
2009 · Harold Ramis
MovieComedyAdventure
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
iRank31
2011 · John Whitesell
MovieActionComedyCrime
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 murder