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I'm Undercover

2026 · 92 min

A steady undercover thriller that keeps the pressure on, mixing street-level crime with a father's quiet desperation.

Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Collin Chou, Yu Rongguang, Li Yankui
Overview
To solve an undercover case pending for many years, the old police chief Situ Qiang sends police officer Huo Tao, who is desperate to raise funds for his daughter's medical treatment, to go undercover in a criminal gang. Huo Tao pretends to be a pickpocket and gains the trust of the gang leader, Lord Bei, and gets acquainted with a young pickpocket named Xiaofei. Cooperating with the police's plan, he discovers Lord Bei's collusion with others to steal business secrets. Finally, all the criminals are brought to justice, fulfilling Situ Qiang's wish.

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Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Collin Chou, Yu Rongguang, Li Yankui
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • parenthood
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6.5
Darkness5.5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Starring
Collin Chou, Yu Rongguang, Li Yankui, Wen Dongjun, Zhang Shasha, Wang Tao, Wang Boqing
Runtime
92 min
Country
China
Languages
Mandarin

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