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Snitch

Snitch

How far would you go to save your son?

20136.11h 52m

Overview

Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by Ric Roman Waugh, Justin Haythe
Produced by Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan King, Alexander Yves Brunner
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $42.9M

Top Cast

Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson

John Matthews

Barry Pepper

Barry Pepper

Agent Cooper

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Joanne Keeghan

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Juan Carlos "El Topo" Pintera

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Malik

Melina Kanakaredes

Melina Kanakaredes

Sylvie Collins

Nadine Velazquez

Nadine Velazquez

Analisa

David Harbour

David Harbour

Jay Price

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Daniel James

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Jeffrey Steele

Themes & Keywords

prisonundercoverparent child relationshiparrestbased on true storydrugsagentdea

About Snitch

Snitch is a thriller, drama, action film released in 2013 exploring themes of prison, undercover, parent child relationship, arrest, based on true story, drugs. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it stars Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon. Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive.

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