Smugglers/traffickers in mystery movies and TV
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1. Dead Reckoning (III)
Crime, Drama, Mystery | Announced
A retired SWAT sniper finds a human trafficking organization taking over his hometown, confronting him to act outside of the law to protect those in need, and to end lives against his religious beliefs.
Director: Jon Lang | Star: Michael Graham
2. Midnight Ferry
Mystery | Announced
The daughter of Syrian refugees risks going to jail and losing all her parents have struggled to achieve when she hijacks a river ferry to rendezvous with international smugglers and save her 14 year old cousin from a Syrian General.
Director: Mitch Brennan
3. NOTHINGMAN (2024)
135 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Completed
Alliances are forged when two opposing forces struggle to establish dominance in a desolate city. As humanity's relationship with the environment is tested, wildlife traffickers clash with ... See full summary »
Director: Li Wallis | Stars: Gildart Jackson, Milena Rendón, Siebe Schoneveld, Erika Joy Mitschrich
4. Spring-Heeled Jack
Mystery | Announced
A British Opium smuggler and all-around buccaneer returns home from years of worldly seafaring travels in China. His addiction to a poison-spiked-drug results in a hideous, demonic transformation which has cosmic repercussions.
5. 24 Hours with Gaspar (2023)
TV-MA | 98 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Gaspar, a detective works on a mass slaughter case involves government where he encounters a informant who gives hint towards disappearance of his childhood friend Kirana, which points him towards Wan Ali, a human-trafficking crook.
Director: Yosep Anggi Noen | Stars: Reza Rahadian, Shenina Cinnamon, Laura Basuki, Kristo Immanuel
Votes: 351
6. Killing Angels (2025)
PG-13 | Action, Crime, Drama | Pre-production
An elite special forces group recruits a freelance agent in an attempt to bring down the world's biggest human trafficking network.
Director: David H. Venghaus Jr. | Stars: Hunter G. Williams, Nadia Lanfranconi, Sewell Whitney, Edin Gali
7.
The Blacklist (2013–2023)
Episode:
The Postman (No. 173)
(2023)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After an inmate opens fire at a high-security prison, the task force investigates a contraband smuggler known as The Postman. Cooper revisits his past ties to the suspect.
Director: Kevin Berlandi | Stars: James Spader, Diego Klattenhoff, Hisham Tawfiq, Anya Banerjee
Votes: 610
8. Maayon (2022)
131 min | Mystery, Thriller
A gang of idol smugglers plan to steal a hidden treasure in an ancient Hindu temple, that has mysterious secrets. What happens next ?
Director: Kishore | Stars: Sibiraj, Tanya S Ravichandran, Radha Ravi, K.S. Ravikumar
Votes: 1,346
9. Beyond the Neon (2022)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A dangerous social experiment performed by a reckless YouTuber and his film crew exposes human trafficking in Las Vegas.
Director: Larry A. McLean | Stars: Joseph Saladino, Frank Pesce, Cynthia Lucero, Gila Goodman
Votes: 3,263
10.
FBI (2018– )
Episode:
Ghost from the Past
(2022)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The murder of a TSA agent leads the team to hunt down a killer who is using drug mules to exploit airport security checkpoints.
Director: Heather Cappiello | Stars: Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, John Boyd, Katherine Renee Kane
Votes: 313
11.
The Equalizer (2021– )
Episode:
Blowback
(2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a smuggler being detained by the CIA must be transferred quickly to a secure debriefing site, McCall works with Carter Griffin to ensure he arrives unharmed. Dante deals with the possibility of his father being released from prison.
Director: Cheryl Dunye | Stars: Queen Latifah, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira
Votes: 224
12.
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021– )
Episode:
All That Glitters
(2022)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The task force goes undercover to bust a jewelry operation they come to realize isn't just smuggling gold. An unexpected guest from Stabler's past arrives to help take the operation down and confront some unresolved feelings.
Director: Simon Brand | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Danielle Moné Truitt, Ainsley Seiger, Brent Antonello
Votes: 223
13.
