Snitch
2013 · Movie · PG-13 · 112 min · ★ 6.1 · 54% critics
A construction business owner learns his estranged son has been arrested for drug trafficking and faces a harsh mandatory prison sentence. Desperate to get him freed, he strikes a deal to go undercover with help from federal authorities and a reformed worker, diving into a violent narcotics underworld where one mistake could be deadly.
Also known as L'infiltrateur
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-02-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (2,488 votes)
About
If you want a serious, tense drama about risky undercover work and tough sentencing pressure, Snitch may land for you; Not for you if you want nonstop action like Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw or Greenland-style thrills.
Pros: gripping issues drama; standout performances; tense stakes | Cons: muted action; formulaic pacing; some shaky-cam complaints
Themes
- prison
- undercover
- parent child relationship
- arrest
- based on true story
- drugs
- agent
- dea
Cast & crew
Dwayne Johnson
as John Matthews
Barry Pepper
as Agent Cooper
Susan Sarandon
as Joanne Keeghan
Benjamin Bratt
as Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Malik
Melina Kanakaredes
as Sylvie Collins
Nadine Velazquez
as Analisa
David Harbour
as Jay Price
Jon Bernthal
as Daniel James
Harold Perrineau
as Jeffrey Steele
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh