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There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.
There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.
Action, Crime, Thriller - 1992
Deep Cover
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7.0
87%
67
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Director:
,
Bill Duke
Cast:
,
Charles Martin Smith
,
Laurence Fishburne
,
Jeff Goldblum
,
Bruce Paul Barbour
,
Clarence Williams III
,
Gregory Sierra
,
Rene Assa
,
Victoria Dillard
,
René Assa

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
15 Apr 1992
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$8,000,000
Revenue:
$16,600,000
Awards:
5 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Convoluted and mostly unconvincing as a portrait of the drug underworld, Deep Cover [based on a story by Michael Tolkin] still carries some resonance due to its vivid portrait of societal decay and a heavyweight performance by Larry Fishburne.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
31 Oct 2007
fresh:
What emerges is a powerhouse thriller full of surprises, original touches, and rare political lucidity, including an impressive performance by Jeff Goldblum.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
31 Oct 2007
fresh:
In addition to Fishburne, it gives us a first-rate soundtrack, a clutch of splendid cameos, fine, grainy direction from Duke, and much pointed stuff about the hypocrisy behind the USA's so-called war against drugs.
– Stephen Garrett,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
Deep Cover eventually degenerates into so much gratuitous violence that 'kill' sounds like the most-used verb in the screenplay's last stages.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Rather than ride the easy cynicism of the script, by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean, Fishburne illuminates his character's moral struggle.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
6 Jun 2001
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