Hudson & Rex (2019– )
Episode:
Blood & Diamonds
(2022)
TV-PG | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a raw diamond is found at the crime scene of a murder, Major Crimes sets up a stakeout to take down the suspected gem smugglers, but an undisclosed team connection threatens to derail the investigation.
Director: Sharon Lewis | Stars: John Reardon, Mayko Nguyen, Kevin Hanchard, Justin Kelly
Votes: 102
14.
Leverage: Redemption (2021– )
Episode:
The One Man's Trash Job
(2022)
TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The crew finds out that a shady plastics exporter whose dumping threatens local waters is smuggling black market antiquities on his barges, and plots to relieve him of his ill-gotten gains.
Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, Aleyse Shannon
Votes: 300
15. Vanishing (2021)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alice Launey, a French forensic expert still haunted by her past, comes to Seoul to present her work. She will meet Jin-Ho, a detective who asks for her help on a murder case. Drawn into network trafficking, she needs to face her fears.
Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Yoo Yeon-Seok, Ye Ji-won, Choi Moo-seong
Votes: 494
16. I Am All Girls (2021)
TV-MA | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A special crimes investigator forms an unlikely bond with a serial killer to bring down a global child sex trafficking syndicate.
Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: Erica Wessels, Hlubi Mboya, Leshego Molokwane, Nomvelo Makhanya
Votes: 7,359
17. Lost Girls: Angie's Story (2020)
108 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After escaping from a sex trafficking ring, one teenage girl struggles to reconnect with herself and her family. To rescue her helpless friends, she must confront her own fears and help lead the police to her traffickers - at all costs.
Director: Julia Verdin | Stars: Jane Widdop, Olivia d'Abo, Randall Batinkoff, Juliette Hanover
Votes: 566
18. Integrity (2019)
114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The chief investigator of ICAC Chan King Chi's childhood friend Hui Chik Yiu does a spy job in the smuggler company even after he mysteriously fleets to Australia.
Director: Alan Mak | Stars: Ching Wan Lau, Nick Cheung, Karena Kar-Yan Lam, Carlos Chan
Votes: 593
19. El Inocente (2018)
88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of businessmen are engaged in real estate deals to cover up their crooked businesses from drug trafficking. The local police are hot on their heels, but they have no evidence to put... See full summary »
Director: Alonso O. Lara | Stars: Luis Huizar, Jesus Heredia, Vianey Huizar, Santiago Medina Libra
Votes: 9
20. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
R | 122 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
Director: Stefano Sollima | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Merced, Jeffrey Donovan
Votes: 167,067 | Gross: $50.07M
21. Turned Out (2018)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The widow of an Indian undercover cop killed in a sex trafficking confrontation, sets out on a quest for revenge by moving to New York and fighting back the best way she can - by becoming a high-end escort.
Director: Ritu Singh Pande | Stars: Salony Luthra, George Katt, Anya Monzikova, Samrat Chakrabarti
Votes: 3,010
22. A Child's Voice (2018)
82 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
(Supernatural Thriller) A homeless teen answers the voice of a child calling out for help and is sent on a journey to find a human trafficking network run by the child's killer.
Director: Edgar Michael Bravo | Stars: Joey Burke, Angela Mavropoulos, Joseph Lopez, Jalen Vasquez
Votes: 364
23. Spellbound (I) (2018)
Mystery
" The Best Criminals in the world and the biggest heist of their lives to make it happen one day." A world famous smuggler Sherpa Kantia, is after a treasure buried in a Castle which is ... See full summary »
Director: Dharam Panesar | Stars: Tapasya Agnihotri, Anjali Banerjee, Akansha Chandel, Manoj Malhotra
24. Escape (XI) (2018)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While he is taking a Syrian couple to the transfer point, the human trafficker Serdar receives a call from his superior and learns that the organization has been compromised. Serdar is ... See full summary »
Director: Engin Poyraz | Stars: Yunus Derli, Ali Dönmez, Tülay Güven, Ali Murat Karademir
25. The New Movie About Mummy (2017)
45 min | Adventure, Comedy, Horror
After petty smuggler steals a priceless artifact, hundreds of mummies invade humanity, installing chaotic reign of Hatshepsut.
