The Big Easy

The Big Easy

1986 · 102 min · EN · R · 6.3 (162 votes)
Dir. Jim McBride · Starring Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky, Ebbe Roe Smith · Music Brad Fiedel

A cop and a lady lawyer caught in an explosive truth of police corruption.

DramaActionCrimeMystery

Remy McSwain is a New Orleans police lieutenant who investigates the murder of a local mobster. His investigation leads him to suspect that fellow members of the police force may be involved.

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A humid, neon-drenched dive into New Orleans' underbelly. It's a slow-burn mystery where the air hangs thick with suspicion and the lines between cop and criminal blur into a dangerous, sleazy haze.

grittysleazytenseatmosphericsteadyneo-noirgritty realismcharacter-drivencorruptionmoralitybetrayaljustice
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