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Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

This is War. This is Brooklyn.

20106.32h 12m

Overview

Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Written by Michael C. Martin
Produced by Elie Cohn, Basil Iwanyk, John Thompson
Box OfficeBudget: $17.0MRevenue: $45.7M

Top Cast

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Off. Eddie Dugan

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Det. Clarence 'Tango' Butler

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

Det. Sal Procida

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Casanova 'Caz' Phillips

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

Bobby 'Carlo' Powers

Ellen Barkin

Ellen Barkin

Agent Smith

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Red

Shannon Kane

Shannon Kane

Chantel

Brían F. O'Byrne

Brían F. O'Byrne

Det. Ronny Rosario

Will Patton

Will Patton

Lt. Bill Hobarts

Themes & Keywords

police brutalityhusband wife relationshipcorruptionpolicedeceptionrevengemurderbetrayalundercover copbag of moneydirty coppolice corruptionpolice detectivepregnant womanguiltbrooklyn, new york citynypddetachedneo-noirfrantic

About Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of police brutality, husband wife relationship, corruption, police, deception, revenge. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, it stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke. Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.

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