Deep Cover

Deep Cover

1992 · 108 min · EN · R · 6.7 (180 votes)
Dir. Bill Duke · Starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Victoria Dillard, Gregory Sierra, Clarence Williams III, René Assa · Music Michel Colombier

There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.

ActionThrillerCrime

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

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A dark, rain-slicked descent into the underbelly of crime. This film feels like a long, dangerous night where trust is a luxury and survival is the only goal. It's a gritty, tense dive into a world of moral compromise.

grittytensecynicalbleaksteadyneo-noircrime thrillergritty realismurban decaycorruptionidentitybetrayaljustice
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