Directors: Sergey A., Mykola Yeriomin | Stars: Sergey A., Mykola Yeriomin, Pyotr Lutsenko, Semyon Romanov
Votes: 49
26. A Devil's Game (2016)
121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug dealer starts trafficking girls to pull his gang out of debt. When a British black-ops mom comes after her daughter, all hell breaks loose. Can she save her daughter before she's smuggled into Mexico?
Director: Paul Young | Stars: Shawn Alvar, Will Leon, Kasim Aslam, Michael Sanaiha
Votes: 93
27. Hypersomnia (2016)
90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
A young actress rehearsing for a play about human trafficking begins to relive terrifying scenes that may be dreams -- or an alternate reality.
Director: Gabriel Grieco | Stars: Yamila Saud, Gerardo Romano, Jimena Barón, Vanesa González
Votes: 1,317
28. My Killer (2016)
105 min | Crime, Mystery
A young detective in the Northern Russian region of Yakutia is dealing with a seemingly simple murder case. The investigation becomes a dangerous journey into the world of illegal mining and gold trafficking in which life has no value.
Director: Kostas Marsan | Stars: Vyacheslav Lavernov, Galina Tikhonova
Votes: 183
29. La Secta (II) (2014)
R | 70 min | Mystery, Thriller
Kalima, a young foreigner just arrived in Buenos Aires, attends a job interview, without suspecting that the job is with a mysterious sect working in the human trafficking business.
Director: Ernesto Aguilar | Stars: Patricia Fishman, Liliam Talero, Fernando Zolezzi, Alejandro Alonso
Votes: 43
30. For the Love of Poe (2014)
83 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An ex-convict and beloved fan of Edgar Allan Poe's poetry is commissioned by a world-class smuggler to find three artifacts with supernatural hypnotic powers. ''For the Love of Poe'' is a ... See full summary »
Director: Nils Oliveto | Star: Nils Oliveto
31. Beyond Control (2012)
95 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A decade of conspiracies, frauds, and murders unfolds after Victoria Crown reveals that her husband, Jose Farias, is involved in drug trafficking. As an immigrant from Brazil, Jose is a ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Jerome | Stars: Rodrigo Rangel, Mike Starr, Vinny Vella, Fred Williamson
32. Contraband (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Wahlberg
Votes: 126,346 | Gross: $66.53M
33. Border Run (2012)
R | 96 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American female reporter searches for her missing brother against the backdrop of violence and human smuggling across the US/Mexican border.
Director: Gabriela Tagliavini | Stars: Sharon Stone, Promise LaMarco, Billy Zane, Rosemberg Salgado
Votes: 1,958
34. Tarsina cevrilan dunya (2011)
89 min | Crime, Mystery
The plot is based on the theme of the joint struggle of the Azerbaijani and Iranian police against the forces organizing international drug trafficking.
Directors: Anvar Abluc, Yusif Alizada | Stars: Mohammad Reza Forutan, Rasim Balayev, Ilham Asgarov, Fuad Poladov
35.
CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
Episode:
Special Delivery
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
CSI uncovers a heroin trafficking ring while investigating the murder of a delivery company driver.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown | Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Jonathan Togo, Rex Linn
Votes: 293
36. Té i fantasmes (2011)
20 min | Short, Mystery
Inspired by a Henry James' short story. Two spinster sisters inherit their aunt's old mansion, unaware that it is inhabited by the ghost of a handsome smuggler.
Director: Sintu Amat | Stars: Isaac Alcayde, Núria Gago, Teresa Gimpera, Teresa Lozano
37. Snatched! (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After neutralizing the original curse, Guido, the jewel smuggler who was the only gangster to survive the shoot out in the warehouse, has learned that the spirits of those who were deceased... See full summary »
Director: Kirk Bowman | Stars: Dan Shelby, Debbie Day, Rob Ozman, Michael Q. Schmidt
Votes: 73
38.
