Narc (2002)
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow leads, informants turn up dead, Nick's wife is unhappy he's back on the street, Henry's protective of the dead cop's wife... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Joe Carnahan
Written By: Joe Carnahan
Starring: Ray Liotta, John Ortiz, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Richard Chevolleau, Busta Rhymes, Anne Openshaw
Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Crime
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Narc belongs to 14 collections
1. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
2. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
3. Rashomon structure (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 4 stars)
4. Movies with acting musicians (collaborative: moderated by comepelicula - 3 stars)
5. Coheed's Films I Need To See Or Try To Track Down (public: Coheed - 3 stars)
6. Cop (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
7. Frequent Use of F*ck (collaborative: moderated by mucow - 1 star)
8. Films that most frequently use the word "fuck" (collaborative: moderated by elhenzo - 1 star)
9. Movies I Must See (public: gagknee - 1 star)
10. Detroit (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky)
11. Cliff Martinez (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross)
12. Movies to See (public: gsb)
13. 2002: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
14. Filmspotting Ratings Project: Week 18 (public: PeaceAnarchy)
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Paxton | 60 36th |
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Joe Carnahan was on the precipice of making a good film with this dark thriller. Unfortunately for Joe, he's maintained a balancing act on that precipice with nearly every movie he's made.
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chemical404 | 61 62nd |
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Gritty, dark crime thriller in the spirit of French Connection or more recently Training Day. It is a bit underwhelming, and seems more fitting as a TV series pilot, but nevertheless good cinematography, snappy editing and different twist of the story elevates this film above many similar films. I actually liked it more than considered classics I previously mentioned.
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doctor7 | 91 93rd |
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Absolutely stunning debut from Joe Carnahan. Well written with superb direction, visual style and soundtrack. Ray Liotta is absolutely memorizing and I honestly believe this is his best performance to date. Amazing film.
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AgentSnipe | 87 94th |
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It's a really underrated, dark, frantic movie that features a few really great performances. I would seriously recommend it.
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closedmouth | 80 67th |
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I feel like Carnahan kinda shanks the third act, and completely bottlenecks the film with massive reams of energy-sapping exposition. If he'd given the script a few more revisions he might have realised that the mystery could have been slowly revealed over the course of the film instead of shoving it all in the mouth of Busta Rhymes. The first two acts are beautiful and compelling, and then he explains everything, and you're not really left with much to think about.
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| Average Percentile 54.89% from 1115 Ratings |  |