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51. By the Sun's Rays (1914)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Action, Drama
A company detective goes undercover to expose a gang that uses inside information to rob gold shipments.
Director: Charles Giblyn | Stars: Murdock MacQuarrie, Lon Chaney, Seymour Hastings, Agnes Vernon
Votes: 292
52. Kitipiyoza tuzak (1959)
97 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Aydin Arakon | Stars: Neriman Köksal, Orhan Günsiray, Müfit Kiper, Cahit Irgat
Votes: 17
53. Blondes in Peril: The Narcoleptic Agent (2001 Video)
60 min | Adventure
A beautiful federal agent has the unfortunate tendency to fall asleep whenever she's about to apprehend a criminal - consequently she spends most of her working hours trying to free herself from ropes and gags.
Director: Oak O'Kork | Stars: Holly Sampson, Sabrina Love-Cox, Angelique Lei, Rocky Cliff
54. Bound for Betrayal! (2004 Video)
45 min | Adventure
Stars: Michelle Curtis, Liz Hunter, Christina Kazan, Tyler Lindsay
55. Foolproof (1936)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Starts with "Anderson Family" court trial where wife testifies on the murder of her husband, while the police investigation finds some interesting twists to the crime.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Niles Welch, Alonzo Price, John Marsden, Stanley Andrews
Votes: 26
56. Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device (2012 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery
Teen detective Nancy Drew investigates after a theoretical physicist is found electrocuted in a Colorado laboratory.
Director: Tim Burke | Stars: Lani Minella, Katherine Grant-Suttie, Marc Biagi, Sara Mountjoy-Pepka
Votes: 43
57. North Hollywood Confidential (2000 Video)
60 min | Adventure
A beautiful private investigator is asked to determine if a commercial bondage video is fiction or really a ransom demand. The detective has hardly started investigating when she's grabbed ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Jodi Baldwin, Loren Chance, Tanya Danielle, Venus DeLight
58. Ex-Undercover Cop Rates 13 Iconic Undercover Police Officers in Movies (2020 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
Neil Woods spent 14 years as an undercover police officer infiltrating some of the most dangerous organized crime groups in the UK. He rated undercover scenes in movies for realism, such as... See full summary »
Star: Neil Woods
59. Bound and Bare Breasted Businesswomen (2011 Video)
50 min | Adventure
Directors: Eric Holman, Eliot Shear | Stars: Eufrat, Ashley Jane, Jana Jordan, Adrianna Luna
60. Torchy Turns Turtle (1933)
21 min | Short, Comedy
Office boy Torchy stumbles upon a spy network intent upon stealing the secret formula from his boss' safe. Can clueless Torcy get the formula back? With the help of the boss' daughter and a Tommy gun, he has a chance.
Director: C.C. Burr | Stars: Ray Cooke, Marion Shockley, Edmund Breese, Franklin Pangborn
Votes: 8
61. How Drug Gangs Actually Work (2021 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short, Crime
Neil Woods spent 14 years as an undercover police officer infiltrating some of the most dangerous organized crime groups in the United Kingdom. He reviews his experience with drug dealing gangs and explains how the drug market works.
Star: Neil Woods
62. Battle at the Blood-Bath (1999)
Short, Action, Crime
Two undercover detectives team up to trace the source of a radioactive chemical that's been used by criminals to burn the faces of their victims. They eventually find a swimming pool full ... See full summary »
Director: James Rolfe | Stars: Brian Genk, Danielle Olsen, Gina Rolfe, Albert Vilardaga
63. Sibling Rivalry (1998 Video)
73 min | Adventure
Jodi disapproves of older sister Andrea's job and boyfriend. When Andrea announces that she's going out on another date with the sleaze-ball, Jodi can't stand it anymore - she grabs the ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Woods | Stars: Andrea Neal, Jodi Baldwin
64. Nameless Men (1928)
60 min | Drama
Bob Strong, a detective, goes to prison undercover to befriend Hugh, a young man who was part of a gang that committed a robbery, in order to find out where they hid the money. Strong ... See full summary »
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Claire Windsor, Antonio Moreno, Eddie Gribbon, Ray Hallor
65.
Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode:
Hunter
(1984)
PG | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Brash detectives Rick Hunter & Dee Dee McCall team up to catch a psychopathic serial murderer, eventually found to be a colleague.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Brian Dennehy, Michael Cavanaugh
Votes: 419
66.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Brother's Keeper
(1984)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 2,380
67.
26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode:
Chain Gang
(1958)
Western
Arizona's territorial governor orders Rynning to investigate reports of abuses by prison guards of convicts working on chain gangs.
Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Oliver Parmer, Gregg Palmer
68.
26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode:
The Torch
(1959)
26 min | Western
When teacher after teach is run out of a small gold mining town, Rynning is order to investigate. His first day in the schoolhouse involves some two-fisted lessons.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Grant Withers, Dale Cummings
69.
26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode:
Tumbleweed Ranger
(1959)
30 min | Western
Rynning orders Frank Seldom to meet a stagecoach heading from New Mexico to Wilcox, Arizona to ensure its cargo of six lovely mail-order brides arrive unscathed. Seldom has his hands full ... See full summary »
Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, Tap Canutt, Lyn Thomas
70.
26 Men (1957–1959)
Episode:
Valley of Fear
(1957)
26 min | Western
Travis poses as an outlaw in what seems to be a very peaceful valley to try to find the reason behind the disappearance of a U.S. Marshal.
Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Tristram Coffin, Kelo Henderson, William Forrest, Jim Canino
Votes: 6
71.
Border Patrol (1959)
Episode:
In a Deadly Fashion
(1959)
26 min | Adventure
A Border Patrolman goes undercover as a boxer to catch a dangerous and violent gangster.
Director: Samuel Gallu | Stars: Richard Webb, Don Gordon, Val Avery, Jan Arvan
72.
Border Patrol (1959)
Episode:
The Logmen
(1959)
26 min | Adventure
Jagger goes undercover as a logger in a lumber camp near the Canadian border as part of his investigation into the smuggling of illegal aliens.
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Richard Webb, Peter Mamakos, Christopher Dark, Harry Jackson
73.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
Beyond the Golden Door
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cagney and Lacey uncover a deadly smuggling ring when searching for a missing child.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Tyne Daly, Meg Foster, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 68
74.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
The Gimp
(1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An advocate for the handicapped demands something be done about a rash of robberies against the disabled. Chris goes undercover in a wheelchair and finds herself smitten with the activist.
Director: Sharron Miller | Stars: Sharon Gless, Tyne Daly, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 76
75.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Chinaman's Chance
(1952)
Western
An outlaw gang is stealing gold from Chinese placer miners, then driving off their claims with outrageous taxes. Because they're Chinese, they can't sue the local government agents. With ... See full summary »
Director: Thor L. Brooks | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Phil Arnold, John Vosper
Votes: 15
76.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Hang the Jury
(1953)
30 min | Western
Pat and Stoney are sent to Oklahoma to assist the state authorities to investigate a hanging judge. Stoney's plan to go undercover backfires when he is framed for murder himself.
Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Morris Ankrum, Tristram Coffin
Votes: 7
77.
Cowboy G-Men (1952– )
Episode:
Sawdust Swindle
(1953)
Western
Stoney and the son of the local Indian chief are attacked while escorting a gold shipment meant for the tribe. The nuggets are stolen, the Indian killed and Stoney is arrested for the ... See full summary »
Director: Reg Browne | Stars: Russell Hayden, Jackie Coogan, Pamela Duncan, Robert Bray
78.
Craig Kennedy, Criminologist (1952–1953)
Episode:
The Vanisher
Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a notorious gangster is killed by a rival hoodlum Craig Kennedy assumes the murdered-man's identity in order the trap the killer. Kenney and his friends, Police Inspector J. J. Burke ... See full summary »
Stars: Donald Woods, Sydney Mason, Lewis Wilson, Mara Corday
79.
Danger Theatre (1993)
Episode:
Phantom of Fashion/Aloha, Rich Man, Goodbye
(1993)
Comedy
In "The Searcher" segment titled 'Phantom of Fashion', our leather-clad hero comes to the aid of a fashion designer whose is being threatened by a former owner of her boutique, a crazed ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Diedrich Bader, Adam West, Billy Morrissette, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Votes: 5
80.
Harbor Command (1957–1958)
Episode:
Decoy
(1958)
30 min | Action
Captain Baxter is asked to go undercover to follow a lead developed by a U.S. Treasury agent who murdered after gaining the information about a counterfeit ring. He travels to Los Angeles ... See full summary »
Director: Derwin Abrahams | Stars: Wendell Corey, James Nolan, Thom Carney, Regina Gleason
81.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Heads, You're Dead
(1976)
Not Rated | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of hijackers sign on as crew members of luxury yachts, then murder the owners and steal the boats to sell in South America. Danno and Sandi Welles go undercover to track them down, ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Bilson | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 91
82.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Six Kilos
(1969)
Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Five-O intercepts a "box man," an expert safe cracker, at the Honolulu airport. The criminal is killed by a shot from Dan Williams, who fired just before the criminal would have shot Chin ... See full summary »
Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong
Votes: 184
83.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Tour De Force, Killer Aboard
(1976)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A plane arrives in Hawaii with 300 passengers aboard, including a tour group of 40. After everyone has left the plane, however, a stewardess discovers that one remaining passenger is dead, ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 98
84.
