Street Kings

Movie

2008

1h 49m

English

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

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6.6

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Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultima...

Street Kings

Movie

2008

1h 49m

English

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Watch on Cinemax (Via Amazon Prime)

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6.6

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Cast

Detective Tom Ludlow

Captain Jack Wander

Detective Paul Diskant

Hugh Laurie

Captain James Biggs

Naomie Harris

Linda Washington

Cedric the Entertainer

Scribble

Grace Garcia

Coates

Julie Fukashima

Sgt. Mike Clady

Detective Cosmo Santos

John Corbett

Detective Dante Demille

Terry Crews

Detective Terrence Washington

Fremont

Grill

Demille's Girlfriend

Quicks

Pathologist

Sergeant Green

The Chief

Boss Kim

Thug Kim

Toilet Man

Union Market Clerk

Union Market Cop #1

Directed By: David Ayer

Written By: Kurt Wimmer (Screenplay), James Ellroy (Screenplay), + 1 more

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jekyl6669 says...

7 years ago

Predictable, typical, by-the-numbers cop thriller. Nothing really unique about it, but it's done well enough and if you're in the mood for this kind of movie, you should enjoy it. The grittiness helps, as does a handful of tough guy scenes with Keanu.

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LarZieJ says...

one year ago

"How can you shoot a guy taking a dump? I mean, seriously, that's sacred. That's like shooting a man in church." When I was a teenager I thought this was the shit, plot twists all around and I felt epic liking a film like this! Street Kings! Anyway 14 years later I can see why I loved it back then. It is gritty, it is about dirty cops and the opening shootout is great. Still I should've seen the twists coming from a mile away. But seeing the cast now and they have a lot of people I like. Hugh Laurie, Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Chris Evans, Naomie Harris and even Terry Crews! I just wish David Ayer did more with it! Street Kings feels like your typical 00's action movie and does everything by the numbers with a great cast. It is just such a shame you get the feeling it could've been much more.

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Digital_Phreaker says...

a month ago

I always forget that [spoiler]Wander's got hands in the end. Wouldn't expect Forest Whitaker to go up against Keanu Reeves[/spoiler] and hold his own. This isn't the _best_ thriller about police corruption; one of James Ellroy's earlier works has that honor: LA Confidential. Street Kings is, however, still a decent thriller, and pre-MCU Chris Evans did his best to make everyone forget about those god-awful Fantastic Four movies with roles like in this and Sunshine. The way it was originally sold to me to catch my interest was "Imagine if Denzel had succeeded in corrupting Ethan Hawke in Training Day." Maybe a bit reductive, but it's still kinda accurate for Keanu's and Whitaker's character's working relationship.

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Charlie R says...

one year ago

Great cast. Always love anything that Keanu is in, and Forest is awesome, too. Well done, lots of twists and turns to keep you guessing.

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