Movies and TvShows featuring "misdirection" theme.

Mission: Impossible is a TV show that follows the adventures of Ethan Hunt, a skilled and resourceful secret agent who works for the Impossible Missions Force. Hunt and his team are tasked with completing missions that seem impossible at first, using their intelligence, gadgets, and disguises to outsmart their enemies. With its action-packed episodes and suspenseful storylines, Mission: Impossible captivates viewers with its thrilling portrayal of espionage and adventure.

Duplicity is a comedy crime movie that revolves around corporate espionage and double-crossing. It follows the story of a former CIA agent and an MI6 agent who team up to carry out a daring heist. As they work together, they face numerous challenges and obstacles, including rival corporations, betrayals, and revelations. The movie takes the audience on a thrilling and entertaining journey filled with twists and turns.

A covert counter-terrorist unit called Black Cell led by Gabriel Shear wants the money to help finance their war against international terrorism, but it's all locked away. Gabriel brings in convicted hacker Stanley Jobson to help him. Stanley Jobson is an elite hacker who infected the FBI's Carnivore program with a potent computer virus, delaying its deployment by several years. For this, he was arrested by Agent Roberts, convicted of computer crimes and spent two years in Leavenworth. A condition of his parole is that he is forbidden from touching, much less using, a computer. His ex-wife, Melissa, has sole custody over their daughter Holly and some form of restraining order against Stanley from seeing Holly. While Stanley is at home in rural Texas practicing his golf swing, a woman named Ginger Knowles shows up to solicit his hacking skills for her boss Gabriel Shear. For an initial $100,000 he agrees to meet with Gabriel. He and Ginger fly to Los Angeles, California and meet Gabriel in a night club. Gabriel pressures Stanley right-then-and-there to hack a government system in 60 seconds while at gun point and receiving oral sex. Although it was just a test (the gun was not loaded) Stanley succeeded in hacking the system, a feat that Gabriel had not anticipated. At Gabriel's house he convinces Stanley to write a worm for $10 million that steals money from a secret government slush fund on the order of $9.5 billion. Gabriel reveals to Stanley that he works for an organization called the Black Cell that was started by J. Edgar Hoover in the 1950s, which is responsible for retaliatory attacks against terrorists who have attacked Americans. It is currently headed by Senator Reisman. Reisman discovers that the FBI has caught onto Gabriel and attempts to pull the plug. After Gabriel refuses to terminate plans Reisman attempts to have Gabriel killed, which fails. Gabriel tracks the Senator down while he is fly fishing in Bend, Oregon and kills Reisman. Gabriel proceeds with his plan and raids the local branch of the WORLDBANC. He takes hostages and deploys Stanley's worm. After stealing the $9.5B he boards the hostages and his crew on a bus out of the bank. Gabriel demands a plane at the local airport (a hostage negotiation cliché) but it was a diversion. An S-64 Aircrane swoops down, lifts the bus, and releases it on the rooftop of a skyscraper. From the rooftop, Gabriel departs with his team in a helicopter which is shot down by Stanley with a rocket-propelled grenade. At the morgue, Stanley realizes it was more misdirection and Gabriel was not on the helicopter and Gabriel Shear is an alias. The end of the film shows Ginger and Gabriel in Monte Carlo transferring that $9.5B into other accounts. The final scene shows a yacht being destroyed and a news anchor voice narrating that a suspected terrorist died on that yacht. Alternate ending: The DVD version contains an alternate ending wherein Ginger is told in the bank that the account is already empty, alluding to the possibility that Stanley has played one final trick on them and taken the money himself. In a companion scene to the alternate ending, Stanley is shown on a trip with his daughter in a brand new RV. While eating at a diner, Stanley is shown transferring many billion dollars to various charities before continuing his trip.

A team of DEA agents, led by John 'Breacher' Wharton, finds themselves being hunted down after a drug raid goes wrong. As they try to figure out who is targeting them, they realize that someone from their own team may be involved.

In the midst of World War II, an American army colonel must lead his troops in a counter-attack against the German forces in the Battle of the Bulge. With limited resources and harsh winter conditions, they face numerous challenges and struggle to achieve victory.

What's Up, Doc? is a hilarious screwball romantic-comedy set in San Francisco. Chaos ensues when several identical bags get mixed up, leading to mistaken identities, car chases, and comedic chaos. A bumbling college student and a musicologist find themselves caught up in a wild chase for a mysterious bag that contains valuable jewels. With slapstick comedy, clever wordplay, and madcap antics, What's Up, Doc? is an entertaining and zany ride.

