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The Badge

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The Badge
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1hr 43min
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2002
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Lions Gate
Synopsis: A good-old-boy small-town sheriff in a New Orleans parish happens upon a murder case that threatens to end his career in Behind the Badge, the embattled second feature of writer/director Robby Henson (Pharaoh's Army). Billy Bob Thornton stars as Darl, a divorced lawman first spotted sleeping in his truck outside his favorite bar. Darl gets a call about a truck accident, and happily hands out shoes from the ditched tractor-trailer to win over the locals for his re-election. But then the body of a ... Full Synopsis
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Writer-director Robby Henson, who made the underseen Civil War drama Pharaoh's Army, captures the contemporary South in his solid second feature, Behind the Badge. Billy Bob Thornton plays Darl, a bigoted small-town Southern sheriff, in a role disconcertingly similar to his role as a bigoted small-town Southern prison guard in Monster's Ball. The similarities between the two films reportedly hurt Behind ... Full Review
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