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Dominican Rep. Narc
3,898
Thriller. Drama
An undercover narc dies, the investigation stalls, so the Detroit P.D. brings back Nick Tellis, fired 18-months ago when a stray bullet hits a pregnant woman. Tellis teams with Henry Oak, a friend of the dead narc and an aggressive cop constantly under the scrutiny of internal affairs. They follow leads, informants turn up dead, Nick's wife is unhappy he's back on the street, Henry's protective of the dead cop's wife. Nick reads and ... [+]
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"What could have been a run-of-the- mill story becomes a superb policier in the hands of writer/director Joe Carnahan" |
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