The film stars Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long, Stanley Tucci, Hill Harper and Pam Grier.

Jeffrey Cole (Omar Epps) is a recent graduate of the Cincinnati police academy who dreams of working undercover.

He is soon given the task of taking down statewide crack dealer Dwayne Gittens (LL Cool J), an underworld boss so powerful that his nickname is "God".

Cole eventually becomes close with one of the members of Gittens' crew, Breezy T. (Hill Harper).

Cole's superior, Preston D'Ambrosio (Stanley Tucci) worries that the line between cop and bad guy is getting blurred and that both identities are becoming one.

D'Ambrosio is eventually overruled by District Attorney Daniel Connelly (Jake Weber) and DEA agent Rick Scott (David Patrick Kelly), reasoning that Cole is the only undercover cop to infiltrate Gittens crew as deep as he has, and Cole is the person who can bring down Gittens' organization.

Cole starts to see Gittens becoming unhinged and his sporadic violence in the community, going as far as torturing, then later killing his second in command for making a pass at his baby's mother.

Angela Wilson (Pam Grier) talks him down and reminds him that he is Jeffrey Cole, not J. Reid, and to lower his weapon.

The last scenes are shown where Cole is teaching new young officers about undercover work, and the importance to never lose their cover or get too deep.

[1][2][3] In an interview, LL Cool J singled out In Too Deep as his favorite acting performance: “Playing the villain.

Varèse Sarabande issued an album of Christopher Young's score for the film on September 21, 1999.