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2012
· Movie
· 109 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1054
- IMDb #834
- Google retired #711
- Rotten Tomatoes #1037
- Metacritic #1387
- Letterboxd #1079
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1552
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1003
- Metacritic Critics #1629
- Metacritic Audience #1020
- Criticker #808
- Douban #755
- Kinopoisk #735
- AlloCiné #1230
- Trakt #985
Every rating
60–92
out of 100
Two young police officers in South Central Los Angeles are partners and close friends, patrolling the streets and facing the daily dangers of their job. Their strong bond is documented through their own personal cameras as they work to keep their community safe. During their daily routine, they inadvertently cross paths with a powerful cartel, making them targets and escalating the peril of their already dangerous profession.
Details
- Director
- David Ayer
- Writer
- David Ayer
- Released
- 20 September 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $55.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 8 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2013 | Best Actor in an Action Movie | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2013 | Best Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov | Nominee |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Male | Michael Peña | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Action | Open Road Films, Ignition Creative | Nominee |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Independent TV Spot | Open Road Films, Aspect Ratio | Winner |
| Golden Trailer Awards 2013 | Best Foreign Action Trailer | Tobis Film | Nominee |
| MTV Movie Awards 2013 | Best Latino Actor | Michael Peña | Nominee |
| National Board of Review 2013 | Top Ten Independent Films | Winner |
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Independent Spirit Awards
2 nominations
| Best Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Michael Peña | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in an Action Movie | Jake Gyllenhaal | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Independent TV Spot | Open Road Films, Aspect Ratio | Winner |
| Best Action | Open Road Films, Ignition Creative | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Action Trailer | Tobis Film | Nominee |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Independent Films | Winner |
London Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Latino Actor | Michael Peña | Nominee |
Zurich Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Nominee |