The Good Wife (2009–2016)
Episode:
Mock
(2010)
TV-PG | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Alicia tries to help an Indian family in her building after the mom faces deportation unless the son helps the feds bring down a group of smugglers, while Will presides as the judge in a law school mock trial.
Director: Rod Holcomb | Stars: Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, Graham Phillips
Votes: 684
39.
Covert Affairs (2010–2014)
Episode:
I Can't Quit You, Baby
(2010)
TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After a diamond smuggler is busted trying to enter the country, Annie is sent to London to infiltrate the group and replace him.
Director: Ken Girotti | Stars: Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Anne Dudek
Votes: 326
40. The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sex-trafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name.
Director: Daniel Alfredson | Stars: Noomi Rapace, Michael Nyqvist, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson
Votes: 98,510 | Gross: $9.08M
41.
A Touch of Frost (1992–2010)
Episode:
Endangered Species
(2006)
TV-14 | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Frost is busy with two cases: smugglers trafficking in rare and endangered species and murder and the naked body of an art teacher discovered in the bedroom of returning vacationers.
Director: Roy Battersby | Stars: David Jason, Bruce Alexander, Blake Ritson, John Lyons
Votes: 302
42. L.A. Confidential (2003 TV Movie)
47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Unsold TV pilot based on the James Ellroy novel. An ambitious internal affairs investigator, a simple but tough patrolman and a morally gray vice squad detective investigate corruption and a mysterious heroin smuggling ring in 1950s L.A.
Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, David Conrad, Josh Hopkins, Pruitt Taylor Vince
Votes: 813
43. Smokin' Stogies (2001)
98 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Mob capo Vinnie Marscone, is sent down to Miami to find one million in smuggled - and now missing - Cuban Cigars.
Director: Vincent Di Rosa | Stars: Tony Sirico, Frank Vincent, Joseph Marino, Rolando Millet
Votes: 189
44. The Cave (2001)
90 min | Crime, Mystery, Romance
Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Fedja van Huêt, Kim Huffman, Marcel Hensema, Jeroen Willems
Votes: 690
45.
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Episode:
Tango de los Pistoleros
(2001)
Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Yves becomes a smuggler's partner in a tango competition in Miami while the Lone Gunmen are afoot to uncover what Yves is after.
Director: Bryan Spicer | Stars: Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, Stephen Snedden
Votes: 303
46. Brokedown Palace (1999)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Jacqueline Kim
Votes: 24,056 | Gross: $10.11M
47.
Flipper (1995–2000)
Episode:
Storm Island
(1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Things go wrong when a desperate drug smuggler steals the Hamptons' boat as they enjoy a family weekend camping on Storm Island. When Cap finds the stolen boat, he and Delaney begin a ... See full summary »
Director: Geoffrey Nottage | Stars: Whip Hubley, Tiffany Lamb, Darrin Klimek, Anja Coleby
48. Star of Jaipur (1998)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Terrorists plot smuggling chemical warfare into New York City, and also allude to the blowing up of the World Trade Center, before 9/11/2001.
Director: Chris McIntyre | Stars: Damon Kohli, Linda Gray, George Lazenby, Michael Horse
Votes: 79
49.
Beck (1997– )
Episode:
Pensionat Pärlan
(1998)
TV-14 | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Inspector Beck and his team get involved in a large-scale smuggling of cesium 133. A gang from the east uses refugees who with a promise to stay in Sweden and with danger to their own life ... See full summary »
Director: Kjell Sundvall | Stars: Peter Haber, Stina Rautelin, Mikael Persbrandt, Per Morberg
Votes: 1,469
50.
Men in Black: The Series (1997–2001)
Episode:
The Bad Seed Syndrome
(1998)
TV-Y7 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
An alien smuggler brings some strange seeds to Earth. When the MIB bust the smuggler, the seeds sprout legs and escape. Although they can't germinate on Earth, a quick trip through Frank ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Dozois | Stars: Gregg Berger, Keith Diamond, Jennifer Lien, Charles Napier
Votes: 32
51. Mushkil (1995)
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A boy is kidnapped by a powerful gang which is responsible for the human trafficking across Asia.His parents start to find him and they are ready to go as far as it takes to find him but they are helpless.
