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Undercover Sting Crime movies

Infiltration crime: hidden identity, trust tests, long stings, and high risk of getting exposed.

Traitor

1. Traitor

Drama Action Thriller Crime Political Thriller
6.9
20081h 54min

Overview

When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.

Themes

Faith under pressure, Car bomb threat, Prison exposure, Escape strategies, Traitor loyalties, Kidnapping networks

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Breach

2. Breach

Drama Thriller Crime History Historical Drama
7.0
20071h 50min

Overview

Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream of becoming a full-fledged agent, with his unexpected promotion and assignment to clerk for Robert Hanssen, a renowned senior agent with 25 years in the FBI. However, he soon learns the reason for his promotion is to gain Hanssen's trust and find proof that he is a traitor to the country. Determined to draw the suspected double-agent out of deep cover, O'Neill finds himself in a lethal game of spy vs. spy, where nothing is as it seems.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Loyalty under pressure, Surveillance as control, Institutional trust vs betrayal, Information ethics in security, Moral costs of undercover work

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White Chicks

3. White Chicks

Comedy Crime Parody Undercover Sting Crime
5.9
20041h 49min

Overview

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 pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Social deception as currency, Prestige through performance, Class status via impersonation, Power struggles in high society, Appearance as legitimacy

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Spartan

4. Spartan

Mystery Action Drama Thriller Crime
6.5
20041h 42min

Overview

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Sex trafficking networks, Deception within protection, Political coverups, Power and rule bending, Elite accountability

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Starsky & Hutch

5. Starsky & Hutch

Comedy Crime Buddy Comedy Undercover Sting Crime
6.1
20041h 41min

Overview

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.

Themes

Undercover deception, Partnership under pressure, Informant collaboration risk, Untraceable cocaine threat, Crime underworld exposure, Suspension and reconciliation

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Ong-Bak

6. Ong-Bak

Action Crime Martial Arts Action Undercover Sting Crime
7.1
20031h 45min

Overview

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Crime and corruption, Betrayal and deception, Honor under duress, City vs village tension, Fate and choice

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Spy Game

7. Spy Game

Action Crime Thriller Spy Action Political Thriller
7.1
20012h 6min

Overview

On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.

Themes

Deception in intelligence work, Loyalty versus retirement duty, Bureaucratic pressure to avoid intervention, Media leverage in crisis, Misdirection of directives, Civilian sacrifice for mission

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The Fast and the Furious

8. The Fast and the Furious

Action Crime Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Undercover Sting Crime
6.8
20011h 46min

Overview

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.

Themes

Risk and consequence, Law enforcement pressure, Undercover loyalty conflict, Street racing culture, Trust and betrayal within crews, Deception and allegiance

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Along Came a Spider

9. Along Came a Spider

Crime Mystery Thriller Action Undercover Sting Crime
6.4
20011h 44min

Overview

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

Themes

Betrayal and manipulation, Duty after retirement, Desire for notoriety, Investigation under pressure, Ransom and coercion, Power and fame dynamics

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Miss Congeniality

10. Miss Congeniality

Comedy Crime Action Buddy Comedy Undercover Sting Crime
6.3
20001h 50min

Overview

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 contestant from New Jersey.

Themes

Trust and deception, Appearance and competence, Surveillance and manipulation, Beauty standards pressure, Performing gender roles, Professional vs pageant roles

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