Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fbi-surveillance"

1. The Sopranos (1999–2007)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli

Votes: 471,947

2. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,013,902 | Gross: $134.97M

3. Goodfellas (1990)

R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Votes: 1,258,187 | Gross: $46.84M

4. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 564,349 | Gross: $42.44M

5. The Outfit (2022)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.

Director: Graham Moore | Stars: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, John Gumley-Mason, Stephen Knox

Votes: 69,525

6. Donnie Brasco (1997)

R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 332,434 | Gross: $41.91M

7. The Informer (2019)

R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-convict working undercover intentionally gets himself incarcerated again in order to infiltrate the mob at a maximum security prison.

Director: Andrea Di Stefano | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Rosamund Pike, Common, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz

Votes: 42,114

8. Lansky (2021)

R | 119 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated by the Feds, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster reveals the untold truth about his life as the boss of the National Crime Syndicate.

Director: Eytan Rockaway | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Sam Worthington, John Magaro, Minka Kelly

Votes: 10,197

9. Seberg (2019)

R | 102 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller

Inspired by real events in the life of French New Wave icon Jean Seberg. In the late 1960s, Hoover's FBI targeted her because of her political and romantic involvement with civil rights activist Hakim Jamal.

Director: Benedict Andrews | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Yvan Attal, Gabriel Sky, Jack O'Connell

Votes: 10,348

10. Rob the Mob (2014)

R | 104 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process.

Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia, Ray Romano

Votes: 11,808 | Gross: $0.21M

11. Get Gotti (2023)

50 min | Documentary, Crime

Told from both sides of the law this documentary series from the makers of "Fear City" follows the FBI's battle to bring down infamous mob boss John Gotti.

Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, Eric Shawn, Barbara Nevins Taylor

Votes: 2,859

12. Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (2020)

TV-MA | 52 min | Documentary, Crime

Five Mafia families ruled New York with a bloody fist in the 1970s and '80s, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

Stars: John Alite, Michael Franzese, Jim Kossler, John Joyce

Votes: 8,445

13. Victoria Gotti: My Father's Daughter (2019 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Drama

A revealing look at the life of Victoria Gotti, the daughter of notorious mob boss John Gotti.

Director: Catherine Cyran | Stars: Chelsea Frei, Maurice Benard, Bree Woodill, Andre Anthony

Votes: 404

14. The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2010)

109 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Profile of Robert Oppenheimer, controversial father of the atomic bomb.

Director: David Grubin | Stars: Marvin L. Goldberger, Priscilla McMillan, Richard Rhodes, Martin Sherwin

Votes: 225

15. Honor Amongst Men (2018)

85 min | Drama

A day in the life of John Halmo, a veteran police officer who is trying to juggle his turbulent home life, the daily stresses of his job, and the apparent inevitable biker war that's about to engulf his hometown.

Director: Fred Carpenter | Stars: Chuck Zito, Robert Clohessy, Joan Jett, Edward Asner

Votes: 91

16. Our Godfather (2019)

92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

OUR GODFATHER is a feature-length documentary about Tommaso Buscetta, the first high-ranking Italian mafia boss ever to turn against Cosa Nostra. Buscetta helped convict more than 400 ... See full summary »

Directors: Mark Franchetti, Andrew Meier | Stars: Cristina Buscetta, Roberto Buscetta, Lisa Buscetta, Roberto Precioso

Votes: 1,623

17. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, History

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan

Votes: 57

18. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)

Documentary, Action, Crime

In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.

Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran

Votes: 26

19. (T)ERROR (2015)

84 min | Documentary

(T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of "Shariff", a 63-year-old Black ... See full summary »

Directors: Lyric R. Cabral, David Felix Sutcliffe | Stars: Khalifah Ali Al-Akili, Mike Healey, Ali Kareem, Saeed 'Shariff' Torres

Votes: 823

20. The Feeling of Being Watched (2018)

86 min | Documentary

When journalist Assia Boundaoui investigates rumors of surveillance in her Arab-American neighborhood in Chicago, she uncovers one of the largest FBI terrorism probes conducted before 9/11 and reveals its enduring impact on the community.

Director: Assia Boundaoui | Stars: Gamal Abdel-Hafiz, Christina Abraham, Assia Boundaoui, Iman Boundaoui

Votes: 159

21. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, History

Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.

Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron

Votes: 30

22. Mugshots: John Gotti - End of the Sicilians (2013)

45 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Shot in Sicily and Brooklyn, this is the story of John Gotti's crew. Before you see John Travolta bring Gotti to the big screen in the upcoming Hollywood release - 'Gotti: In the Shadow of ... See full summary »

Stars: Giovanni Falcone, George Anastasia, Angelo Bruno, Joe Valachi

23. Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob (1994 TV Movie)

Crime, Documentary

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Directors: Bill Jersey, Gary Weimberg | Stars: Albert Anastasia, Billy Beattie, Angelo Bruno, Brendan Byrne

Votes: 50

24. Delorean: Back from the Future (2021 TV Special)

99 min | Documentary

John Z DeLorean's extraordinary Life and how he build a car of the future in Northern Ireland in 1980s.

Director: Mike Connolly | Stars: John DeLorean, Jeremy Paxman, Chris Hegedus, Gail Sheehy

Votes: 53

25. Philly Mob (2007 TV Special)

47 min | Documentary

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Director: Virginia Quinn | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Freddy Aldrich, George Anastasia, Angelo Bruno

26. Martin Luther King Jr.: Marked Man (2018 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary

Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, not least from opponents within the U.S. government; King is subjected to a fierce campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI.

Director: Edward Cotterill | Stars: Martin Luther King, Cheryl Sterling, Tim Weiner, Bonnie Greer

Votes: 28

27. Biography (1987– )
Episode: The Gambinos: The First Family of Crime (1997)

TV-14 | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Stars: Barbara Aiosa, Albert Anastasia, Al Aronne, A.J. Benza

Votes: 120

28. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Down for the Count: Part II (1987)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shaken and angered by Zito's death, Switek and the squad pull out all the stops to take Guzman down.

Director: Richard Compton | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 418

29. The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode: Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood (2001)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama

The FBI has trouble finding a new informant, so they attempt to bug the Soprano home.

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Steven Van Zandt

Votes: 7,504

30. City Confidential (1998–2023)
Episode: Elizabeth, NJ: Death of a Don (2005)

TV-14 | Crime, Documentary

The case examined the brutal murder of Johnny D"Amato in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Stars: Michael DeGeorgio, Robert T. Buccino, Jerry Capeci, Gregory B. Smith

Votes: 16

31. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: The Initiation (2003)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Three men murder a innocent man as part of an initiation into a Cleveland Ohio biker gang.

Director: Joe Wiecha | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Stephen Kemble, Stuart Shoaff

Votes: 28

32. Network First (1994– )
Episode: The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father (1994)

Documentary

How America's law enforcement agencies tackled the Mafia. Concentrates on the Gambino family from 1980 to 1993. Includes secret FBI recordings, interviews and allegations that the family were responsible for the deaths of 200 people.

Director: Tim Shawcross | Stars: Jack Klaff, John Gotti, Joseph Armone, Wilfred Johnson

Votes: 5

33. Network First (1994– )
Episode: The War Against the Mafia Part 2: Death in the Family (1994)

Documentary

The programme begins with the funeral of Carlo Gambino, the model for The GODFATHER. His successor, Paul Castellano, turned the Mafia into a billion dollar business by controlling New York's waste disposal and construction industries.

Stars: Jack Klaff, Dominick Montiglio, Edward McDonald, Carlo Gambino

34. Network First (1994– )
Episode: The War Against the Mafia Part 3: The King of Little Italy (1994)

Documentary

The programme looks at the rise and fall of gangster, John Gotti, who took charge after arranging the murder of Paul Castellano. Bribing his way to freedom, justice finally caught up with him and he is now doing a life sentence.

Stars: Jack Klaff, John Gotti, Bruce Cutler, Bruce Mouw

35. The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode: Brian O'Dea/Pat Nee (2008)

46 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Pat Nee started out together with James 'Whitey' Bulger in the Winter Hill gang in South Boston but as Whitey started to introduce drugs to the community Nee tried to stop it and eventually... See full summary »

Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: Brian O'Dea, John Wareham, Pat Nee, T.J. English

36. The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode: Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran/Whitey Bulger (2008)

Documentary, Biography, Crime

In a deathbed confession, Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran revealed his role in one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century - who killed Jimmy Hoffa? James "Whitey" Bulger was ... See full summary »

Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: T.J. English, Arthur Sloane, Dick Lehr, Howie Carr

37. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: John Gotti: Convicted (1999)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

This program follows the team of FBI agents charged with investigating the Gambino family. Their focus turns to John Gotti after the murder of his boss, the head of the family, Paul ... See full summary »

Director: David Haycox | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Bruce Mouw, Lewis Schiliro

Votes: 39

38. The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode: The Crazy Don (1998)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Over many years the FBI investigates and finally penetrates the five New York crime families. Special attention is given to Vincent Gigante who feigned mental illness to avoid prosecution and then incarceration.

