Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "former-agent"

1. RED (2010)

PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.

Director: Robert Schwentke | Stars: Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker

Votes: 323,982 | Gross: $90.38M

2. Skyfall (2012)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench

Votes: 731,261 | Gross: $304.36M

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel

Votes: 432,156 | Gross: $352.39M

4. Unknown (I) (2011)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn

Votes: 269,390 | Gross: $63.69M

5. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

R | 95 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Alice fights alongside a resistance movement to regain her freedom from an Umbrella Corporation testing facility.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Michelle Rodriguez, Aryana Engineer

Votes: 150,162 | Gross: $42.35M

6. MI-5 (2015)

R | 104 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.

Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Kit Harington, Peter Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Michael Wildman

Votes: 23,907

7. Taken 2 (2012)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser

Votes: 322,729 | Gross: $139.85M

8. Alone in the Dark (2005)

R | 96 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

A detective of the paranormal slowly unravels mysterious events with deadly results.

Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Christian Slater, Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner

Votes: 47,011 | Gross: $5.18M

9. Black Dynamite (2011–2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Action comedy-spoof that follows ex-C. I. A. Agent and full-time ladies man, Black Dynamite, who's out to avenge the death of his brother against kung-fu masters, drug-dealing pimps, and The Man.

Stars: Michael Jai White, Byron Minns, Kym Whitley, Tommy Davidson

Votes: 4,904

10. Mother's Day (2023)

TV-MA | 94 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Nina, a secretive ex-NATO Special Operations agent, must use all her lethal skills to save her son who has been kidnapped by ruthless gangsters. Finding Max is a double chance for her. A ... See full summary »

Director: Mateusz Rakowicz | Stars: Agnieszka Grochowska, Adrian Delikta, Dariusz Chojnacki, Paulina Chrusciel

Votes: 2,523

11. The Glass Cage (1996)

R | 96 min | Drama, Thriller

Paul, an ex-CIA agent, lands in New Orleans, works at a bar with ex Jacqueline. They smuggle for Marko. Paul's CIA friends target Marko's boss. A detective betrays Paul. Diamond and drug smuggling operations unfold.

Director: Michael Schroeder | Stars: Horacio Anthony, Fred Asparagus, Collin Bernsen, Hilton T. Brown

Votes: 281

12. Secret Reunion (2010)

Not Rated | 117 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

A fired South Korean agent and a deserted North Korean spy meet by chance after six years and start a business partnership, each with the intention of stealing information from the other.

Director: Hun Jang | Stars: Song Kang-ho, Gang Dong-won, Ko Chang-seok, Yun-seo Choi

Votes: 4,336

13. Ga-Rei-Zero (2008– )

TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Follows two friends, daughters of exorcists, who are now members of the government's secret Supernatural Disaster Countermeasures Division that fights demons when they appear in Japan.

Stars: Minori Chihara, Kaoru Mizuhara, Shin'ya Takahashi, Alexis Tipton

Votes: 777

14. Fortune Hunter (1994– )

50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The weekly adventures of former British agent Carlton Dial, who now works for a private corporation called Intercept, which is in the business of recovering stolen property. Dial uses the ... See full summary »

Stars: Mark Frankel, John Hoffman, Kim Faze, Judy Clayton

Votes: 106

15. The Moment After II: The Awakening (2006)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After a dramatic escape from death row, former FBI agent Adam Riley (David White) reunites with his friend and mentor Jacob Krause (Brad Heller) leader of The Way, and his small remnant of ... See full summary »

Director: Wes Llewellyn | Stars: John Gilbert, David A.R. White, Kevin Downes, Asad Farr

Votes: 478

16. Guardians of the Lands

45 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Filming

A former agent, stranded in a mountain town while chasing drug traffickers, discovers an entrance to a shadowy realm. He teams up with the mountain guards' leader for an extraordinary adventure in this newfound world.

Stars: Xingxu Chen, Chen Muchi, Landi Li, Chen Muchi

17. Kundschafter des Friedens (2017)

93 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Jochen Falk and two further former Stasi agents embark on a dangerous mission to rescue the kidnapped president of Katschekistan. But soon it becomes clear that Falk pursues his own objectives.

Director: Robert Thalheim | Stars: Henry Hübchen, Antje Traue, Michael Gwisdek, Thomas Thieme

Votes: 629

18. Wet Job (1981 TV Movie)

90 min | Drama

Ten years after leaving the S. I. S., former agent/assassin David Callan is living a quiet life as the owner/operator of a militaria shop. He is forced out of retirement to participate in one final assignment.

Director: Shaun O'Riordan | Stars: Edward Woodward, Russell Hunter, George Sewell, Angela Browne

Votes: 89

19. The Kidnapping of Crissy Moran (2006 Video)

43 min | Short, Adventure

A beautiful former CIA agent carries a grudge against another operative and plots to hit him right where it hurts - by kidnapping his beautiful wife and holding her hostage. The lovely lady... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Holman, Eliot Shear | Stars: Crissy Moran, Edanya, Eric Holman

20. Leipzig Homicide (2001– )
Episode: Die Liebesfalle (2003)

43 min | Crime

The corpse of Anita Krug has been found in a bathtub of a hotel room. The team visits Bernd Krug, her husband, who says that he has followed his wife, but he didn't enter in the hotel room.

Director: Oren Schmuckler | Stars: Andreas Schmidt-Schaller, Marco Girnth, Gabriel Merz, Melanie Marschke

21. NCIS (2003– )
Episode: Hiatus (Part II) (2006)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Gibbs regains consciousness, but he's lost his memory since 1991. He starts to remember a few things; Jen helps, then an old buddy, then Ziva. Gibbs gets back his memory and a solution, gives a severe warning, becomes ignored, then quits.

Director: Dennis Smith | Stars: Mark Harmon, Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, Pauley Perrette

Votes: 963

22. Lie to Me (2009–2011)
Episode: Sacrifice (2009)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The whole Lightman group solves the case of terrorist bombings in the D.C. area. Dr. Foster has escalating problems with her marriage. Torres's boyfriend in the Secret Service is in danger.

Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Tim Roth, Kelli Williams, Brendan Hines, Monica Raymund

Votes: 942