Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

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Released Nov 20, 2009

2h 1m

Crime

Drama

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Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) isn't doing so well. He has a nasty painkiller addiction, courtesy of an injury he sustained while rescuing a prisoner during Hurricane Katrina. Plus, there's his alcoholic father (Tom Bower), boozy wife (Jennifer Coolidge) and prostitute girlfriend (Eva Mendes). And, he's just been saddled with a rookie partner (Shawn Hatosy). Now Terence must pull himself back from the edge of insanity to investigate a series of murders that has the city on edge.

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Critics Consensus

Befitting its unorthodox origins, this Bad Lieutenant benefits from Werner Herzog's typically fearless direction and a delightfully unhinged Nicolas Cage in the title role.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

Bad Lieutenant invites us along for the ride, and even says 'welcome aboard' and asks: how might we entertain you today? This is Herzog and it's fun, and you don't get many of those for the pound. Get it while you can.

Aug 30, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Gritty, raw, and kooky at times, Bad Lieutenant is one of those movies that you can't really look away, even though you may want to for certain scenes.

Rated: B+

Sep 11, 2017

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Herzog is clearly on "ecstatic truth" autopilot.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 16, 2011

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

One of Herzog's more artistically successful rare ventures into quasi-commercial, quasi-Hollywood filmmaking...

Nov 10, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

From the obsession-obsessed director Werner Herzog [...] it boasts one of the best performances from its star, Nicolas Cage.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 28, 2023

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Herzog introduces us to a story with a protagonist whose actions overflow with decadence, not only reflecting upon Christian morality like Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant (1992) but revealing a New Orleans damned by decadence. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 8/10

Aug 1, 2022

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Jerod S

Cage is an unhinged cop that gets himself caught up in gambling debt, a prostitute for a girlfriend and some shady dealings. Somehow it works out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Jason R

What are these f*ckin' iguanas doing on my coffee table? F*ckin' iguana.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Dejah S

I definitely recommend it because it is batshit crazy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Stephen C

Success in 2 hours and 1 minute!!!!!!!!!!!! Starring Val Kilmer as Stevie Pruit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/25

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Jeremy A

Lynch let Nick out of the Cage (sorry) Very fun Watch 4*

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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steve d

Pretty good. I saw the original with Harvey Keitel but never knew about this one. Just saw it on Prime and gave it a chance. Cage is good as usual. Story is decent. There's a few weird directing choices but dosent ruin it. Cant really compare it to the original because they are like night and day. Original is darker. If you can't decide on a movie and see this give it a shot.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Synopsis

Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) isn't doing so well. He has a nasty painkiller addiction, courtesy of an injury he sustained while rescuing a prisoner during Hurricane Katrina. Plus, there's his alcoholic father (Tom Bower), boozy wife (Jennifer Coolidge) and prostitute girlfriend (Eva Mendes). And, he's just been saddled with a rookie partner (Shawn Hatosy). Now Terence must pull himself back from the edge of insanity to investigate a series of murders that has the city on edge.

Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Edward R. Pressman, Randall Emmett, Alan Polsky, Gabe Polsky, Stephen Belafonte
Screenwriter: William M. Finkelstein
Distributor: First Look
Production Co: Saturn Films, Edward R. Pressman Film Corp., Millennium Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.7M
Runtime: 2h 1m

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