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The Badge
2002
· Movie
· 99 min
D
MEANRANK
56/100
Every rating
40–62
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 40, highest is IMDb on 62.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A sheriff begins an investigation into the death of a local transsexual after hearing that high ranking politicians may have been involved. Although he is homophobic, his investigation causes him to be rejected by others, forcing him to seek help from the people he once despised.
Details
- Director
- Robby Henson
- Writer
- Robby Henson
- Released
- 7 September 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Budget
- $6.0M
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