Overview
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
MovieMagicScore Overview
Auto-generatedWerner Herzog directs this fevered 2009 crime drama set in storm-ravaged New Orleans, following a decorated police lieutenant whose heroism leaves him injured, addicted to painkillers, and increasingly unmoored as he tangles with a drug dealer linked to a brutal killing. Equal parts gritty procedural and hallucinatory character study, the film charts a spiraling descent through corruption, compulsion, and moral chaos. The tone is unpredictable, darkly comic, and intensely off-kilter, bearing Herzog's singular sensibility. It appeals to viewers who appreciate bold, unconventional crime cinema and unhinged antihero portraits. The film holds a MagicMovieScore of 6.2.
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Trailer
Top Cast
Nicolas Cage
Terence McDonagh
Eva Mendes
Frankie Donnenfield
Val Kilmer
Stevie Pruit
Xzibit
Big Fate
Fairuza Balk
Heidi
Shawn Hatosy
Armand Benoit
Jennifer Coolidge
Genevieve
Tom Bower
Pat McDonagh
1,200 ratings. The score is reasonably stable but could shift up to 0.09 as more ratings come in.
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Movie Info
Release Date
September 11, 2009
Runtime
2h 2m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director