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Street Kings

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Street Kings

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Released Apr 11, 2008

1h 47m

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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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Critics Consensus

Street Kings contains formulaic violence but no shred of intelligence.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

Keanu Reeves' bad-boy cop Tom Ludlow may not play by the rules, but the film sure does.

Oct 18, 2008

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

A solid contemporary crime drama.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 18, 2008

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

There's plenty of empty bravura, and Reeves is fundamentally blank and uninteresting.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 18, 2008

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

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]

Rated: 3/5

Aug 25, 2023

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

The story's various plot twists maintain the tension until the end. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Aug 22, 2023

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

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.

Feb 5, 2018

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Dan D

While it's not Shakespeare, this movie is good. I don't get the distain for this movie from the critics. Is Reeves's character a flawed cop? Yes, but his brutality is only directed at the bad of society. When he realizes those from his unit are worse than the bad guys he puts down, he seeks retribution.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/03/25

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Mate P

Street Kings a predictable and sometimes boring action movie with a great cast of actors. The characters are mostly stereotypical, Tom Ludlow is a good protagonist, but doesn't offer anything new or exciting. The dialogues are not bad, but there's nothing that stands out. The plot is predictable, but still enjoyable. A few characters' intentions were not clear by the end, that was confusing. The cinematography was terrible. The slow motions were boring and some of the shots were really weird. The fight scenes were also badly-shot and edited, because I couldn't see anything. The pacing was okay, I wasn't bored because of it. The lack of excitement comes from the predictable story and the stereotypical characters. Street Kings is not a movie I'll rewatch, but it was exactly the kind of goofy action movie I wanted to see.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Dave H

Brilliantly cast and superbly acted.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/24

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Regal R

79/100 - entertaining, a story about police corruption, pretty standard. nothing crazy stands out in this movie good or bad but its worth watching.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/22/24

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Narciso R

Awesome movie, loved everything about it. NRJ.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Dinos K

the wasn't great movie, some of the performances were not good but it was an ok movie

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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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
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)

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