Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- witty
- playful
- teen movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic blend of broad comedy and lightweight action.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Molly is recruited by an FBI agent and sent undercover as a college student to monitor a witness's daughter.
Molly must fit into college and sorority life while coming from a private-investigator family.
Molly watches for someone on campus who may not be who they appear to be, giving the investigation a playful mystery dimension.
Molly works with her father, an ex-cop turned private investigator, before accepting the FBI assignment.
Films like So Undercover, and why
Miss Congeniality
shares an undercover investigation, fish out of water comedy, youthful cast, and light action tone
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
combines teen identity performance, undercover crime plotting, romance, and broad comedy
Sydney White
features a young woman infiltrating a social environment while balancing espionage, comic disguise, and romantic complications
Legally Blonde
shares college setting, sorority culture, comic mystery, and a breezy young-adult tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Vaughan
- Release Date
- 2012-12-06
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1164)
Cast
- Miley Cyrus
- Jeremy Piven
- Mike O'Malley
- Joshua Bowman
- Lauren McKnight
- Kelly Osbourne
- Eloise Mumford
- Megan Park
- Alexis Knapp
- Matthew Settle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is So Undercover about?
- A private investigator’s daughter goes undercover at a college to protect a mob witness’s daughter while surviving sorority politics and a hidden threat.
- What is So Undercover like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of So Undercover as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is So Undercover violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in So Undercover as mild.
- What did critics think of So Undercover?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as a weak, formulaic blend of broad comedy and lightweight action.
- Which films are like So Undercover?
- Films with a similar feel include Miss Congeniality, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Sydney White, and Legally Blonde.
- How long is So Undercover?
- So Undercover runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch So Undercover?
- In United States, So Undercover streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus.
