Bad Lieutenant
1992 · Movie · NC-17 · 96 min · ★ 7.0 · 74% critics
A corrupt New York City detective battling severe drug and gambling addictions investigates the rape of a young nun. As the case forces him to confront faith, guilt, and the damage he’s caused, he spirals through a bleak search for redemption and forgiveness in a city that offers little mercy.
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Details
- Years
- 1992
- Release date
- 1992-11-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NC-17
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (959 votes)
- Box office
- $2,000,022
About
You may like this if you want a raw, uncomfortable character study about corruption, addiction, and faith, closer in spirit to Kids; not for you if you want a straightforward cop thriller or can’t handle explicit, disturbing content.
Pros: intense lead performance; gritty, unsettling mood; provocative moral questions | Cons: explicit sex and violence; bleak, depressing tone; slow, repetitive stretches
Themes
- drug dealer
- new york city
- rape
- corruption
- police
- nun
- gambling debt
- homicide
- heroin
- detective
- baseball
- drug addiction
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Cast & crew
Harvey Keitel
as LT
Peggy Gormley
as LT's Wife
Stella Keitel
as LT's Daughter
Victor Argo
as Bet Cop
Paul Calderon
as Cop #1
Leonard L. Thomas
as Cop #2
Vincent Laresca
as JC
Frankie Thorn
as The Nun
- BM
Brian McElroy
as LT's Son #1
- FA
Frankie Acciarito
as LT's Son #2
Directed by Abel Ferrara