Director: Stuart Taylor | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Amanda Agostino, Debbie Agostino

Votes: 50

39. Kennedy (2023)
Episode: The World at War (1940-1946) (2023)

Documentary, Biography, History

After the United States joins the war against Nazi Germany and Japan, Jack joins the Navy and is deployed to the Pacific.

Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: Peter Coyote, T. Glenn Pait, David Nasaw, Chris Matthews

Votes: 31

40. The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode: TNT (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After witnessing a murder, while she is on a cleaning job, Thony is forced by circumstances to clean up the scene. She's offered a permanent cleaning job for the mob in exchange for her and... See full summary »

Director: Michael Offer | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan

Votes: 601

41. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: FBI vs. MLK (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary

In 1962, J. Edgar Hoover ordered "his bureau" to investigate Martin Luther King Jr. and soon discovered that King was associated with something he considered far more dangerous than peaceful protests: Communism.

Stars: Lance Reddick, Leon Isaac Kennedy, Keith Rice, Ben Kamin

Votes: 15

42. The Terminal List (2022– )
Episode: Disruption (2022)

TV-MA | 51 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Reece travels to San Francisco to seek answers on the drug that may have started it all. Katie attempts to recruit Tedesco to ruin Capstone's plans for Nubellum. Tony's team monitors Horn, hoping to intercept Reece.

Director: Tucker Gates | Stars: Chris Pratt, Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough

Votes: 3,310

43. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Heroin Don (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Carmine Galante was the mafia boss who industrialized heroin smuggling into the U.S. A brutal psychopath, he let nothing stand in his way.

Director: Wilfred Spears | Stars: Angela Tucceri, Bill Clark, Carmine F. Russo, Ralph Blumenthal

Votes: 13

44. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Mafia Meth King (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

The rise and fall of Philadelphia mobster 'Long John' Martorano, who builds a meth empire worth 500 million dollars, told for the first time by those closest to him.

Director: Wilfred Spears | Stars: Jimmy DeGregorio, George Martorano, George Anastasia, Louis Pichini

Votes: 9

45. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: Drugs, Bugs and the Dapper Don (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

A ruthless capo, John Gotti, breaks the Mafia's most sacred rules to become boss and protect his drug empire.

Directors: Max Stern, Wilfred Spears | Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, George Anastasia, John Alite

Votes: 11

46. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: How E Busted the Bull (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Sammy The Bull attempts to go straight, but gets sucked into a major ecstasy-dealing ring.

Directors: Wilfred Spears, Max Stern | Stars: Shaun Attwood, Karen Gravano, George Gabriel, Rich Lebel

Votes: 9

47. Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode: The Mob: The Addict Who Took Down the Mafia (2021)

Documentary, Crime, History

Drug dealing turns mobster Henry Hill into an infamous Mafia informant.

Stars: Rick Leahy, Ed Guevara, Karen Hill, Gina Hill

Votes: 9

48. The Cleaning Lady (2022– )
Episode: The Crown (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Needing a way out, Thony tries to make a deal with Garrett to save herself and help Arman, but Arman doesn't trust any promises made by the FBI. A sting operation is hatched, but Arman's distrust leads it off course.

Director: Milan Cheylov | Stars: Elodie Yung, Adan Canto, Oliver Hudson, Martha Millan

Votes: 307

49. Timewatch (1982– )
Episode: The Mysterious Career of Lee Harvey Oswald (1993)

99 min | Documentary, History

A detailed look at the early life of Oswald and his movements on the day of the Kennedy assassination.

Stars: James P. Hosty, Gerald Posner, G. Robert Blakey, Evelyn Segal

Votes: 10

50. History's Greatest Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa (2022)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, Mystery

A powerful union activist disappears from a Detroit suburb. 45 years later, he is still a missing person cases. The mystery of Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance seems like a Hollywood movie plot.

Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Gregory Stejskal, Rebecca Salminen-Witt, James Buccellato

Votes: 63