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Street Kings

Play trailer 1:26 Poster for Street Kings R 2008 1h 47m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran member of the LAPD, is still mourning the loss of his wife and trying to navigate through a world that does not make much sense anymore. When evidence implicates him in the death of a fellow officer, Ludlow begins to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
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Street Kings contains formulaic violence but no shred of intelligence.

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Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 10/18/2008
3/5
A solid contemporary crime drama. Go to Full Review Tom Charity CNN.com 10/18/2008
Keanu Reeves' bad-boy cop Tom Ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 04/18/2008
2/5
There's plenty of empty bravura, and Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 08/25/2023
3/5
Beyond a certain on-the-nose contrast in performances and a sense of déjà vu from other movies like it, Kings of the Street is a dignified, noble and, ultimately, quite effective offering. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Emiliano Basile EscribiendoCine 08/22/2023
6/10
The story's various plot twists maintain the tension until the end. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) 02/05/2018
Swimming in bloody violence, Street Kings has plenty of holes, and it is way over the top. But you also have the sense that the filmmakers are not trying to exaggerate. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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David Ayer

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Keanu Reeves

Tom Ludlow

Forest Whitaker

Capt. Jack Wander

Hugh Laurie

Capt. James Biggs

Chris Evans

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Cedric the Entertainer

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Synopsis Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves), a veteran member of the LAPD, is still mourning the loss of his wife and trying to navigate through a world that does not make much sense anymore. When evidence implicates him in the death of a fellow officer, Ludlow begins to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
Director
David Ayer
Producer
Lucas Foster, Alexandra Milchan, Erwin Stoff
Screenwriter
Kurt Wimmer, Jamie Moss, James Ellroy
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
3 Arts Entertainment
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.4M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)