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Badge of Honor

2015 · 94 min

A grim, procedural pressure-cooker where every interrogation and cover-up tightens the screws on compromised cops.

Directed by
Agustin
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Justice. Corruption. Truth.
Overview
Two Narcotics Detectives find themselves in an intense investigation lead by a determined Internal Affairs Detective after a child is wrongfully shot dead in a violent drug bust.

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Directed by
Agustin
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • justice
  • guilt
  • crime
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Agustin
Written by
Agustin, Anthony Thorne, Kevin Barrett, Nick Montalvo
Starring
Mena Suvari, Martin Sheen, Lochlyn Munro, Natasha Henstridge, Jesse Bradford, Cinthya Carmona, Corale Knowles, Patrick Muldoon
Cinematography
Cliff Hokanson
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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