The Corruptor

The Corruptor

1999 · 110 min · EN · R · 6.1 (244 votes)
Dir. James Foley · Starring Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat, Byron Mann, Kim Chan, Ric Young, Paul Ben-Victor · Music Carter Burwell

You can't play by the rules if there aren't any.

Action

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

VIBE

A raw, kinetic dive into the underbelly of Chinatown. It's a tense, gritty ride where the lines between cop and criminal blur, fueled by explosive action and a palpable sense of urban decay.

grittytenseviolentcynicalpropulsive90s crime thrillerurban gritcop dramastylized violencecorruptionloyaltymoralityurban decay
new york citylife and deathpolicechinatowngang wartriad
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