20 movies like Deep Cover, ordered by similarity : Skin Traffik(2015), In Too Deep(1999), Nightcrawler(2014), The Shadow of Violence(2019), The Boston Strangler(1968), End of Watch(2012), Borsalino(1970), Cocaine Cowboys II: Hustlin' With the Godmother(2008), The Cousin(1997), Busting(1974), Crack House(1989), M(1931) ...
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
108 Minutes
Laurence Fishburne Jeff Goldblum Victoria Dillard Charles Martin Smith Gregory Sierra Clarence Williams III Rene Assa Alex Colon Roger Guenveur Smith Sydney Lassick Kamala Dawson
undercover cop drug dealer drug enforcement agent dark tense raw los angeles drug trade police work crime deception fall temptation 1990s
A uniformed cop is recruited by a drug enforcement agent to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring looking to expand its operation.
Action, Crime, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Daryl Hannah Mickey Rourke Eric Roberts Dominique Swain Michael Madsen Jeff Fahey Gary Daniels Alan Ford
hitman assassin villain criminal gang leader gang members gangster gangsters pimp brutal dark intense intricate tense city united states california los angeles crime fighting
HITMAN for hire Bradley decides to turn his back on killing for a living and drops out of society, But, when he encounters a savage pimp and a desperate woman in the London suburbs under ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Omar Epps LL Cool J Nia Long Stanley Tucci Hill Harper Pam Grier Veronica Webb Jake Weber Nas Mya Harrison Ron Canada
drug lord undercover cop girlfriend drug dealer commander dark gory tense thrilling cincinnati inner city police station identity crisis organized crime drug trade undercover operations loyalty temptation rivalry discovery
Right out of police academy, Jeff/Omar Epps starts as undercover cop in Cincinnati. First it's small time cases but he proves himself and moves up to a big case - befriending a brutal crime boss.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rene Russo Bill Paxton Riz Ahmed Ann Cusack Kevin Rahm Michael Hyatt Viviana Chavez Chad Guerrero Kathleen York
scavenger thief cameraman director friend police detective brooding dark intense los angeles highway car newsroom office police station accident ambition voyeurism money crime
When Louis Bloom, a con man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
2019
101 Minutes
Cosmo Jarvis Barry Keoghan Niamh Algar Ned Dennehy David Wilmot Simone Kirby Anthony Welsh Hazel Doupe Roisin O'neill Ryan McParland Toni O'Rourke
crime boss enforcer father boxer brooding disheartening dark gritty raw shocking tense rural community ireland family loyalty crime conflict of interest violence fall rivalry
A former boxer cares for his autistic son while working as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland.
Crime, Drama
USA
1968
116 Minutes
Tony Curtis Henry Fonda George Kennedy Mike Kellin Hurd Hatfield Murray Hamilton Jeff Corey Sally Kellerman William Marshall George Voskovec Leora Dana
murderer rapist police detective victim wife survivor brutal dark tense raw boston police station crime scene serial murders police work interrogation capture forced confession pursuit fall
A series of brutal murders in Boston sparks a seemingly endless and increasingly complex manhunt.
Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2012
109 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michael Peña Natalie Martinez Anna Kendrick David Harbour Frank Grillo America Ferrera Cle Sloan Jaime Fitzsimons Cody Horn
police officer partner police captain criminal wife drug dealer gritty intense thrilling moving los angeles apartment street crime scene wedding inner city law enforcement inner-city life friendship drug trade
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
Crime, Drama
France|Italy
1970
123 Minutes
Jean-Paul Belmondo Alain Delon Michel Bouquet Catherine Rouvel Françoise Christophe Corinne Marchand
gangster lawyer old flame henchman ex-convict criminal dark intense engaging tense marseilles, france car horse track crime ring gangsters unlikely allies rivalry murder crime rise
During the 1930s, in Marseilles, France, two small time crooks work for local crime bosses until they decide to go into business for themselves.
Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
USA
2008
101 Minutes
Nelson Andreu Raul Diaz Bob Palumbo Al Singleton
drug dealer son convict woman drug addict police officer gripping fascinating dark oakland, calif. prison miami ghetto drug trade crime ring partnership investigation griselda blanco charles cosby temptation
Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
Iran
1997
108 Minutes
Alain Chabat Patrick Timsit Samuel Le Bihan Caroline Proust Marie Trintignant Agnès Jaoui
detective police officer informant drug dealer friend father tense gritty emotional paris slum police station street france drug trade double life suicide friendship police corruption family dysfunction
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
92 Minutes
Elliott Gould Robert Blake Allen Goorwitz John Lawrence Cornelia Sharpe Erin O'Reilly Richard X. Slattery William Sylvester Logan Ramsey Michael Lerner
cop partner crime boss police chief cool intense thrilling los angeles police station street crime police work chases guns drug addiction prostitution quest pursuit 1970s
Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use unorthodox methods to achieve results.
