On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Acting
Denzel's Oscar-winning snake charisma—you hate that you root for him.
Direction
Fuqua turns LA into a pressure cooker, one neighborhood at a time.
Writing
King Kong ain't got sh*t on this dialogue.
Director
Antoine Fuqua
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Denzel Washington improvised 'King Kong ain't got sh*t on me'—the original line was much tamer.
The film revived the 'dirty cop as tragic hero' archepe for 2000s cinema, directly influencing The Departed and End of Watch.
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