A man wakes up in an unknown warehouse and discovers he has amnesia. As he tries to piece together his identity, he uncovers a web of deception, double-cross, and a past filled with secrets. With the help of a police detective, he must survive dangerous situations and solve the mystery of his identity.

The Wisdom of Crocodiles is a crime fantasy film that follows Steven Grlscz, an asthmatic, socially inept and manipulative civil engineer who is actually a vampire. He forms intense and often deadly relationships with women, fueling his insatiable thirst for blood. When he meets Anne, a beautiful woman who awakens his emotions, he must navigate his dangerous desires and control his violent impulses. As their relationship intensifies, Steven finds himself torn between his love for Anne and the dark cravings that consume him.

In Cyberstalker, a woman named Kate becomes the victim of a terrifying online stalker. As the stalker's obsession escalates, Kate's life is put in danger, and she must fight to protect herself and uncover the stalker's true identity. Will she be able to outsmart her cyber tormentor before it's too late?

A four-part undercover investigation by Al Jazeera into Israel’s covert influence campaign in the United States. To get unprecedented access to the Israel lobby’s inner workings, undercover reporter “Tony” posed as a pro-Israel volunteer in Washington. The resulting film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on, smear and intimidate US citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS – the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. It shows that Israel’s semi-covert black-ops government agency, the Ministry of Strategic Affairs, is operating this effort in collusion with an extensive network of US-based organizations.

Writer, Nora Nichols finds inspiration by watching her neighbor Lucas' escapades from her bedroom window. But things take an interesting turn when she realizes he's been watching too.

Salvage (2006) follows Claire, a young woman who finds herself trapped in a time loop in a small town. She must uncover the truth behind a supernatural serial killer and find a way to escape the loop before she becomes his next victim.

Foreign Intrigue is a thrilling crime drama set in the post-World War II era. It follows the story of a counter-intelligence agent who finds himself entangled in a web of mystery and danger. As he unravels a blackmail scheme, he must navigate through double identities, femme fatales, and a world of foreign intrigue. With twists and turns at every corner, the agent must rely on his instincts to uncover the truth and save the day.

Criminal mastermind Dr. Mabuse returns from exile to begin a new reign of terror, and only young Inspector Carl Lohemann stands in his way.

A reporter, on a train from Denver to San Francisco, witnesses a murder and finds himself entangled in a web of deceit and danger as he tries to uncover the truth.

When a charismatic preacher finds his church in financial ruin after being swindled by a shady financial advisor, he rallies members of his congregation to pull off a heist to get their money back and save the church before it's too late.

Drawing influence from the street musicians of Miyagi, four high school students form a band and spend their free time practicing for their school's upcoming festival. When the festival is abruptly concealed, they come up with a dimwitted strategy of faking a bomb threat to the school in order to force the principal to change his mind. Their plan seems to work at first, but when a real bomb goes off, the group is forced to take responsibility for the explosion and they are kicked out of school. Three years later, more details of the incident is revealed as the youth look back on the past.

Released in 1999, The Devil's Picturebook is a stunning collection of card material that was years ahead of its time. The card magic that Derren performs and teaches offers a rare glimpse into how he thinks about his magic, and how he constructs routines. Then, as now, the audience's emotions are always Derren's primary focus. Over the course of three hours, The Devil's Picturebook gives the audience a detailed insight into this rare Derren Brown material. The first half explains in detail some classic card routines from his early career as a conjurer, all of which rely on sleight of hand, misdirection, and audience management. The second half features his incredible, pioneering psychological card routines and shows a distinct move towards the mentalism for which he is now known.

Jasper and the Haunted House is another George Pal Puppetoon about a black boy and his troubles. This time, the scarecrow switches a sign that leads Jasper to a haunted house instead of a deacon's place where he brings a pie.

This Noveltoon (Paramount production number P9-5) finds young-and-little Junior Owl on his way to school, and trying hard to live up to the reputation of his elders for being wise. But, despite his best efforts, Mr. Wolf knows a few wise tricks of his own, and Junior lands in the wolf's pot of boiling water. But Mama Owl saves him from being the main course of Mr. Wolf's dinner, and Junior lends a hand himself.