

The only thing more dangerous than the line being crossed, is the cop who will cross it.
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Character
Contemporary, classical in form, grave and relentless.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
51 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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“Is Jake the real protagonist?”
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“Does it glamorize what it means to condemn?”
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“Is this Antoine Fuqua's best work?”
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonAlonzo
- Ethan HawkeJake
- Scott GlennRoger
- Tom BerengerStan Gursky
- Harris YulinDoug Rosselli
- Raymond J. BarryLou Jacobs
- Cliff CurtisSmiley
- Dr. DrePaul
- Snoop DoggBlue
- Macy GraySandman's Wife
Crew
- Antoine FuquaDirector
- David AyerScreenplay
- Mauro FioreDirector of Photography
- Mark MancinaOriginal Music Composer
- Conrad Buff IVEditor
- Jeffrey SilverProducer
- Robert NewmyerProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
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