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Narc
MEANRANK
71/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 83.
See the most agreed on films →A suspended undercover narcotics officer is offered reinstatement if he helps an intense, volatile detective solve the murder of an undercover cop. The two men descend into the bleak, violent world of drug addiction and police corruption. Their investigation becomes increasingly brutal and morally ambiguous as they get closer to the truth, revealing that the line between cop and criminal is dangerously thin.
Details
- Director
- Joe Carnahan
- Writer
- Joe Carnahan
- Released
- 14 January 2002
- Country
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $12.6M
- Awards
- 1 win, 6 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →1 win from 7 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2003 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ray Liotta | Nominee |
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent 2003 | Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent | Felicia Fasano, Mary Vernieu | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography 2003 | Best Cinematography | Alex Nepomniaschy | Nominee |
| Best Director 2003 | Best Director | Joe Carnahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male 2003 | Best Supporting Male | Ray Liotta | Nominee |
| Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic 2002 | Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic | Joe Carnahan | Nominee |
| Special Prize 2002 | Special Prize | Joe Carnahan | Winner |
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7 awards — Narc
×| Special Prize | Joe Carnahan | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Ray Liotta | Nominee |
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Independent | Felicia Fasano, Mary Vernieu | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Alex Nepomniaschy | Nominee |
| Best Director | Joe Carnahan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Male | Ray Liotta | Nominee |
| Grand Jury Prize, Dramatic | Joe Carnahan | Nominee |