Street Kings (2008)

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About the movie

Year

2008

Runtime

1 h 49 min

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama

Country

United States

Director

David Ayer

Writers

James Ellroy, Kurt Wimmer, Jamie Moss

Plotline

Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.

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Starring

Keanu Reeves

Chris Evans

Naomie Harris

John Corbett

Amaury Nolasco

Main cast

Keanu Reeves Detective Tom Ludlow

Forest Whitaker Captain Jack Wander

Hugh Laurie Captain James Biggs

Chris Evans Detective Paul Diskant

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Jay Mohr Sgt. Mike Clady

Terry Crews Detective Terrence Washington

Naomie Harris Linda Washington

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Martha Higareda Grace Garcia

John Corbett Detective Dante Demille

Amaury Nolasco Detective Cosmo Santos

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External critics' reviews

"Kings" covers familiar territory but does so with ruthless efficiency, intense performances and a densely packed plot designed to highlight the moral issues that most concern Ayer and Ellroy. more

After its clichÃ©d first scene - a solo LAPD officer battling a well-armed gang of thugs - Street Kings becomes an enjoyably tough, blood-splattered action drama that revolves around the one good cop at its center. more

A brutal look at police corruption that allows director David Ayer and "L.A. Confidential" author James Ellroy to pool their deeply cynical insights. more

There's a lot to appreciate in Street Kings, a tight, propulsive action thriller, but there's one thing to marvel at, and that's James Ellroy's command of story. more

It's easy to laugh at Street Kings for its bigger than big emotions, its preposterously kinky narrative turns and overwrought jawing and yowling, but there's no doubt that it also keeps you watching, really watching, all the way to the end. more

Armed or not, Reeves is the weapon that can go off at any time. That's why Street Kings, though it isn't a great movie, is a pretty damn cool Keanu Reeves movie, one that on the Reevesian action scale measures somewhere between "Whoa" and "Wow." more

A solid contemporary crime drama. more

The picture may feel more than a little familiar, but Ayer knows how to cook up intense setpieces, and Reeves keeps getting better at the weary hero role he continually gravitates toward. more

A wet, red chunk of pulp that knows what it is and doesn't care. more

Street Kings is nonsense, and yet the crooked, racialized world underneath the soulless mayhem is pretty fascinating. more

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