Here we've displayed a list of the best Informant films : The Departed(2006), Reservoir Dogs(1992), JFK(1991), Pickup on South Street(1953), The Friends of Eddie Coyle(1973), L.627(1992), He Walked by Night(1948), State of Play(2009), The Criminal Code(1931), Breakout(1959), Hotel Berlin(1945), Revenge of the Pink Panther(1978) ... ...
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
105 Minutes
Harvey Keitel Tim Roth Michael Madsen Chris Penn Steve Buscemi Lawrence Tierney Quentin Tarantino Edward Bunker Kirk Baltz Randy Brooks
criminal thief police officer informant dark amusing gritty los angeles hideout heist scams deception rivalry pursuit 1990s
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Drama, History
USA|France
1991
189 Minutes
Kevin Costner Sissy Spacek Joe Pesci Tommy Lee Jones Gary Oldman Jay O. Sanders Michael Rooker Laurie Metcalf Gary Grubbs John Candy Jack Lemmon
district attorney assassin businessman informant wife passionate spirited new orleans washington, d.c. dallas courtroom conspiracy assassination deception political intrigue historical events trial mystery discovery 1960s
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Richard Widmark Jean Peters Thelma Ritter Murvyn Vye Richard Kiley Willis Bouchey Milburn Stone Henry Slate George Eldredge Stuart Randall Maurice Samuels
prostitute pickpocket communist informant fbi agent dark suspenseful gripping new york city subway library waterfront espionage communism theft fbi murder pursuit mystery transformation
A pickpocket unwittingly lifts a message destined for enemy agents and becomes a target for a Communist spy ring.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Peter Boyle Richard Jordan Steven Keats Alex Rocco Joe Santos Mitchell Ryan Helena Carroll Peter MacLean Kevin O'Morrison Marvin Lichterman
gunrunner bank robber atf agent bar owner informant brooding tense diner bank park boston crime bank heist mafia gun running betrayal aging temptation wretched excess underdog
After his last crime has him looking at a long prison sentence for repeat offenses, a low level Boston gangster decides to snitch on his friends to avoid jail time.
Drama
France
1992
145 Minutes
Didier Bezace Jean-Paul Comart Charlotte Kady Jean-Roger Milo Nils Tavernier Philippe Torreton Lara Guirao Cecile Garcia-Fogel
police detective boss informant coworker drug dealer police officer tense brooding paris street police station hideout investigation bureaucracy workplace politics drugs prostitution quest 1990s
This gritty police drama shows us the underbelly of the Parisian drug trade. Lulu is a tough streetwise narcotics cop who, like a Frank Serpico or a Dirty Harry Callahan, doesn't play by ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
79 Minutes
Richard Basehart Scott Brady Roy Roberts Whit Bissell Jack Webb James Cardwell Robert Bice Reed Hadley John McGuire Lyle Latell
thief sergeant police chief forensic expert informant gripping suspenseful dark los angeles street police station sewer crime justice violence pursuit escape rivalry 1940s
This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA|UK|France
2009
127 Minutes
Russell Crowe Ben Affleck Rachel McAdams Helen Mirren Robin Wright Jason Bateman Jeff Daniels Michael Berresse Harry Lennix Josh Mostel Michael Weston
reporter congressman informant rookie insider engaging intricate suspenseful washington, d.c. newsroom investigation corruption murder journalism mentorship discovery pursuit mystery 2000s
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
95 Minutes
Walter Huston Phillips Holmes Constance Cummings Boris Karloff DeWitt Jennings Mary Doran Ethel Wales Clark Marshall Arthur Hoyt John St. Polis Paul Porcasi
young man district attorney daughter cellmate guard informant bleak gripping intense club prison car cell murder prison life difficult decision father/daughter relationship solitary confinement romance fall
After a failed attempt at running for governor, D.A. Mark Brady is appointed warden of the state prison where many of the criminals he prosecuted are incarcerated.
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
Drama
USA
1945
98 Minutes
Helmut Dantine Andrea King Raymond Massey Faye Emerson Peter Lorre Alan Hale George Coulouris Henry Daniell Peter Whitney Helene Thimig Steven Geray
rebel actress general civilian informant hostess emotional gripping hotel berlin world war ii espionage emigration politics nazis escape underdog 1940s
In 1945, a strange mix of Germans, military personnel and civilians, pro-Nazi and anti-Nazi, celebrities and escaped prisoners, converges at a lavish hotel in heavily-bombed Berlin.