Director: Jawed Sheikh | Stars: Nadeem Baig, Asif Khan, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Neeli
Votes: 61
52.
Baywatch Nights (1995–1997)
Episode:
Balancing Act
(1995)
TV-PG | Action, Crime, Drama
Investigating the murder of the agency's previous owner, Mitch, Garner and Ryan get involved with jewel smugglers, a mysterious speedboat that is always speeding around Baywatch, and a body that won't stay dead.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Gregory Alan Williams, Angie Harmon, Lisa Stahl
Votes: 31
53.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Murder a la Mode
(1995)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica's excursion into the world of the fashion elite in Paris leads to murder, sweatshops and smugglers.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Clifford David, David Garrison, François-Eric Gendron
Votes: 238
54.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Amsterdam Kill
(1994)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jessica's investigation of a novelist's kidnapping leads her into the dark world of diamond smuggling and murder.
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Theodore Bikel, Cliff Emmich, Marcus Gilbert
Votes: 274
55. Kohra (1993)
173 min | Mystery, Thriller
Sir John,Tinu and Peter Gonsalves are dreaded smugglers who are wanted by customs as well as police custom officer Kailashnath and IG Rathod are trying to nab them.Kailashnath's daughter ... See full summary »
Director: Partho Ghosh | Stars: Arman Kohli, Ayesha Jhulka, Pran Sikand, Kiran Kumar
Votes: 35
56. Alibi perfetto (1992)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
An amazing Italian thriller directed by Aldo Lado. Tony and Lisa, both policemen, want to capture a drug trafficker named Mancini. In the meantime, they will have to deal with a maniac known as "The Full Moon Killer".
Director: Aldo Lado | Stars: Michael Woods, Kay Rush, Annie Girardot, Carla Cassola
Votes: 112
57.
The Adventures of Tintin (1991–1992)
Episode:
The Red Sea Sharks: Part 1
(1992)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Khemed to rescue the Emir from the danger of arms smugglers who have overthrown his government.
Director: Stéphane Bernasconi | Stars: Colin O'Meara, Thierry Wermuth, David Fox, Christian Pelissier
Votes: 297
58. The Dark Wind (1991)
R | 111 min | Drama, Mystery
A Navajo police officer is mixed up in drug smuggling and murder on the reservation.
Director: Errol Morris | Stars: Lance Baker, Betty C. Barlow, Gary Basaraba, Billy Beck
Votes: 773
59. The Adventure of the Disappearing Divan (1990)
45 min | Mystery
Sherlock Holmes, his son, Steel Rod Holmes, and Dr. John H. Watson investigate the disappearance of an antique divan, believed to be part of a drug-smuggling ring led by the nefarious "... See full summary »
Director: Scott Allen Nollen | Stars: Todd Jacobsen, Scott Allen Nollen
Votes: 18
60. Porn Freak (1989)
100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A senior high school girl is dragged into mire of porn video trafficking. Police detectives try their best to strike the criminal rings.
Director: Shibiao Da | Stars: Min Shen, Liyin Duan, Mingyuan Qi, Daxin Guan
61. The Charming Detective (1988)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wu Bing finds out the real criminal dealing human trafficking after her colleague was murdered.
Director: Xin Li | Stars: Fan Bai, Jun Lu, Dan Wu, Zhenhuan Yu
62. The Renegades (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
In this drama, undercover investigators are recruited from the streets to prevent arms smugglers from getting their weapons to street gangs.
Director: Roger Spottiswoode | Stars: Patrick Swayze, Philip Casnoff, Randy Brooks, Cheryl Paris
Votes: 140
63.
Cagney & Lacey (1981–1988)
Episode:
Beyond the Golden Door
(1982)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cagney and Lacey uncover a deadly smuggling ring when searching for a missing child.
