| Homeland (2011) | 8.3 | |
| Spooks (2002) | 8.3 | |
| Utopia (2014) | 8.3 | |
| The Diplomat (2023) | 8.0 | |
| Intelligence (2014) | 6.8 |
Government agency movies and TV shows – page 3
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After witnessing a brutal murder, a little girl is quickly surrounded by a group of law-enforcement professionals and a psychologist.
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
political conspiracy, murder, witnessing a crime, on the run, investigation, uncover truth, politics, danger, police corruption, government agency, chase, life is a bitch ...
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover. Although he is a top agent, he is questioning his loyalty after twenty years of service. His devotion has already cost him his wife, family and personal life. During a de-briefing from his last ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
working undercover, save the day, memory loss, undercover, rivalry, political conspiracy, government agency, danger, dishonesty, political corruption, terrorism, antidote ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Cadets from every level of Israeli society undergo intense training to join their country's elite, highly classified intelligence service, the Mossad.
The series revolves around a secret Mossad compound called 'HaMidrasha', which is ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mossad, spy, espionage, israeli, secret agent, undercover, government agency, state affairs, training, rivalry, secret service, academy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, lebanon
Is relevant?
411
Genre: Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
K-9 is a British/Australian comedy/adventure series focusing on the adventures of the robot dog K-9 from the television show Doctor Who, achieved by mixing computer animation and live action. The first episode aired as a sneak preview of the series ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, semi serious, captivating, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
adventurer, teenage life, heroes, androids and robots, young heroes, escapades, time travel, government agency, parallel world, chaos, robot, dog ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When a Marine Colonel orders his men to massacre a village they were sent to rescue some hostages but when they found them dead they decide to get some payback. Upon returning to the States the Colonel would be court-martialed and made a plea ...
Style:
suspenseful, exciting, serious, action packed, fast ...
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, one man army, tough heroes, daring rescue, save the day, danger, rivalry, government agency, hostage, air disaster, hijacking ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
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855
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An MI5 officer's attempts to foil a possible terrorist plot are undermined by bureaucracy and moral dilemmas. Will he make the world a safer place or be complicit in making a tense situation even worse?
Style:
tense, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
terrorism, secret agent, government agency, undercover, danger, spy, terrorist plot, counter terrorism, conspiracy, investigation, war on terror, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, egypt
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Jamie, an 11-year-old boy, is fascinated by his father Charlie’s espionage work until the world of spies becomes all too real. Charlie lives in his own reality—an undercover agent, always on an important mission, always on the move. Life for ...
Style:
semi serious, exciting, touching, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
espionage, secret agent, parents and children, working undercover, eccentric family, family relations, undercover, government agency, state affairs, adolescence vs adulthood, parent child relationship, mission gone awry ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Spy is a British comedy series created and written by Simeon Goulden. The first series aired on 14 October 2011 on Sky1 in the UK, as well as on the online video service Hulu in the United States. A second series began airing on 19 October 2012, ...
Style:
humorous, witty, realistic, light, captivating ...
Plot:
spy, secret agent, espionage, goofy hero, boss, family relations, career change, disorder, government agency, fellow agent, undercover, hapless ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Is relevant?
743
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The Russian space station Avma is disintegrating, and an international team of scientists is sent to the dying station to salvage valuable technology left on board. But fate has other plans, and when a rogue meteor collides with the station, leaving ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, captivating, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rescue, heroic mission, space travel, undercover, escapades, danger, government agency, nasa, meteorite, space, disaster, flying ...
Place:
houston texas
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of modern poachers who threaten the economies of many African states.
Style:
exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
secret agent, murder, one man army, hotshot hero, daring rescue, heroic mission, undercover, government agency, dishonesty, danger, political conspiracy, assassination attempt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south africa, africa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist ...
Style:
political, clever, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
journalism, reporter, journalist, conspiracy, u.s. government, investigative journalism, politics, drug smuggling, investigative reporter, media manipulation, media, cia ...
Time:
80s, year 2014, 70s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
latin america, california, los angeles, nicaragua, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Missing is a Canadian-American crime drama television series based on the 1-800-WHERE-R-YOU book series by Meg Cabot. The series aired on the A network and W Network in Canada, and on Lifetime in the United States from August 2003 to February 2006.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, crime drama ...
Plot:
psychic power, missing person, paranormal activity, fbi, supernatural ability, partner, government agency, workplace, female agent, supernatural, nypd, police procedural ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, India, Jordan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Style:
tense, political, talky, historical drama, controversial ...
Audience:
chick flick, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, cia, 9/11, military, manhunt, islamic terrorism, combat, terrorist plot, cia agent, al qaeda, propaganda ...
Time:
september 11 2001, year 2003, year 2005, year 2011, 2000s ...
Place:
middle east, pakistan, iraq, baghdad iraq, afghanistan ...
Is relevant?
725
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Y2K Bug. Real Warfare vs Electronic Gaming. Peter Tong, a carefree Hong Kong youngster, finds himself drawn into the web of a deadly espionage conspiracy. A clandestine organization schemes to use the Y2K Bug to cause mayhem throughout Asia. To ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, save the world, conspiracy, special agent, master criminal, escapades, cyberspace, chase, danger, life is a bitch, government agency, rivalry ...
Time:
turn of the century, y2k, 90s, 2000s, year 2000 ...
Place:
singapore, asia, hong kong
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
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.