Comedy
UK|USA
1978
99 Minutes
Peter Sellers Herbert Lom Diane Cannon Robert Webber Burt Kwouk Robert Loggia Paul Stewart André Maranne Graham Stark Ferdinand Mayne
inspector clouseau boss servant crime boss woman informant lighthearted amusing hilarious spirited playful paris hong kong docks warehouse nightclub funeral investigation drug trafficking assassination
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1992
118 Minutes
Mel Gibson Danny Glover Joe Pesci Rene Russo Stuart Wilson Steve Kahan Darlene Love Traci Wolfe Damon Hines Ebonie Smith
police detective wife informant beautiful woman arms dealer son engaging suspenseful los angeles police station household warehouse boat investigation arms syndicate friendship corruption weapons romance quest
Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh pursue a former LAPD officer who uses his knowledge of police procedure and policies to steal and sell confiscated guns and ammunition to local street gangs.
Crime, Drama
France
1982
104 Minutes
Nathalie Baye Philippe Léotard Richard Berry Christophe Malavoy Jean-Paul Connart Bernard Freyd Tcheky Karyo Maurice Ronet
pimp prostitute police officer police detective kingpin informant suspenseful gritty melodramatic tense paris slum france household street police station prostitution drug trade organized crime informing
Police compel a couple of criminals to become its informants.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
87 Minutes
reporter victim mobster thug businessman informant gritty uneasy fiery dark chicago underworld boxing ring hotel parking garage murder investigation chance meeting love triangle crime abusive relationship
On Chicago's South Side reporter Ed Adams finds the body of a dead girl. Her address book leads to a host of names of men frightened by her death but claiming never to have known her. Adams comes to know quite a lot, dangerously so.
Crime, Drama
France|UK|Ireland|Canada|USA
2002
108 Minutes
Nick Nolte Tcheky Karyo Saïd Taghmaoui Gérard Darmon Emir Kusturica Marc Lavoine Ouassini Embarek Mark Polish Michael Polish Nutsa Kukhianidze Patricia Kell
thief junkie informant prostitute computer programmer twin gritty tense suspenseful monte carlo, monaco casino french riviera heist crime addiction gambling con game quest discovery 2000s
An aging gambler on a losing streak attempts to rob a casino in Monte Carlo. But someone's already tipped off the cops before he even makes a move.
Crime, Biography, Drama
USA
2018
111 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Richie Merritt Bel Powley Jennifer Jason Leigh Brian Tyree Henry Rory Cochrane RJ Cyler Jonathan Majors Eddie Marsan Taylour Paige Bruce Dern
father teenager drug dealer gunrunner federal agent informant brash bleak intense unrestrained outlandish fbi headquarters car house detroit warehouse club father/child relationship greed fbi
The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
Action
Hong Kong|Japan
1985
98 Minutes
Jackie Chan Sammo Hung Emily Chu Melvin Wong Chung Fat Ching-Ying Lam Ying-Fat Lam Hoi Man
informant cop handicapped thrilling amusing hong kong mafia honor rescue rescue
Tat, ex SWAT turned CID cop in HK, has a 29 y.o. Disabled brother, behaving like the small boys, he plays with, always getting into trouble. Tat struggles to care for him - at the expense of his cute girlfriend and dreams.
