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Dirty

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Armando Sancho is a former Los Angeles gang member who has transitioned into law enforcement. Sancho, however, who is surrounded by corruption, finds that life as a police officer is just as morally bankrupt as life as a gangster. After being implicated in the shooting of an innocent man himself, Sancho is then pressured to testify against his loose-cannon friend and partner, Salim Adel, who has a history of abusing citizens.
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Dirty is an unoriginal L.A. cop drama that wears its tired influences on its sleeves.

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Robert Koehler Variety 07/22/2008
A no-nonsense dramatic response to the LAPD Rampart scandals of the '90s. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 02/27/2006
We get it. All of you guys watched the Tarantino movies and you watched the Peckinpah movies. Enough, give us something original. Go to Full Review Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine 02/24/2006
3/5
The cinematography of Eliot Rockett is also laudable: The city is not only rendered in the usual hot and gritty texture of urban landscapes, but is imbued with sense of oppression that is palpable. Go to Full Review Lewis Beale Film Journal International 03/01/2007
Dirty is a solid ride, and deserves recognition if only because it affords Gooding the chance to reaffirm his acting chops. Go to Full Review Luke Y. Thompson LYTRules.com 10/25/2006
Fisher goes a bit too over the top with a couple of conventions that I wish he'd rein in. Go to Full Review Jules Brenner Cinema Signals 08/26/2006
1.5/5
This picture of it is poppin' blanks at too many turns to be considered honest nor a reflection of the real deal. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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andy c @RT77122871 07/17/2024 Honestly, what a cheap knock off to training day I feel that Cuba Gooding Junior was trying too hard the movie really has no point. I personally think they could’ve done way better be original. Stop trying to copy training day. See more stoner j @Stoner 12/05/2022 Even more ridiculous than any David Ayer movie. The production, dialogue, writing (especially) and acting were all just ridiculous See more samuel l @RT76616206 07/16/2021 A ridiculous plot, nonstop, mindless swearing, and horrible, grainy, and shaky cinematography make this a film to avoid at all costs. There's no realism at any point in the 1 hour 37 minute runtime, the corrupt cop storyline has been done a thousand times before, and the ending was garbage. There are apparently entire divisions of police dedicated to being as corrupt as humanly possible, and none of them get caught. Then there's the fact that the police actively recruited gang members and tried to kill fellow cops to prevent them from snitching. How original. I'm not against swearing, but about 90% of the dialogue was swearing using the same phrases over and over again. The rest of the dialogue was just as bad, again being beyond silly. All of the characters were unlikeable and received awful development. The pacing was poor, and the acting was mediocre, although the script didn't do anybody any favours. The cinematography was woefully bad because it was all handheld rubbish. Whoever thought it was a good idea to make the film as grainy as possible should be banned from working in film. Finally, the visual effects were acceptable, and the soundtrack consisted of awful rap music. See more 12/15/2018 Not Too Rubbish At All. Why Does It Get Canned?? Very Well-Shot, Equally Suited Soundtrack With Some Very Solid Acting. I Think In Being Compared To Other Police-Corruption Films Exploring The Pressures Of The Job, Sight Is Lost On This Being A Good Stand-Alone Edition To That Kind Of Genre. So In Light Of That, I Found It Insightful & Quite Well Done. See more 09/29/2018 Outstanding stellar most intense movie I've seen since the Sixth Sense. See more roger g @RT94256209 12/28/2017 Unnecessarily filthy. Don't waste your time. See more Read all reviews
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Chris Fisher

Director

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Salim Adel

Clifton Collins Jr.

Armando Sancho

Cole Hauser

Lieutenant

Wyclef Jean

Baine

Keith David

Capt. Spain

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Synopsis Armando Sancho is a former Los Angeles gang member who has transitioned into law enforcement. Sancho, however, who is surrounded by corruption, finds that life as a police officer is just as morally bankrupt as life as a gangster. After being implicated in the shooting of an innocent man himself, Sancho is then pressured to testify against his loose-cannon friend and partner, Salim Adel, who has a history of abusing citizens.
Director
Chris Fisher
Producer
David Hillary, Timothy Wayne Peternel
Screenwriter
Chris Fisher, Gil Reavill, Eric Saks
Production Co
Silver Nitrate Pictures
Rating
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Strong Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 9, 2005, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Feb 24, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$271.1K
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital
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