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Nick Tellis is a recovering drug addict. But staying clean is not so easy for this Detroit narcotics officer when the police department reinstates him in order to investigate an elusive 'narc' squad homicide. After a rookie cop is mysteriously killed in the line of duty, the police department teams Tellis up with the dead cop's partner--the volatile Lieutenant Henry Oak--to solve the murder. Soon the... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 47 min. |
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| Release Date: |
December 20th, 2002 (LA/NY) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong brutal violence, drug content and pervasive language. |
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| Distributors: |
Lionsgate, Paramount Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$10,460,089 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Has true grittiness, but the plot's a little murky and the characters a little too familiar." more...
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C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...a cold, hard film about Detroit narcotics detectives." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Mark Caro
"...a gritty cop movie for people who like gritty cop movies." more...
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B |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"...deserves credit for an honest, high-powered effort driven by imaginative direction and fine performances from a pair of superior actors." more...
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A |
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