Director: Reza Badiyi | Stars: Tyne Daly, Meg Foster, Al Waxman, Carl Lumbly
Votes: 68
64.
Tucker's Witch (1982–1983)
Episode:
Abra-Cadaver
(1982)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A dead symphony composer leads Amanda and Rick on a wild goose chase involving his corpse, a dangerous business smuggler, diamonds, and a French jewel thief.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Tim Matheson, Catherine Hicks, Bill Morey, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 20
65. Iron Chain Assassin (1980)
96 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Teng Piao went to jail for fifteen years on a frame up for drug smuggling. Now that he's out, along with his iron chain and hungry for revenge.
Director: Yuen Chor | Stars: Lung Ti, Jason Piao Pai, Li Ching, Tony Liu
Votes: 157
66.
Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode:
Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
(1980)
Not Rated | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Magnum's old Navy buddy is dead and the Navy says he was a cocaine smuggler. Magnum sets out to prove his buddy was framed.
Director: Roger Young | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti
Votes: 1,349
67.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
The Year of the Horse
(1979)
TV-PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An American drug smuggler, who faces death by hanging if arrested by Singapore authorities, escapes McGarrett's grip quite literally by sliding along a tram car cable, then fleeing to one ... See full summary »
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Herman Wedemeyer, Barry Bostwick
Votes: 110
68.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
Episode:
The Strange Fate of Flight 608
(1977)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
A man steals diamonds from a smuggler replacing them with fakes. Unaware, the fakes are given to a courier on same flight as the boys. The thief has drugged the pilots in hopes the flight will crash and fool the intended mob recipients.
Director: Ron Satlof | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Thayer David, Robin Mattson
Votes: 55
69.
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1979)
Episode:
The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb
(1977)
60 min | Crime, Family, Mystery
On a trip to Egypt, frank and Joe finds themselves in a ploy of artifacts and smugglers, so it seems. In a confusing chase after a nameless girl the troubles looms around them. What is next??
Director: John J. Dumas | Stars: Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, Cesare Danova, Elyssa Davalos
Votes: 63
70.
Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode:
Ready, Aim.....
(1977)
Not Rated | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Because the country of Japan has very strong restrictions on handguns, smugglers can turn huge profits by buying or stealing them in Hawaii and seeking them on the Tokyo black market. A ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry London | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Kam Fong, Herman Wedemeyer
Votes: 70
71.
The Rockford Files (1974–1980)
Episode:
The Italian Bird Fiasco
(1976)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jim gets hired by a diamond smuggler posing as an art dealer causing trouble for Jim with LAPD and other smugglers.
Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: James Garner, Noah Beery Jr., Joe Santos, William Daniels
Votes: 293
72. Apne Dushman (1975)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Brijesh is an airline pilot. While on duty one day, he comes across some men who are smugglers, and after a short tussle with them, he hands them over to the police. A lipstick containing a... See full summary »
Director: Kailash Bhandari | Stars: Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Rakesh Pandey, Imtiaz Khan
Votes: 23
73. Jab Andheraa Hota Hai (1974)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
The city is rocked by a serial killer who only kills young women at night, so women don't want to step outside the house when it turns dark. Vikram works for smuggler Sohanlal to support ... See full summary »
Director: Deepak Bahry | Stars: Vikram Makandar, Prema Narayan, Madan Puri, Jalal Agha
Votes: 16
74. The Killer with a Thousand Eyes (1974)
83 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A british undercover special agent is assigned to investigate the death of a colleague in Lisbon, where he finds out that his colleague was very close to uncover a gang of drug smugglers. ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bosch | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Antonio Pica, María Kosty, Raf Baldassarre
Votes: 130
75.
The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
Episode:
Deathwatch
(1973)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two crusty fishermen at sea stumble upon an illegal alien smuggling ring. The smugglers murder one of the fishermen and pressure the second into silence, stymieing Stone and Keller's investigation.
