Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to The Undercover Man List

• The Departed - Involves undercover police work and infiltration of organized crime.
• Donnie Brasco - Based on a true story about an undercover FBI agent infiltrating the mafia.
• Heat - Features the tension between law enforcement and criminals, with complex characters.
• Miami Vice - Follows undercover detectives working in vice crime, blending action and drama.
• The Sopranos - Explores organized crime with deep character development and moral ambiguity.
• NARC - A gritty portrayal of undercover work in narcotics, focusing on the implications of the job.
• Training Day - Features a rookie cop's first day with a corrupt veteran, highlighting moral choices.
• Bad Lieutenant - Focuses on police corruption and moral dilemmas faced by law enforcement.
• Undercover Blues - A comedic take on undercover agents trying to balance their job and family life.
• The Wire - A deep exploration of crime, law enforcement, and the social issues tied to both.
• Sicario - A tense look at the war on drugs and the moral complexities faced by law enforcement.
• Sherlock Holmes - Follows a detective unraveling complex crime cases with wit and intelligence.
• True Detective - Anthology series focusing on crime investigations and the personal lives of detectives.
• L.A. Confidential - A noir-style film about police corruption and intertwined investigations in 1950s LA.
• The Shield - Explores corruption within a police unit, showcasing the moral conflicts of the characters.
• The Usual Suspects - Convoluted crime thriller with undercover elements and a focus on deception.
• Law & Order: SVU - Explores police work focused on sensitive crimes, with strong moral dilemmas.
• Breaking Bad - Involves crime and undercover elements, showcasing transformation and moral conflicts.
• Cape Fear - Features themes of justice, crime, and personal vendettas, with a tense narrative.
• Zodiac - Mysterious crime investigation with strong psychological and detective work elements.
• Prison Break - Involves deception and undercover elements in a high-stakes prison environment.
• 24 - Focuses on counter-terrorism and undercover operations with real-time storytelling.
• The Blacklist - Centers on a criminal mastermind assisting law enforcement in capturing fugitives.
• Sons of Anarchy - Explores the lives of an outlaw motorcycle club with themes of crime and morality.
• Snowfall - Explores the early days of the cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles, with complex character arcs.
• Narcos - A historical drama exploring the rise of drug cartels and law enforcement's response.
• Killing Them Softly - A crime drama about hit men dealing with the fallout of a heist gone wrong.
• Body of Proof - Combines crime investigation with the personal struggles of a medical examiner.
• Bosch - Follows a detective tackling complex crimes while facing personal and professional challenges.
• The Equalizer - Involves a former operative using his skills to help those in need and fight crime.
• Banshee - Centers on an ex-con assuming the identity of a sheriff in a small town, involved in crime and deception.
• The American - A spy thriller focused on an assassin who is living undercover, exploring personal conflicts.
• Justified - Features a U.S. Marshal enforcing justice in a morally ambiguous environment.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Involves a journalist and a hacker investigating a complex mystery intertwined with crime.
• Prisoners - A tense thriller about a father's desperate search for his missing daughter, involving police work.
• Se7en - A detective thriller exploring the depths of human morality and crime.
• Gone Baby Gone - Authorization of a private investigator tackling a kidnapping case in a police-heavy narrative.
• The Night Of - A limited series following a murder case from various perspectives, emphasizing the justice system.
• The Town - Focuses on bank robbers and the law enforcement trying to bring them down, with personal stakes involved.
• Brokedown Palace - Involves a narrative around legal issues and personal struggles faced in a foreign land.
• Homicide: Life on the Street - A series that deals with the lives of homicide detectives and their daily challenges.
• Legend - Based on the true story of twin brothers involved in organized crime in London.
• Heist - Involves criminals executing a heist, exploring themes of trust and deception.
• Colombiana - Follows a skilled assassin seeking revenge for her family's murder, blending action and crime.