Crime, Drama
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Jim Brown Anthony Geary Richard Roundtree Cheryl Kay Gregg Thomsen Angel Tompkins Clyde Jones Albert Michel Jr. Heidi Thomas Kenny Edwards
young man young woman drug addict drug dealer gang member prostitute dark gritty intense los angeles slum street crack house doomed romance poverty ghetto life vengeance drug trade crime love
Rick and Melissa are a pair of young lovers hoping to get out of the slums for good and escape the poverty and crime their families and friends have gotten involved in. All this comes to an... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Germany
1931
99 Minutes
Peter Lorre Ellen Widmann Inge Landgut Otto Wernicke Gustaf Gründgens Theodor Loos Georg John Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
murderer cop criminal creepy dark tense thrilling germany city murder fugitives crime manhunt pursuit mystery fall 1930s
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Crime, Drama
USA
1996
109 Minutes
David Amos David Proval Gene Mitchell Shaunt Benjamin Barry Primus Paul Klar Tony Burton Mike Starr Keith David
gangster cop crime boss mob enforcer con artist wife dark gritty suspenseful los angeles street bathroom murder plot gangsters homosexuality betrayal mutiny assassination quest temptation
The story of Michael Moore, Shot, Hooker, Joey and Dennis: five gangsters who work for a man named Leo.
Crime, Drama
USA
1991
107 Minutes
Bill Paxton Cynda Williams Billy Bob Thornton Michael Beach Jim Metzler Earl Billings Natalie Canerday
drug dealer girlfriend killer sheriff detective son thrilling gritty dark los angeles houston arkansas small town household murder on the run drug trade investigation road trip violence
A small town police chief awaits the arrival of a gang of killers.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Hong Kong
2006
152 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Matt Damon Jack Nicholson Mark Wahlberg Martin Sheen Ray Winstone Vera Farmiga Alec Baldwin James Badge Dale David O'Hara Mark Rolston
mobster criminal cop informant girlfriend wife dark intense gritty tense suspenseful frightening boston police station bar vehicle city apartment secret hideout crime mafia
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
1995
105 Minutes
Stephen Baldwin Gabriel Byrne Chazz Palminteri Kevin Pollak Pete Postlethwaite Kevin Spacey Suzy Amis Giancarlo Esposito Benicio Del Toro Dan Hedaya Paul Bartel
con artist criminal fbi agent special agent survivor district attorney intricate suspenseful dark ship port los angeles new york city police station heist deception interrogation crime robbery quest
A sole survivor tells of the twisty events leading up to a horrific gun battle on a boat, which began when five criminals met at a seemingly random police lineup.
Crime, Drama
USA
1997
106 Minutes
Vincent Gallo Mykelti Williamson Kiefer Sutherland Kevin Pollak Kim Dickens Grace Phillips Rick Rossovich John C. McGinley Max Perlich Rod Steiger Martin Sheen
ex-convict mob boss hit man psychopath undercover cop yuppie intense suspenseful brutal raw new mexico las vegas desert road warehouse botched crime narcotics trade mobsters kidnapping robbery
A group of crooks, an ex con, his friend and a gun crazy gangster plan a drug heist, but not everything goes as planned.
Crime, Drama
1951
88 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Robert Ryan Lizabeth Scott William Talman Ray Collins Joyce Mackenzie Robert Hutton Virginia Huston William Conrad
attorney mobster cop brother witness racketeer dark tense big city police station nightclub crime syndicate corruption investigation testimonies honesty organized crime underdog pursuit temptation
A Midwestern police captain (Robert Mitchum) thwarts a crime boss (Robert Ryan) and city officials on the eve of a big election.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Sweden|Germany|Denmark|France
2010
119 Minutes
Joel Kinnaman Matias Varela Dragomir Mrsic Lisa Henni Dejan Cukic Annika Ryberg Whittembury Lea Stojanov Fares Fares Mahmut Suvakci Miodrag Stojanovic Joel Spira
student heiress criminal hit man daughter mafioso striking frenetic tense stockholm apartment prison intersecting lives organized crime drug trade romance on the run temptation fall 2010s
When JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
Crime, Drama
Denmark
1996
106 Minutes
Kim Bodnia Zlatko Buric Laura Drasbæk Slavko Labovic Mads Mikkelsen Peter Andersson Vanja Bajicic Lisbeth Rasmussen
drug dealer drug lord friend prostitute cop henchman dark gritty tense copenhagen apartment police station nightclub heroin drug trafficking police bust debt betrayal quest underdog
A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.