Style:
exciting, serious, realistic, detective, relaxing ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
crime investigation, military, investigator, hotshot, team, forensics, fighting crime, partners against crime, army investigation, law enforcement, danger, soldier ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Colonel Casey discovers what appears to be plans by General Lloyd to use fake military excercises to assist Jack Giddings in his plans to remove President Foster from office. Colonel Casey, and President Foster must find evidence that there is a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, tense, political thriller
Plot:
coup d'etat, conspiracy, terrorism, political corruption, state affairs, betrayal, government agency, undercover, manhunt, special agent, revolution, danger ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the rumored whereabouts of Osama bin Laden are revealed, the CIA readies a team of seasoned U.S. Navy SEALs for the mission of a lifetime. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin Laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ...
Style:
tense, exciting, suspenseful, rough, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, top secret, military, navy seal, manhunt, mastermind, terrorist, heroic mission, wanted, once in a lifetime opportunity, government agency, danger ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
iraq, afghanistan, pakistan, usa, middle east
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When Kate discovers she has a terminal illness, she persuades boyfriend Andy to visit Groom Lake, a reputed hotbed of alien activity, hoping to discover proof of life beyond this terrestrial sphere. Soon, the pair crosses paths with desperate ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, captivating, independent film
Plot:
desert, small town, daring rescue, obsessive quest, terminal illness, danger, government agency, heroes, escapades, space and aliens, military, biosphere ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada, arizona
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Genre: Action
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Secret Service attempts to prevent an elaborately plotted assassination attempt on the President.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
bodyguard, political conspiracy, state affairs, danger, government agency, undercover, assassination, political intrigue, save the day, head of state, assassination attempt, secret agent ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington d.c.
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
CIA Analyst Jack Ryan is drawn into an illegal war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.
Style:
suspense, political, exciting, suspenseful, political thriller ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, conspiracy, cia, mercenary, politics, assassination, espionage, sniper, covert operation, ambush, violence, drug cartel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, washington d.c., langley virginia, usa, iraq ...
Is relevant?
763
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (altitude stuntman) Grant Orion, who practices skydiving. After an initial clash, they ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stalking, wilderness, outdoor sex, infidelity, martial arts, undercover, espionage, government agency, danger, rivalry, fighting crime, dishonesty ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Swede (Marlon Brando), a prison warden, rules his family and his prison with an iron hand in one of the coldest parts of North Dakota. When an inmate dies under mysterious circumstances, however, the FBI sends in agent Karen Polarski (Mira ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, suspenseful, dark comedy ...
Plot:
prison, partner, fbi, government agency, cons and scams, special agent, confined, criminal heroes, dishonesty, heroes, friends, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1998
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Painkiller Jane is an American-Canadian science fiction and action television series based on the comic book character of the same name. Airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the US starting April 13, 2007 and Global in Canada, it starred Kristanna Loken ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, exciting, disturbing, action adventure ...
Plot:
chaos, government agency, undercover, danger, female protagonist, superhero, supernatural power, genetically altered, dying repeatedly, superhuman powers, comic hero, terminator ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A young woman finds out that her mother worked as a spy for the British Secret Service during World War II and has been on the run ever since.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, mother daughter relationship, spy, espionage, intrigue, secret hideout, secret service, government agency, undercover, double agent, british secret service, secret agent ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 70s, 1930s
Place:
europe, united kingdom, new york, london, holland ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, USA, Malta
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In January 1963, British journalist Leo Cauffield suddenly disappears from his home in Beirut. His wife Sally knew that he was working part-time for British intelligence, but was not prepared to be told by the British embassy that they suspect he ...
Style:
realistic, serious, suspenseful
Plot:
espionage, treason, undercover, cold war, spy, betrayal, heroic mission, love affair, working undercover, secret agent, journalism, race against time ...
Time:
year 2004, 60s
Place:
middle east, russia, new york, moscow russia, soviet union ...
Is relevant?
60K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
When an Egyptian terrorism suspect "disappears" on a flight from Africa to Washington DC, his American wife and a CIA analyst find themselves caught up in a struggle to secure his release from a secret detention facility somewhere outside ...
Style:
sexy, serious, tense, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
terrorism, politics, terrorist, conspiracy, islamic terrorism, war on terror, kidnapping, spy, espionage, islam, cia, intelligence ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iraq, washington d.c., illinois, chicago ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A year and a half ago the world was hit with the biggest catastrophe it had ever seen. Without warning and without explanation, hundreds of millions of people simply vanished off the face of the earth. The world was in chaos like it had never been ...
Style:
biblical, suspenseful, futuristic, suspense, sad ...
Plot:
save the world, survival, political conspiracy, chaos, race against time, state affairs, government agency, life is a bitch, society, danger, heroic mission, clergy ...
Time:
near future, future
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After years of meticulous planning, a terrorist operation is reaching its final stages. The authorities have received no intelligence; they are in a race against time but don't yet know it. As the operation unfolds, we see the working lives of ...
Style:
rough, suspenseful, serious, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
radical, terrorism, nuclear holocaust, political conspiracy, terrorist bombing, terrorist plot, firefighter, save the day, secret agent, counter terrorism, danger, race against time ...
Place:
london, england, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Blown Away tells the story of Jimmy Dove who works for the Boston bomb squad. Shortly after Dove leaves the force his partner is killed by a bomb that Dove thinks might have been made by someone he knows.
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
terrorism, revenge, terrorist, psychopath, bomb squad, brutality, stalking, marriage proposal, anarchist, danger, investigation, race against time ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s, year 1992
Place:
boston, ireland, usa, northern ireland, massachusetts ...
Is relevant?
10K
Genre: Action, History, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks. It premiered January 30, 2006 on the A&E Network and was re-broadcast several times ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Plot:
terrorism, airplane, passenger, 9/11, hijacking, terrorist, aviation, war on terror, danger, daring rescue, government agency, save the day ...
Time:
september 11 2001, 2000s, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
north america, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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