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Bad Country

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Bad Country

2014

1h 40m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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After arresting a contract killer, a Louisiana detective tries to convince him to become an informant in an attempt to bring down the South's most powerful criminal organization.

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Justin Chang

Variety

A blandly executed action-thriller whose cast names (Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe) and mild '80s Louisiana flavor offer only modest compensations for the story's workmanlike construction and routine twists.

Apr 11, 2014

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

[A] thoroughly routine, straight-to-video-reminiscent action thriller set in Louisiana.

Apr 10, 2014

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Paul Chambers

Movie Chambers

Action fans need more than bullets and bodies. "Bad Country" is a disappointment.

Rated: C

May 8, 2014

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Isaac Feldberg

We Got This Covered

True to its name, Bad Country falls short on almost every count, but it's not just bad - it's also lazy, lifeless and guilty of squandering many fine actors.

Rated: 3/10

Apr 21, 2014

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Brian S

Willem Dafoe's biggest nemesis is his natural accent. Does no one listen to actual angry Southerners? They don't clip their words like Northerners do, they add dipthongs. Go watch "Sling Blade!" Berenger's cajun isn't any better, but at least he never has to pretend he is mad, just menaces his way through this boring crime piece. Don't bother trying to find out what this "true story" was based on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Jeffrey P

A triple threat that lacks originality, cohesion, and detail.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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ed a

As many have stated pretty trite storytelling even though its supposedly based on true story. The only part worth the time invested is to finally see Dafoe get his revenge on Berenger from his double cross in Platoon.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/24

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Georgan G

Acting was good but the plot wasn't totally coherent.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/14/24

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Walter B

So far the movie keeps my attention. The acting is quite well performed. The only thing I find frustrating is not the movie itself, but that it is apparently based on true events. Yet every single question about the true story behind it on Google ONLY references the movie's claim that it is based on true events. ("Google! What is the true story behind Bad Country?" Google's answer: "Yup! Bad Country is based on actual events." - the only thing missing in Google's response is ending their search with "H'Yuk!" Makes me wonder if Google's slogan should be: "Dumber than sh*t search engine.") Like I said, movie's ok so far, just don't expect to find anything about the so-called true events. At least not from Google.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Stoner J

Don’t be sucked in by the big names in the cast, it’s a total generic and really crapily done would be crime thriller

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/24

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Chris Brinker

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Willem Dafoe

Bud Carter

Matt Dillon

Jesse Weiland

Neal McDonough

Kiersey

Amy Smart

Lynn Weiland

Tom Berenger

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Synopsis

After arresting a contract killer, a Louisiana detective tries to convince him to become an informant in an attempt to bring down the South's most powerful criminal organization.

Director: Chris Brinker
Producer: Chris Brinker, Kevin Chapman, James Crabe, Scott Einbinder, Nancy Green-Keyes, Matthew Rhodes
Screenwriter: Jonathan Hirschbein
Production Co: Mandalay Vision
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2014
Runtime: 1h 40m

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