Bad Lieutenant

:

Overview

Bad Lieutenant
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
15 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
NC17,1hr 38min
Genre:
Release:
1992
Director:
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Synopsis: If police lieutenant Harvey Keitel's life could get any more sordid, he could probably sell tickets. The least of his vices is gambling, which has gotten him in Dutch with the mob. He abuses his body with drugs and his soul with hookers, and now he's turned to exploiting teenage girls for sex. Keitel is forced to reassess his life while investigating the rape of a nun. Director Abel Ferrara co-wrote the screenplay with Zoe Lund, who as Zoe Tamerlis starred in Ferrara's cult classic Ms. 45. A soundtrack ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
It is not a "dirty movie," and in fact takes spirituality and morality more seriously than most films do. And in the bad lieutenant, Keitel has given us one of the great screen performances in recent years. Full Review
Metascore
®
67
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Photos
WORST! Nicolas Cage: Darnit Nic, didn't you listen to us last year? We hate to put you back in the...
"Bad Lieutenant" (1992) Boy in blue: The Lieutenant (Harvey Keitel) The case: The title of director...
"Training Day" (2001) Boy in blue: Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) The case: "King Kong ain't got...
advertisement