First Shift

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First Shift

Released Aug 30, 2024

1h 29m

Crime

Drama

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NYPD veteran Mike and rookie Angela tackle a high-stakes day on New York's toughest streets, diving headfirst into a vortex of danger and action. Their adrenaline-fueled pursuits and unexpected threats unfold as they navigate perilous encounters. Amidst the chaos, intense challenges forge unbreakable bonds.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

The clumsiness of the storytelling, presumably unintentional, is almost entertaining in itself but only if basically inept film-making is your idea of fun.

Rated: 2/5

May 13, 2025

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

German director Uwe Boll has the distinction of being one of the world's worst filmmakers yet nevertheless manages to make movies that are oddly watchable.

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 16, 2024

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

The rest of the movie isn't particularly good, and many of its moving plot threads don't go anywhere. In fact, this entire 89-minute picture can be summed up as patient worldbuilding...

Rated: C-

Sep 4, 2024

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Plays like it was made by aliens studying the concept of the buddy-cop movie.

Rated: D

Sep 3, 2024

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

Even with something as simple as a cop drama ... writer/director Uwe Boll doesn't seem to comprehend the basics of storytelling.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 30, 2024

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

A nihilistic, copaganda exercise that is somehow flat in its relentlessness. It also goes out of its way to reinforce its belief that negative stereotypes are mostly accurate, complete with a childish tirade against woke culture

Rated: 0.5/5

Aug 28, 2024

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Chris B

Absolute rubbish that went nowhere

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/02/25

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Tom B

It's a cop show about nothing. That's the appeal. It plays more like an episode in a series than a movie. There's typical partner stuff. There's a little crime, good new york scenery - if you like new york, and a dog. Overall, quite easy to watch. I could watch a little more.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Hillary C

First Shift was your standard cop movie, and it included standard cop stereotypes, so nothing to write home about - although the actors were quite convincing in their own right. With that being said, it was still just as addicting as with the hundreds of other basic cop movies/shows; but, dare I say once in awhile ‘basic’ can be underrated…and although this might be a stretch, I wouldn’t say no to watching a sequel 🤓🤷🏼‍♀️

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Mathison K

The casting was excellent. Actually, the two main detectives made the show for me. Not gritty but still enjoyable as a cop show.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/05/25

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Mary D

I did not expect to like this show but to my surprise I ended up loving it and wanting more. I hope they make a series out of this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/25

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mark w

This is the most ridiculous dumb ass movie I’ve ever seen. Just a point, patrol officers or detectives do not sit and idly disobey orders even going beyond they argue and fight?!?! What is this “B” rated nonsense. These people have zero business making a commercial let alone a movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Synopsis

NYPD veteran Mike and rookie Angela tackle a high-stakes day on New York's toughest streets, diving headfirst into a vortex of danger and action. Their adrenaline-fueled pursuits and unexpected threats unfold as they navigate perilous encounters. Amidst the chaos, intense challenges forge unbreakable bonds.

Director: Uwe Boll
Producer: Uwe Boll
Screenwriter: Uwe Boll
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Event Film Distribution, Hit and Run Productions
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 30, 2024
Runtime: 1h 29m

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