THEME EXPLORATION

undercover operation

23 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs
2002 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau & Alan Mak & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung

Police Adjective

Police Adjective
2009 · Corneliu Porumboiu

Mystery Submarine

Mystery Submarine
1950 · Douglas Sirk

The Departed
2006 · Martin Scorsese

Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2
2013 · Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud

City on Fire
1987 · —

7 Dogs
2026 · Adil El Arbi

Man on the Edge

Man on the Edge
2026 · Sam Wong Ming-Sing

Trunk Conveyor
1954 · Lindsay Anderson

Dotanba
1957 · Tomu Uchida

Lightning Bolt
1967 · Antonio Margheriti

Masked Avengers

Masked Avengers
1981 · Chang Cheh

Mise à sac
1967 · Claude Sautet

Odds and Evens
1978 · Sergio Corbucci

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · Guy Hamilton

District B13
2004 · Pierre Morel

Enter the Dragon

Enter the Dragon
1973 · Robert Clouse

Snitch
2013 · Ric Roman Waugh

Destroyer
2018 · Karyn Kusama

God's Crooked Lines

God's Crooked Lines
2022 · Oriol Paulo

New World
2013 · Park Jung-hoon

Avenged
2014 · Donovan Marsh

Eyecatch Junction

Eyecatch Junction
1991 · Takashi Miike

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Scott Waugh United Kingdom

Films like 'Enemy of the State' and 'Man on Fire' masterfully depict the paranoia and danger inherent in undercover operations.

Paul Greengrass United Kingdom

His Bourne films and 'Green Zone' intensely portray operatives navigating deception, identity loss, and the blurred lines between truth and cover.