An aggressive chase and a stray bullet nearly ends the career of undercover narcotics agent Nick Tellis (Jason Patrick) whose job is tearing apart his life and his family. Tellis dreams of working a less stressful desk job, and he knows that a conviction in an upcoming case will land him the job. So he accepts an assignment .. Read more
| Starring | Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Busta Rhymes |
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| Director | Joe Carnahan |
| Genres | Thriller |
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An aggressive chase and a stray bullet nearly ends the career of undercover narcotics agent Nick Tellis (Jason Patrick) whose job is tearing apart his life and his family. Tellis dreams of working a less stressful desk job, and he knows that a conviction in an upcoming case will land him the job. So he accepts an assignment assisting the overlong investigation of a slain officer, hoping it will be his last experience of street work. Tellis is partnered with Lt. Henry Oak (Ray Liotta) whose unorthodox methods are part of the reason the case is still unsolved.
Strict attention to police procedure and cop lingo lift writer-director Joe Carnahan's (BLOOD, GUTS, BULLETS AND OCTANE) gritty, violent film above the cliches of the typical police thriller. NARC is fueled by impassioned performances from leads Patrick, a wary officer who seeks the truth as a means to his own psychological redemption; and Liotta (who also produced), as a broken cop with sadistic, rule-breaking tendencies. The film's grimy immediacy is to the credit of cinematographer Alex Nepomniaschy.
| Starring | Ray Liotta, Jason Patric, Chi McBride, Busta Rhymes, Ann Openshaw, Richard Chevolleau, John Ortiz |
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| Director | Joe Carnahan |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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A Must
This is the first review that I have left. That's how good this film is. The acting is brilliant, with a story line to match. It is an emotional ... read more »
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dark and gritty
the story has a fair few holes but the acting and photography are top class. worth a punt comapred to many big name films
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Outstanding
This is a first rate cop thriller with superb performances and a style to rival Michael Mann.
Gritty stuff this is highly recommended.
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Brilliant
Got to be one of the best films in the gritty-cop drama/thrillers category. Fantasticly dark and really well acted by Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. I really ... read more »
There’s more pride than glory in this throwback cop drama, a movie so firmly in the tradition of heavyweight thrillers like Serpico, Prince of the City and Q and A that you would think the script must have Sidney Lumet’s fingerprints all over it. In fact it’s written by Gavin O’Connor, who made Tumbleweeds and the hockey movie Miracle, and Joe Carnahan, who made Narc and Smokin’ Aces. O’Connor came up with the story with his twin brother Greg. They’re... Read more
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