Director: Walter Grauman | Stars: Karl Malden, Michael Douglas, Nicholas Colasanto, Victor French
Votes: 158
76. Angels of Terror (1971)
89 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An Australian woman arrives in London to search for her sister, and finds her involved with a heroin-smuggling gang that is under attack from an unknown rival who is methodically assassinating them with a shot to the head.
Director: Harald Philipp | Stars: Uschi Glas, Hansjörg Felmy, Werner Peters, Harry Riebauer
Votes: 557
77. Monty Nash (1971)
30 min | Crime, Mystery
Monty Nash is a government agent who often goes undercover to better apprehend everyone from smugglers to counterfeiters.
Stars: Harry Guardino, Patricia Barry, Carmen Argenziano, Lew Gallo
Votes: 32
78.
Dragnet 1967 (1967–1970)
Episode:
Narcotics: DR-21
(1969)
TV-G | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Friday and Gannon come up with the idea of using dogs to sniff out marijuana smugglers. They'll have to find a dog and demonstrate it works while enduring their colleagues' skepticism of the wild idea.
Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Harry Morgan, Don Dubbins, Clark Howat
Votes: 132
79. Kokhono Megh (1968)
Not Rated | 117 min | Mystery, Romance
After her diamond-smuggling uncle is murdered, a woman is terrorized by the fortune-seeking former associates the uncle once double-crossed. She meets a charming stranger, but can he be trusted?
Director: Agradoot | Stars: Uttam Kumar, Anjana Bhowmik, Kali Bannerjee, Shiben Bandyopadhyay
Votes: 55
80. Kadhal Vaaganam (1968)
167 min | Drama, Mystery
An undercover agent masquerades as a mysterious man to bust a group of smugglers and expose their corrupt activities.
Director: M.A. Thirumugham | Stars: M.G. Ramachandran, Jayalalitha J, Nagesh, Aachi Manorama
Votes: 16
81. The Smugglers (1968 TV Movie)
Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Gang of smugglers is after a female tourist and her stepdaughter, who are visiting Tyrol in Europe and unknowingly carry something that the smugglers want.
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Shirley Booth, Kurt Kasznar, David Opatoshu, Donnelly Rhodes
Votes: 54
82. Amprenta (1967)
91 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A gang of thieves try to smuggle a valuable stolen painting out of the country.
Director: Vladimir Popescu-Doreanu | Stars: Marga Barbu, Emanoil Petrut, Ion Dichiseanu, Constantin Brezeanu
Votes: 17
83. The Cups of San Sebastian (1967)
91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
In Madrid, an American engineer unwittingly gets involved in a scheme to smuggle priceless religious artifacts out of Spain.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Tab Hunter, Luis Prendes, Gustavo Rojo, Fernando Hilbeck
Votes: 67
84. Smrt za oponou (1967)
87 min | Crime, Mystery
Members of an organized group that smuggles heroin from France to Italy send a new shipment of the drug via Sweden, Germany and Czechia. A new ballet is about to premiere at the Fibich ... See full summary »
Director: Antonín Kachlík | Stars: Miroslav Hornícek, Jaroslav Satoranský, Lenka Fiserová, Waldemar Matuska
Votes: 20
85. Love Is a Woman (1966)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An undercover agent is sent to investigate dope smuggling on a sun-drenched Mediterranean island. When both of his principal subjects die in mysterious reasons, he soon finds that he is also involved in a murder investigation.
Director: Frederic Goode | Stars: Mark Burns, Shaun Curry, William Dexter, Wanda Ventham
Votes: 169
86. Trans-Europ-Express (1966)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A movie producer, director and assistant take the Trans-Europ-Express from Paris to Antwerp. They get the idea for a movie about a drug smuggler on their train and visualize it while taping the script.
Director: Alain Robbe-Grillet | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Marie-France Pisier, Christian Barbier, Raoul Guylad
Votes: 2,115
87. Web of Violence (1966)
92 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
A man finds himself entangled with a gang of drug smugglers in Rome, when he sets out to investigate the kidnapping of his former girlfriend. Larry Anderson
Director: Nick Nostro | Stars: Brett Halsey, Margaret Lee, José Calvo, Julio Peña
Votes: 43
88.
