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Cops, gangster, pranksters -- Before there was Jenko and Schmidt going incognito in 22 Jump Street, there were many masters of disguise and we've put together some of the most memorable undercover movies.
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The Departed (2006)
Marty Scorsese directs the crime thriller about young cop Billy (Leonardo DiCaprio) who infiltrates an Irish gang to bring down Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson).
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
The film's based on the true story of undercover Agent Pistone's (Johnny Depp "friendship" with Lefty (Al Pacino) and the take down of the Bonnnano mob family.
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Point Break (1991)
Rookie agent Johnny Utah goes deep into the surfer world to catch bank robbers infamously known as the Ex-Presidents.
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Face/Off (1997)
This action thriller takes disguise to a whole new level when FBI agent Sean Archer gets a surgical face transplant to avenge his son's death and bring down terrorist Castor Troy. Then Castor does the same surgery to look like Sean. Hardcore.
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Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Quentin Tarantino's colorful crime thriller (and first big hit) appeared at Sundance in 1992.
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Eastern Promises (2007)
While going undercover to take down a Russian mob family, Viggo Mortensen has a very memorable fight in a bathhouse.
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Charlie's Angels (2000)d
Nobody does disguises better than Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in this campy take on the sexy 70's TV series.
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Rush (1991)
Small town cops go undercover to catch a major Texas drug dealer, but go too deep and become addicts themselves.
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Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Detective Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) goes undercover on his hardest job yet - teaching five-year-olds.
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Undercover Brother (2002)
Secret Agent, aka Undercover Brother, comes to the rescue when a presidential candidate's campaign gets compromised by 'The Man.'
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Miss Congeniality (2000)
Sandra Bullock not only nabbed the bad guys in her role as a socially awkward FBI agent turned beauty queen, but nabbed a Golden Globe nomination as well.
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Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson go undercover in this silver screen reboot of the classic 70's TV series.
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American Hustle (2013)
This movie has it all: con artists, corrupt politicians, government stings and great 1970's fashion. Not sure what is more memorable - Amy Adams low cut dresses or Bradley Cooper's perm.
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Big Momma's House (2000)
Master of disguise/FBI Agent Turner (Martin Lawrence) gets goofy when he transforms into the southern granny known as Big Momma.
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22 Jump Street (2014)
Chaning and Jonah are back for a second assignment, but this time they're heading to college.
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