Heartbeat (1992–2010)
Episode:
It's All in the Game
(1995)
TV-PG | 50 min | Drama, Comedy, Crime
PC Rowan is on loan to the CID to investigate local gangster Frank Armstrong. But Rowan has other things on his mind as well. Katie is getting christened and he gets a visit from Jill ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Cotter | Stars: Nick Berry, Derek Fowlds, Bill Maynard, William Simons
Votes: 33
85.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode:
Demons
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Det. Stabler goes undercover to determine if a recent parolee is reverting to his rapist urges.
Director: David Platt | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal
Votes: 1,234
86.
Mannix (1967–1975)
Episode:
The Inside Man
(1972)
TV-PG | 52 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Joe Mannix goes undercover by joining a New Orleans mob to learn the identity of another member of the organization who wants to turn state's evidence against the head mobster, Lytell. His ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: Mike Connors, Gail Fisher, John Colicos, Nancy Kovack
Votes: 95
87.
Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode:
Four Lethal Ladies
(1961)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Marty Maxwell, a wealthy, but unhappily single tycoon decides to marry one of his four ex-wives and invites the women to a party to get reacquainted. He also invites Mike Shayne to the ... See full summary »
Director: Sidney Salkow | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Herbert Rudley, Margie Regan
Votes: 19
88.
Partners in Crime (1984)
Episode:
Getting in Shape
(1984)
PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Carole and Sydney go undercover at a health spa in order to stop a blackmailer, and inadvertently stumble into a something more deadly.
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Lynda Carter, Loni Anderson, Walter Olkewicz, Leo Rossi
Votes: 15
89.
Police Story (1973–1980)
Episode:
Requiem for C.Z. Smith
(1974)
60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Charlie Czonka resurrects his alter ego, pimp CZ Smith, to catch a murderer who mutilates prostitutes.
Director: Paul Krasny | Stars: James Farentino, Bruce Davison, Tina Louise, Janet Margolin
Votes: 25
90.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Wyoming Story: Part 1
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
After his herd is wiped out by hoof-and-mouth disease, McCain agrees to serve as an undercover detective for the U.S. government in order to raise enough cash to buy more cattle. He travels... See full summary »
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joan Taylor
Votes: 127
91.
The Rifleman (1958–1963)
Episode:
The Wyoming Story: Part 2
(1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Family, Western
Lucas continues his undercover assignment - searching for the source of repeating rifles that have fallen into the hands of renegade Indians. Meanwhile McCain's absence is keenly felt back in North Fork.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Paul Fix, Joan Taylor
Votes: 124
92.
Sky King (1951–1962)
Episode:
Carrier Pigeon
(1952)
TV-PG | 27 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When Penny discovers a wounded carrier pigeon carrying a valuable ruby attached to its leg, Sky suspects a gang of jewel smugglers is operating in the area. With the help of a Mexican ... See full summary »
Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Kirby Grant, Gloria Winters, Ron Hagerthy, Morgan Farley
Votes: 10
93.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Class in Crime
(1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hutch goes undercover as a college student to catch a professor committing murder.
Director: Paul Michael Glaser | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 225
94.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Dandruff
(1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starsky and Hutch work undercover in a beauty salon in order to set a trap for an international jewel thief.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 226
95.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Discomania
(1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Along with a female officer, the Detectives go undercover at Fever, a popular discotheque, in order to set a trap for a serial killer who is murdering women that refuse to dance with him.
Director: Arthur Marks | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 226
96.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Murder Ward
(1977)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starsky arranges to be committed to a mental asylum where Hutch has been planted as a male nurse. They are investigating why this particular hospital has such a high fatality rate
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 240
97.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Ninety Pounds of Trouble
(1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Hutch poses as a hitman and bluffs the murder of Starsky to support his identity after a kid accidentally blows his cover.
Director: Leo Penn | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 206
98.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Quadromania
(1978)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starsky poses as a cabbie in order to catch a serial killer who has already murdered four other taxi drivers.
Director: Rick Edelstein | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 220
99.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Starsky vs. Hutch
(1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Starsky and Hutch are dating the same undercover policewoman while all three try to catch a dance hall killer.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 212
100.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
The Golden Angel
(1979)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In order to draw out a suspect, Starsky goes into the ring when he and Hutch are assigned to protect a wrestler who has received a death threat.
Director: Sutton Roley | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 203