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, Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Matt Damon Scott Bakula Joel McHale Melanie Lynskey Rick Overton Tom Papa Thomas F. Wilson Clancy Brown Tony Hale Ann Cusack Allan Havey
informant fbi agent wife boss coworker witty illinois office house japan conspiracy scandal corporate espionage fraud trial fall rise sacrifice transformation 2000s
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
Comedy, Drama
Puerto Rico|UK|USA
2018
108 Minutes
Jason Sudeikis Lee Pace Judy Greer Corey Stoll Asher Miles Fallica Michael Cudlitz Tara Summers Iddo Goldberg Yuji Okumoto Isabel Arraiza
automobile executive informant con man magnate neighbor drug trafficker playful outlandish hilarious tense amusing california affluent neighborhood upscale neighborhood automotive industry fbi entrapment drug trafficking greed idealism
Intense thriller where politics, big business and narcotics collide.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
76 Minutes
George Sanders Virginia Bruce Lenore Aubert Gene Lockhart Robert Armstrong H.B. Warner Alan Napier Marcel Dalio Michael Ansara
reporter secret agent beautiful woman nazi informant suspenseful spirited damascus market syria hotel espionage world war ii investigation murder dangerous assignment impersonation mystery quest 1940s
Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
79 Minutes
Scott Brady Richard Rober Yul Brynner K.T. Stevens Arthur Blake Lynne Carter John Kellogg William Challee
federal agent drug dealer smuggler gangsters informant suspenseful thrilling brooding profound gory police station criminal underworld new york drug cartel drug smuggling investigation going undercover shoot out revenge escape
Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
Philippines
2018
94 Minutes
Allen Dizon Angela Cortez Elijah Filamor Baron Geisler Jalyn Taboneknek
corrupt cop informant drug lord suspenseful thrilling slum drug bust escape escape 2010s
Set against the backdrop of the Philippines Government's crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police force launches an operation to arrest Abel, one of the biggest drug lords in Manila. ... See full summary »
Action, Crime, Drama
USA|Germany
2006
135 Minutes
Colin Farrell Jamie Foxx Gong Li Naomie Harris Ciarán Hinds Justin Theroux Barry Shabaka Henley Tom Towles Eddie Marsan Elizabeth Rodriguez Isaach De Bankolé
detective informant fbi agent lieutenant drug trafficker drug lord suspenseful fiery thrilling gritty miami boat street police station highway port chase conspiracy murder drugs
Based on the 1980s TV action/drama, this update focuses on vice detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.
Action
USA
1999
91 Minutes
James Belushi Timothy Dalton Vanessa Angel Steve Railsback Michael Beach Jamie Harris Carlton Wilborn David O'Donnell
informant mobster sheriff killer wife thug hilarious suspenseful thrilling town laboratory woods drug trade theft witness protection kidnapping escape assassination pursuit adventure
While hiding in a small town, a former mobster finds out the man he snitched on is sending men to kill him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
67 Minutes
Douglas Fowley Joan Woodbury Clem Bevans Ransom Sherman Frank Reicher Marc Lawrence Walter Soderling Eula Guy Forrest Taylor Elinor Appleton Peter Michael
traveling salesman border patrol officer prospector friend informant love interest gripping spirited suspenseful arizona mexican-american border saloon small town murder investigation new romance deception assumed identity reward amateur detectives adventure
"Yankee" Davis and his partner,"Shaggy" Hartley, a couple of carny-type traveling (usually just ahead of the law) pitchmen with their own tent to pitch from, arrive in a small Arizona town,... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Germany|Israel|France
2017
93 Minutes
Golshifteh Farahani Neta Riskin Lior Ashkenazi Yehuda Almagor Doraid Liddawi Mark Waschke Haluk Bilginer Ronald Kukulies Dagmar von Kurmin
government agent terrorist informant tense uneasy suspenseful on the run safe house haunted by the past new life stories identity transformation revenge 2010s
A Lebanese informer and an Israeli Mossad agent are trapped together in a safehouse where nothing is safe and no one can be trusted.
Sports & Fitness, Adventure
USA
1981
106 Minutes
Chuck Norris Christopher Lee Richard Roundtree Matt Clark Mako Maggie Cooper Terry Kiser
undercover cop narcotics officer informant ringleader boss girlfriend brash brooding gutsy tense wild san francisco police station criminal underworld crime scene chinatown alley death of friend criminal justice system narcotics trade
A SFPD undercover narcotics cop aims to avenge his partner's death and destroy a drug-smuggling ring operated by the Chinese Triads.
Comedy, Action
USA
2015
87 Minutes
Reese Witherspoon Sofía Vergara Matthew Del Negro Michael Mosley Robert Kazinsky Richard T. Jones Benny Nieves Michael Ray Escamilla Joaquín Cosio John Carroll Lynch Jim Gaffigan
policewoman informant husband widow criminal lieutenant amusing charming cheeky thrilling small town road truck field hotel police station escort survival class conflict murder
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.