Synopsis
When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
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Cast
- Jason PatricDet. Sgt. Nick Tellis
- Ray LiottaDet. Lt. Henry Oak
- Chi McBrideCpt. Mitchell Cheevers
- Krista BridgesAudrey Tellis
- John OrtizOctavio Ruiz
- Busta RhymesDarnell 'Big D Love' Beery
- Richard ChevolleauLatroy Steeds
- Alan van SprangMichael Calvess
- Anne OpenshawKathryn Calvess
- Tony De SantisMedical Examiner Art Harlan
- 80
Variety
A darkly textured, powerfully suspenseful genre piece. - 80
The New York Times
Narc is convincing, an entertaining, grimy view of the traps of machismo tucked inside a cop thriller. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Taut and well-acted, faltering only when the filmmaker loses faith in the power of his story. - 75
USA Today
This may be the most uncompromisingly raw police drama since "Across 110th Street," starring Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto. - 75
Chicago Tribune
With such skilled filmmaking and committed acting on display, Narc is far more a score than a bust. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
As the most diabolically focused and politically incorrect cop this side of Popeye Doyle, Liotta is a hot prospect for this year's supporting-actor Oscar. - 67
Portland Oregonian
Beneath its frantic surfaces, Narc is terribly ordinary, built on a mystery that will puzzle only those who have never watched a TV cop drama. - 63
Baltimore Sun
Some might find the whole thing exhilarating, but exhausting is more the word that comes to this man's mind.