Badge of the Assassin

A sober, dogged manhunt procedural that trades thrills for the grinding tension of a cross-country pursuit and a courtroom reckoning.

Directed by

Mel Damski

Genres

Drama, Action, Tv movie

Starring

James Woods, Yaphet Kotto, Alex Rocco

Tagline

They killed in cold blood. Not for money. Not for revenge. But for an even more ruthless motive.

Overview

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans.

How it feels

Tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Justice, crime, race, politics

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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