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Members of the gutter-al elite will be the sole survivors.
Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter
Bad Lieutenant
Gambler. Thief. Junkie. Killer. Cop.
1992 · 1h 36m · NC-17
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Abel Ferrara
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Bad Lieutenant
Overview
While investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness.
Director and cast
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77%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Bad Lieutenant is finally a pulp parable of sin, addiction, and redemption, a movie that, like its subversive hero, revels in the pleasure -- and danger -- of going too far.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
Abel Ferrara's uncompromising Bad Lieutenant is a harrowing journey with a corrupt N.Y. cop sinking into the lower depths.
Lawrence Cohn, Variety
Fresh
There's an undeniable formal elegance in the way Ferrara, who coauthored the script with Zoe Lund, frames and holds certain shots, and Keitel certainly gives his all.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
When Abel Ferrara calls something bad, better believe it: he means business.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
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