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Running With the Devil

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A tenacious federal agent traces the supply line of a group of cagey and experienced cocaine dealers.
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Rex Reed Observer Ho-hum. Running with the Devil is yet another generic drug trade thriller that defies coherence, embraces clichés, and wastes the time and talent of Nicolas Cage. Rated: 1/4 Sep 23, 2019 Full Review Dennis Harvey Variety What might in other hands have played as a tragedy is lent further emotional distance by the fact that there are almost no innocent victims here. Sep 20, 2019 Full Review Noel Murray Los Angeles Times It almost doesn't matter that it doesn't make a lick of sense. Sep 19, 2019 Full Review Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See There's a lot going on in Running With the Devil, but also somehow absolutely nothing at all. It jumbles together too many storylines, drug movie clichés, flat characters, and an epic cast of B-movie all stars. Rated: D Jun 26, 2020 Full Review Andrew Stover Film Threat If you want to see a film about how the Columbian drug trade process works, then this movie is for you. If you like films like Sicario or Traffic, this may be right up your alley... Rated: 7/10 Dec 30, 2019 Full Review Sean Burns North Shore Movies As long as the movie sticks with Fishburne it's a blast. Unfortunately, Cabell has bigger ambitions. Oct 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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dave e I don't know why such bad reviews, I enjoyed this film. I mean it's not an academy award film, but a very real look into cocaine travel. Great actors and I give it 3 1/2 stars. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Audience Member It's not a blatant caricature of the cocaine trade. But it falls short on nuance and acting and the ending feels rushed. Both Fishburne and Cage deliver watered down performances and they were as good as it got. Mediocre directing and predictable script missed a chance of a much better portrayal of the deadly and costly drug war. Watch it with low expectations and you might enjoy it. Just keep in mind that it barely scratches the surface. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Christine B It was so interesting how this story is told and how the characters ultimately converge. I could do with a little less of the vulgar sex scenes with Laurence Fishburne (great actor) which is why I gave it 4 stars, but you can always FF through that. Don't trust all these negative reviews. It was so cool to see the map graphic from time to time in the movie to see how the drugs travel and how the cost goes up with each stop. Just try watching it. Unique, cool movie with all great actors to support the plot. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Webb H It's an interesting look at the steps to getting drugs from the farm to the united states, but it just doesn't have enough happening outside of that to make it a very interesting movie. Nic Cage feels wasted as a serious top level drug runner who's only role is really to test drugs along the chain of custody. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Nichols J This movie seems to be getting smashed in the reviews and I'm not sure why. It's well acted, directed and written. Maybe it was packaged as something it wasn't in the trailers, but it's not typical and I like movies that aren't afraid to try something different. Worth watching Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/10/23 Full Review Brandon K I enjoyed the movie. It's a lot better than some I've seen with higher rotten tomatoes scores. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A tenacious federal agent traces the supply line of a group of cagey and experienced cocaine dealers.
Director
Jason Cabell
Producer
Michael Mendelsohn, Jim Steele
Screenwriter
Jason Cabell
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
Patriot Pictures, Jaguar Bite
Rating
R (Drug Use|Disturbing Images|Language|Strong Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m
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