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1959–1965)
Episode:
The Main Chance
(1964)
61 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A disgraced ex-RAF pilot is enlisted into a smuggling scheme by an electronically sophisticated smuggler, who has a room full of computers and recording devices. The pilot is to take stolen... See full summary »
Director: John Knight | Stars: Grégoire Aslan, Tracy Reed, Edward de Souza, Stanley Meadows
Votes: 46
89. Les femmes d'abord (1963)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An FBI agent works to arrest David Griffin, a murderous drug trafficker, and protect Juliette, the beautiful widow of Griffin's late partner.
Director: Raoul André | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Christiane Minazzoli, Robert Manuel, Mischa Auer
Votes: 99
90.
The Saint (1962–1969)
Episode:
The Saint Sees It Through
(1963)
TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Simon's asked to help break one of the biggest international art smuggling rings in history, and finds out a former girlfriend is closely involved.
Director: Robert S. Baker | Stars: Roger Moore, Margit Saad, Joseph Fürst, Elspeth March
Votes: 154
91.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Killer Whale
(1963)
TV-14 | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Steed suspects that the gymnasium Cathy is using to train a prize-fighter is actually the front for a gang of ambergris smugglers.
Director: Kim Mills | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Honor Blackman, Patrick Magee, John Bailey
Votes: 115
92. The Secret Ways (1961)
Approved | 112 min | Adventure, History, Mystery
During the 1956 Hungarian uprising, an American mercenary is hired to smuggle a Hungarian resistance leader out of Soviet-occupied Budapest.
Directors: Phil Karlson, Richard Widmark | Stars: Richard Widmark, Sonja Ziemann, Charles Regnier, Walter Rilla
Votes: 507
93. Santo vs. Infernal Men (1961)
77 min | Adventure, Mystery
El Santo helps an undercover agent take down a gang of drug smugglers.
Directors: Joselito Rodríguez, Enrique Zambrano | Stars: Joaquín Cordero, Gina Romand, Enrique Zambrano, Jorge Marx
Votes: 134
94. The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.
Director: Ákos Ráthonyi | Stars: Joachim Fuchsberger, William Lucas, Sabine Sesselmann, Penelope Horner
Votes: 636
95.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Diamond Cut Diamond
(1961)
TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
While investigating a gang of diamond smugglers, Steed is drugged and finds himself accused of a hit-and-run accident.
Director: Peter Hammond | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Ingrid Hafner, Hamlyn Benson
Votes: 30
96.
Danger Man (1960–1961)
Episode:
The Contessa
(1961)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A freak accident leads to the discovery of a drug smuggling ring, which leads to John Drake posing as one of the smugglers. Drake soon makes contact with a Contessa; who's husband's purported to be the one behind the operation,
Director: Terry Bishop | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Hazel Court, John Wyse, Lionel Murton
Votes: 86
97.
The Avengers (1961–1969)
Episode:
Hot Snow
(1961)
TV-14 | 53 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When Dr. David Keel's fiancée is murdered by drug smugglers, the distraught physician swears to avenge her death by bringing the criminals to justice. He's aided in his quest by an elusive character who calls himself John Steed.
Director: Don Leaver | Stars: Ian Hendry, Patrick Macnee, Philip Stone, Katherine Woodville
Votes: 123
98.
Danger Man (1960–1961)
Episode:
Bury the Dead
(1960)
TV-PG | 26 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Drake investigates the suspicious death of a NATO agent, Tony. Drake believes Tony was murdered while investigating a group of gun smugglers, and looks to his house and fiancée for clues. ... See full summary »
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Beverly Garland, Dermot Walsh, Paul Stassino
Votes: 96
99. Postmark for Danger (1955)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.
Director: Guy Green | Stars: Robert Beatty, Terry Moore, William Sylvester, Geoffrey Keen
Votes: 656
100. Confidential Report (1955)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina
Votes: 9,241
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