Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- tense
- foreboding
- paranoid
- crime thriller night
- true crime viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the fact-based undercover story compelling and praised Bryan Cranston and the supporting cast, while noting a derivative narrative and cluttered execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Robert Mazur operates as Bob Musella while navigating drug lords, money launderers, and his own family life.
The investigation targets the banking organization laundering cartel proceeds and exposing illegal control of First American Bank shares.
Mazur's operation depends on sustaining credibility among violent drug traffickers while one mistake could destroy the investigation.
U.S. Customs agents use a structured undercover operation to confront cartel finance and corrupt banking systems.
Films like The Infiltrator, and why
American Made
shares fact-based undercover crime, escalating deception, and tense narcotics-investigation suspense
Donnie Brasco
shares procedural crime drama, law-enforcement infiltration, and morally dangerous criminal networks
Black Mass
shares a true-crime focus, institutional corruption, and pressure-filled covert operations
The Departed
shares paranoid undercover work, drug-trafficking conspiracy, and grounded thriller intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Brad Furman
- Release Date
- 2016-07-13
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1871)
Cast
- Bryan Cranston
- Diane Kruger
- John Leguizamo
- Daniel Mays
- Benjamin Bratt
- Amy Ryan
- Elena Anaya
- Joseph Gilgun
- Gino Picciano
- Art Malik
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Infiltrator about?
- A U.S. customs agent risks his identity and family life while posing as a money launderer inside Pablo Escobar’s criminal financial network.
- What is The Infiltrator like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Infiltrator as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Infiltrator violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Infiltrator as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Infiltrator?
- Critics broadly found the fact-based undercover story compelling and praised Bryan Cranston and the supporting cast, while noting a derivative narrative and cluttered execution.
- Which films are like The Infiltrator?
- Films with a similar feel include American Made, Donnie Brasco, Black Mass, and The Departed.
- How long is The Infiltrator?
- The Infiltrator runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Infiltrator?
- In United States, The Infiltrator streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
