Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans

The only criminal he can't catch is himself.

Rating

4.5 (1)

Release Date

9/11/2009

Runtime

122 mins

Overview

Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$10,589,102

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A fever dream of a crime film that spirals into increasingly unhinged absurdity as its corrupt protagonist unravels. Watch a cop's descent into addiction and moral chaos play out with equal parts dark comedy and genuine despair.

Mood

AbsurdParanoidBleak

Themes

CorruptionAddictionRedemptionPower

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

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Sexual content

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