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)

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.

Jan 10, 2023

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

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.

Jan 10, 2023

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

"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.

Rated: B

Nov 2, 2025

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Philip French

Observer (UK)

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.

Jan 10, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

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

Rated: C+

Aug 25, 2017

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Writer-director Jim Kouf crams the screen with enough incident, coincidence and characters to keep you watching.

Jul 16, 2007

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thiago s

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

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/25

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Chief B

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Mark A

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Bahad j

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Tamara K

The only reason I watched it was because of Tupac. Had he lived he would have become a great actor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/08/24

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Michael S

There's a good movie to made with this material. I like the idea of 2 crooked cops who commit a crime, commit more crimes to cover it up, and everything continues to snowball. The problem here is way too much happens too quickly. You barely have time to process one crime before the next one is underway. Well acted (including Jim Belushi as one of the crooked cops), but needed some fine tuning. Tupac's last film before his death.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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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

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