The New Centurions

The New Centurions

1972 · 103 min · EN · R · 6.7 (56 votes)
Dir. Richard Fleischer · Starring George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson, Rosalind Cash, Erik Estrada

The nationwide bestseller about cops - by a cop!

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An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.

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A raw, unflinching look at the soul-crushing reality of police work. This film feels like a long, hard shift in the unforgiving streets of 1970s Los Angeles, where idealism slowly erodes under the weight of the job.

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