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Movie Info
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Director -
Franc. Reyes -
Producer -
Daniel Bigel , Michael Mailer -
Screenwriter -
Franc. Reyes -
Distributor -
Universal Pictures -
Production Co -
Arenas -
Rating -
R (Pervasive Language|Drug Content|Some Sexuality|Strong Violence) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 6, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 7, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$17.5M -
Runtime -
1h 35m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Stereo , Dolby Digital , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby SR -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)