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The Corruptor

The Corruptor

You can't play by the rules if there aren't any.

19996.11h 50m

Overview

Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

Directed by James Foley
Written by Robert Pucci
Produced by Dan Halsted
Box OfficeBudget: $25.0MRevenue: $15.2M

Top Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Danny Wallace

Chow Yun-Fat

Chow Yun-Fat

Nick Chen

Byron Mann

Byron Mann

Bobby Vu

Kim Chan

Kim Chan

Benny Wong

Ric Young

Ric Young

Henry Lee

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Schabacker

Jon Kit Lee

Jon Kit Lee

Jack

Andrew Pang

Andrew Pang

Willy Ung

Elizabeth Lindsey

Elizabeth Lindsey

Louise Deng

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Sean Wallace

Themes & Keywords

new york citylife and deathpolicechinatowngang wartriad

About The Corruptor

The Corruptor is a action, crime, thriller, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, life and death, police, chinatown, gang war, triad. Directed by James Foley, it stars Mark Wahlberg, Chow Yun-Fat, Byron Mann. Danny is a young cop partnered with Nick, a seasoned but ethically tainted veteran. As the two try to stop a gang war in Chinatown, Danny relies on Nick but grows increasingly uncomfortable with the way Nick gets things done.

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