Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "undercover-in-prison"

1. White Heat (1949)

Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly

Votes: 35,738

2. 60 Days In (2016– )

TV-14 | 42 min | Reality-TV

"60 Days In" offers an unprecedented look at life behind bars at Indiana's Clark County Jail. Seven ordinary people volunteer to live among its general population for 60 days, without fellow inmates or staff knowing their secret.

Stars: Ryan Secord, Dion Shepherd Jr., Zachary Holland Baker, Monalisa Johnson

Votes: 3,207

3. Brubaker (1980)

R | 131 min | Crime, Drama

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.

Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Morgan Freeman, Jane Alexander

Votes: 19,438 | Gross: $37.12M

4. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)

Not Rated | 140 min | Action, Comedy, Musical

Arjun and Pyare Mohan are honest policemen who work together. Trouble follows when thieves Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan, look-alikes of Arjun and Pyare, commit crimes and the hapless duo are blamed for it.

Director: David Dhawan | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Ramya Krishnan

Votes: 3,407

5. Half Past Dead (2002)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

A man goes undercover in a hi-tech prison to find information to help prosecute those who killed his wife. While there he stumbles onto a plot involving a death-row inmate and his $200 million stash of gold.

Director: Don Michael Paul | Stars: Morris Chestnut, Steven Seagal, Matt Battaglia, Ja Rule

Votes: 16,745 | Gross: $15.36M

6. They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978)

PG | 95 min | Comedy

Small-town deputy is ordered by the governer to go undercover, posing as a criminal, in a maximum security prison. Shortly after his mission begins, the governor dies, leaving him and his partner stranded in jail.

Directors: Stuart E. McGowan, Edward Montagne | Stars: Tim Conway, Chuck McCann, Joe Dorsey, Fred Covington

Votes: 370

7. Con Games (2001 Video)

R | 88 min | Action

An ex-soldier is hired to infiltrate a corrupt jail.

Director: Jefferson Edward Donald | Stars: Eric Roberts, Tommy Lee Thomas, Martin Kove, Jody Nolan

Votes: 387

8. The Sundown Kid (1942)

Approved | 59 min | Drama, Western

Pinkerton Agent Tracy goes to prison to get information on a counterfeiting operation from inmate Ganley. This leads him to Dawson and his gang, who take him in as a friend of Ganley. Now a... See full summary »

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Don 'Red' Barry, Ian Keith, Helen MacKellar, Linda Leighton

9. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Angels in Chains (1976)

Not Rated | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Angels go to prison to find out what happened to a client's missing sister.

Director: Phil Bondelli | Stars: Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith, David Doyle

Votes: 485

10. Charlie's Angels (1976–1981)
Episode: Caged Angel (1979)

Not Rated | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Kris goes undercover as an inmate in Colejo prison to ferret out a gang of jewel thieves operating from there.

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Shelley Hack, David Doyle

Votes: 227

11. David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978–1979)
Episode: Cage of Steel (1978)

60 min | Crime, Drama

Shay goes undercover in a maximum security prison to nab a crime boss whose reach extends beyond prison walls.

Director: Sam Wanamaker | Stars: David Cassidy, Simon Oakland, Wendy Rastattar, Sandy Alan

Votes: 14

12. Decoy (1957–1958)
Episode: Deadly Corridor (1957)

26 min | Crime, Drama

Casey poses as a prisoner in a women's jail in order to apprehend a murderer.

Director: Teddy Sills | Stars: Beverly Garland, Lois Nettleton, Peggy Feury, Colleen Dewhurst

Votes: 43

13. Lady Cop (1994–2006)
Episode: Hinter Gittern (1995)

49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Behind bars.

Director: Kaspar Heidelbach | Stars: Hannelore Elsner, Til Schweiger, Brigitte Janner, Uwe Fellensiek

Votes: 10

14. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )
Episode: Rage (2005)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Years ago Stabler was unable to get a conviction on a rape-murder case. Now the suspect is held and questioned once again, and Stabler is sure he is guilty. But can he keep his head straight enough to get a confession?

Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Christopher Meloni, Mariska Hargitay, Richard Belzer, Diane Neal

Votes: 1,164

15. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Walk-Alone (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs goes undercover in a penitentiary to try and smoke out a group of corrupt prison guards.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 491

16. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
Episode: Peace Now - Arly Blau (1969)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A draft dodger (and son of an Army General) becomes the center of the media's attention and an assassin's target. Julie is an old friend from school and offers to help him.

Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton, Tige Andrews

Votes: 45

17. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: A Cock and Balls Story (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Season Four premiere. The world of Oz--an experimental prison within a prison known as the Emerald City--reopens its doors with the inmates still on a 24-hour lockdown and prison officials struggling to end the hostilities.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 2,141

18. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: A Town Without Pity (2000)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

With things wild in Em City, O'Reily begins a surprising affair. Zabitz asks Schillinger for protection from Keller--who tries to get into the rehab program to make amends with Sister Pete.... See full summary »

Director: J. Miller Tobin | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 2,095

19. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: A Word to the Wise (2000)

TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In an effort to reduce violence, white inmates are transferred out of Em City. Said and Arif talk to Querns about the negative impact of his changes, but their efforts are in vain. Mobay gets in good with Adebisi's crew...but pays a price.

