Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by 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.
Acting
Forest Whitaker goes full unhinged—steals every scene.
Direction
David Ayer's LA: sun-bleached, sweaty, morally bankrupt.
Director
David Ayer
Keanu Reeves
Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker
Captain Jack Wander
Chris Evans
Detective Paul Diskant
Hugh Laurie
Captain James Biggs
Naomie Harris
Linda Washington
Cedric the Entertainer
Scribble
Martha Higareda
Grace Garcia
Common
Coates
Angela Sun
Julie Fukashima
Jay Mohr
Sgt. Mike Clady
Amaury Nolasco
Detective Cosmo Santos
John Corbett
Detective Dante Demille
Terry Crews
Detective Terrence Washington
Cle Sloan
Fremont
Game
Grill
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Ellroy co-wrote the script and called it 'a movie about bad white men doing bad things in the LAPD'—his specialty.
This was peak 'tortured cop' era cinema—post-Training Day, pre-Body Cam accountability. Ayer basically built his career on this aesthetic.
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