Name: Paper Bullets
Director: Serge Rodnunsky
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: 2000-10-23
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: James Russo, William McNamara, Jeff Wincott, Nicole Bilderback, François Chau

A 3.1-rated crime flick so gloriously bad it might be art. Maybe.

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A 3.1-rated crime flick so gloriously bad it might be art. Maybe.

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Direct-to-video chaosCop movie cosplayBooze-fueled betrayal

Overview

Action Crime

Alcoholic cop John Rourke finds a trail of corruption after a gunman opens fire on a police conference.

Content warning

Institutional rotAddiction as armorLoyalty's limits

Standout Aspects

Acting

James Russo commits to drunk cop energy.

Direction

Serge Rodnunsky made NINE films this year. Nine.

Best for:Solo·Rewatch·Background

Heads up:Violence·Drug Use

Director

Serge Rodnunsky

ReleasedOct 23, 2000

Runtime1h 29m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonedark

Feelmedium

Rojak Films

Top Cast

James Russo

John Rourke

William McNamara

Laurence McCoy

Jeff Wincott

Dickerson

Nicole Bilderback

Leesu

François Chau

Yang

Sydney Walsh

Cheryl

Matthew Ashford

Ron

Ernie Hudson

Detective Ron Mills

Suzanne Turner

Nancy Stewart

Amy Warner

Doctor

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Serge Rodnunsky released nine films in 2000 alone, including this and 'Cop Justice'—arguably the same movie twice.

Insight

The tagline promises moral ambiguity, but the film delivers 'everyone's dirty except the drunk guy we follow,' which is less nuance, more casting convenience.