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Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2010

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

Movie details

Brooklyn's Finest

“This is War. This is Brooklyn.”

2010 Crime · Drama · Thriller 2h 12m

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Antoine Fuqua

Written by

Michael C. Martin

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Off. Eddie Dugan

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Det. Sal Procida

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Casanova 'Caz' Phillips

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Bobby 'Carlo' Powers

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Agent Smith

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Red

Court is in session

Put Brooklyn's Finest on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.