Director: Keith Samples | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,948

20. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Gray Matter (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

As Querns implements his new course of action, the dynamics of Em City start to change, causing friction with Officer Murphy. Beecher falls deeper into depression as he wonders about the fate of his children.

Director: Brian Cox | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,977

21. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Obituaries (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

The African-American inmates point the finger at McManus for letting Em City get out of hand. After that and his recent erratic behavior, McManus gets the ax from Glynn. Mobay's cover is almost blown.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 1,965

22. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: The Bill of Wrongs (2000)

TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Glynn learns from Adebisi that he was given the gun by former C.O. Hughes. Morales enlists Rebadow's help in taking Hernandez's place in the drug ring run by Adebisi and Pancamo. Mobay finds himself in a dangerous position.

Director: Goran Gajic | Stars: Kirk Acevedo, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney

Votes: 1,964

23. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: Works of Mercy (2000)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Em City gets a new Unit Manager, Martin Querns, whose methods are hardly orthodox. Beecher's torment over his missing children is worsened when Schillinger presents him with an unexpected package. McManus returns to Oz in a new capacity.

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 1,992

24. Oz (1997–2003)
Episode: You Bet Your Life (2000)

TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After Hughes' attack on Devlin, Glynn withdraws from the race. Miguel Alvarez is still on the loose. Supreme Allah receives an unwanted surprise. Hill pays big time when he tells Mobay he ... See full summary »

Director: Adam Bernstein | Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Rita Moreno

Votes: 2,224

25. Police Woman (1974–1978)
Episode: Fish (1974)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Pepper goes under cover as a new prison inmate in hopes of convincing a crime boss's girl to turn on him.

Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Angie Dickinson, Earl Holliman, Charles Dierkop, Ed Bernard

Votes: 51

26. The Rookies (1972–1976)
Episode: Deadly Cage (1973)

TV-PG | Crime, Drama

Recovery sidelines Webster from regular duty and puts him in a police/prison guard exchange program. Believing that the post will teach him little, he instead opts to pose as a prisoner who was held back from transfer at the last minute.

Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Georg Stanford Brown, Sam Melville, Michael Ontkean, Kate Jackson

Votes: 21

27. The Wild Wild West (1965–1969)
Episode: The Night of the Pelican (1968)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Western

West and his temporary partner Jeremy Pike investigate a Chinese gangster's theft of rare explosives from a San Francisco armory. Artemus Gordon (Martin) is said to be on desk duty in ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Charles Aidman, Khigh Dhiegh

Votes: 131

28. American Dad! (2005– )
Episode: The Hall Monitor and the Lunch Lady (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Steve goes undercover as a school hall monitor; Roger and Stan go catatonic after witnessing a grisly escalator accident.

Directors: Jansen Yee, Ron Hughart, Brent Woods | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Wendy Schaal, Scott Grimes, Rachael MacFarlane

Votes: 388

29. Superjail! (2007–2014)
Episode: Cold-Blooded (2008)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

The prison gets a new inmate, an Ed Gein-like serial killer, whose accidental death is credited to Jared, who is posing as a prisoner.

Director: Christy Karacas | Stars: David Wain, Teddy Cohn, Richard Mather, Christopher McCulloch

Votes: 108

30. Republic of Doyle (2010–2014)
Episode: Popeye Doyle (2011)

TV-14 | 45 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Jake plays prisoner when he goes "inside" to find out the location of some stolen diamonds from a gang of incarcerated criminals. Mal finds out that Rose has been keeping a big secret from ... See full summary »

Director: Stefan Scaini | Stars: Allan Hawco, Sean McGinley, Lynda Boyd, Krystin Pellerin

Votes: 105

31. Young Justice (2010–2023)
Episode: Terrors (2011)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman assigns Superboy and Miss Martian to go undercover inside Belle Reve, a federal prison designed to house the world's worst super-villains.

Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Danica McKellar, Nolan North, Khary Payton, Dave Franco

Votes: 3,164

32. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: The Greybar Hotel (2014)

TV-14 | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Lisbon goes undercover as a prison inmate in order to get a convict to turn on her boyfriend, who is the leader of a high-end car theft ring.

Director: Bill Eagles | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar

Votes: 1,213

33. Chicago P.D. (2014– )
Episode: Prison Ball (2014)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The murder of a ten-year-old witness sends Atwater and Ruzek undercover as inmates in a federal prison.

Director: Sanford Bookstaver | Stars: Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer

Votes: 638

34. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)
Episode: Maximum Security (2016)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime

With Adrian off the grid and in hiding, the rest of the squad scramble to track down the sister of Figgis, the mobster behind the operation, and throw a fake funeral to flush out Figgis' hit man.

Director: Victor Nelli Jr. | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero

Votes: 2,846

35. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009–2023)
Episode: Rage (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Callen and Sam continue their undercover mission to take down a white supremacist group that it's believed to have procured nuclear material, while Kensi poses as Callen's tattooed biker ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Military | Stars: Chris O'Donnell, Daniela Ruah, Eric Christian Olsen, Barrett Foa

Votes: 341

36. Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017–2019)
Episode: The Ry Guy Goes to Jail (2019)

TV-MA | 29 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Ryan and Vince go to prison undercover as new inmates to solve the murder of one of Ryan's inmate fans and find out who shot his old partner, Mathers.

Director: Beau Bauman | Stars: Patrick Cox, Jon Cryer, Ithamar Enriquez, Tim Griffin

Votes: 10