Gang Related

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Gang Related

R

1997

1h 46m

Crime

Drama

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Corrupt cops Divinci and Rodriguez have been murdering drug dealers and selling their narcotics, but when they accidentally kill an undercover DEA agent, the dead man's partner Simms comes calling. In search of a scapegoat, Divinci and Rodriguez use a homeless alcoholic they call Joe Doe. The DEA agent grows suspicious of the crooked duo as keeping up the scheme becomes increasingly dangerous and complex.

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Geoff Brown

The Times (UK)

01/10/2023

Jim Kouf, the writer-director, is usually associated with fairly trivial crime escapades. Here he stops joking; and Belushi and Shakur tread the mean streets of their unnamed city with grim panache.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

01/10/2023

Though full of good lines, this mazy, cynical thriller from writer-director Jim Kouf finds its wit constantly rolling out of view like an errant coin.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Nov 2

B

"Gang Related" has a little trouble with its resolution, but overall escalation is terrific in this darkly comedic thriller, with Kouf clearly having fun arranging difficulties and inventing mistakes for his characters.

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

01/10/2023

The film's essential problem is that the duo are unsympathetic, uninteresting and unintelligent, resulting in a rare case of an audience eager for the main characters to get their comeuppance.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

08/25/2017

C+

Unpleasant urban crime drama that's short on story but a bit longer on performances.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 7

Successful crime drama movie in 1 hour and 46 minutes. Ages 17 and older.

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Damon G

@Dmoney420 Feb 22

Super good action packed movie loved this

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 21

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Chief B

@RT53266745 04/23/2025

Tupac Shakur had some serious screen presence. Not like the puff daddies who bought there roles. He could've been great. And it's him that makes this movie better than average

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Mark A

@RT33081606 04/08/2025

Great movie. Critics be damned. I could watch this move over and over. It was incredible.

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 07/12/2024

The idea behind this movie moved me a lot, but it was a movie with really satisfying expectations

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Jim Kouf

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Jim Belushi

Det. Frank Divinci

Tupac Shakur

Det. Rodriguez

Lela Rochon

Cynthia Webb

Dennis Quaid

Joe Doe

James Earl Jones

Arthur Baylor

Gang Related: Official Clip - I'm Not Going Down for It

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Going After Cynthia

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Rodriguez Gets Killed

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Gang Related: Official Clip - You F***ing Rat!

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Gang Related: Official Clip - The Cover-Up

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Brainwashing Joe

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Cynthia Cracks on the Stand

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Missing Gun

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Gang Related: Official Clip - Suspicions

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Synopsis

Corrupt cops Divinci and Rodriguez have been murdering drug dealers and selling their narcotics, but when they accidentally kill an undercover DEA agent, the dead man's partner Simms comes calling. In search of a scapegoat, Divinci and Rodriguez use a homeless alcoholic they call Joe Doe. The DEA agent grows suspicious of the crooked duo as keeping up the scheme becomes increasingly dangerous and complex.

Director: Jim Kouf
Producer: Brad Krevoy, Steven Stabler, John Bertolli
Screenwriter: Jim Kouf
Production Co: Orion Pictures, Blue Rider Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 1997, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 17, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.9M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Surround