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Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 12m
Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths. (imdb)

Directed by:

Antoine Fuqua

Screenwriter:

Michael C. Martin, Brad Kane

Starring:

Don Cheadle, Will Patton, Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, Ellen Barkin, Brían F. O'Byrne, Michael Kenneth Williams, Bruce MacVittie

Genres:

Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Brooklyn's Finest

2010
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
2h 12m
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kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 15 Jan 2011
4
32nd
I'm pretty sure Richard Gere thought he was in "Brooklyn's Whiniest".
Rated 15 Jan 2011
td888td888
Rated 14 Mar 2010
50
41st
An average cop-movie, but you can see the twists coming a mile away. Also, you can take out any of the three stories without affecting the movie, don't know if that's a good thing. And is Swipes not supposed to be in prison? Kudos for the tie-wrap kill by Gere, highly original. They should have made Gere the disconnected father of Hawke, having an affair with the estranged wife of Cheadle or something to create some emotional tensions between the characters.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
paxtonPaxton
Rated 23 Nov 2013
56
32nd
I've seen a lot of movies. This one included.
Rated 23 Nov 2013
moviemanMovieMan
Rated 29 Apr 2010
52
52nd
Brooklyn's Finest does indeed provide a new genre twist. This must be the only cop movie ever made where a character is driven off the deep end by mold.
Rated 29 Apr 2010
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 10 Mar 2010
1
12th
Not a shed of originality to be found here. You will probably like this if you haven't seen many movies, but I have, and it's just not interesting anymore. Fuqua doesn't realize that we are now living in a post Wire world so the standards for cop dramas are infinitely lifted. When the 3 cliches do interact with each other it doesn't feel authentic at all, you can tell some horrible screenwriter wrote it. Overall, it was just a giant waste of time that we've all seen a hundred times before.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
amazedemonamazedemon
Rated 16 Nov 2020
63
39th
Brooklyn's Finest uses three clichéd cop setups (undercover, week away from retirement, crooked/conflicted) and does not a lot with it. Despite the music and direction leaning towards a crime thriller, the film is really a character drama at its core. Unfortunately, it's not a very good one; often too long, too slow, or downright obvious. Cheadle, Hawke and Gere keep it watchable, but the film never surpasses that, lamenting in the bleak irony of its title.
Rated 16 Nov 2020
naurunauru
Rated 03 Jul 2013
69
72nd
Very good 'dirty-NY-cop-drama', and I say this as someone who's sick of this terribly overused genre. Snipes, Gere, Cheadle and Hawke all offer excellent performances. The story borrows liberally from the Wire, while the structure is the rather tired 'different people with different stories that converge' type, but the acting alone makes this film worth watching.
Rated 03 Jul 2013
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 10 Apr 2012
60
30th
Not good because it's the usual hard luck cop and morality story that has been done a million times already. It's lacking in creativity but has a certain nasty edge to it. Some of the roles were especially humorous such as Gere's loser cop performance which was memorable because of a certain extended blowjob scene. Despite some moments it's apparent Fuqua is talented at building up to visceral climaxes which are letdowns devoid of content. The actors do give pretty solid performances.
Rated 10 Apr 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 08 Nov 2010
15
21st
"Watching an Antoine Fuqua film can be exhausting; the Training Day helmer directs every scene as if it's the most important thing that ever happened." - Andrew Schenker
Rated 08 Nov 2010
chrispalmChrisPalm
Rated 25 Jun 2010
79
77th
Actually liked this one, decent acting all over. No points for originality, but I never asked for that anyway.
Rated 25 Jun 2010
stewballStewball
Rated 11 Mar 2010
90
93rd
Wallowing as it does in the worst pigsties of Brooklyn, you see a lot of it coming, but stick with it. Those are there to set up the parts you don't see coming, and I'm not talking about plot twists. This slow burn is the answer to "No Country For Old Men". Superb cast, including Ellen Barken as about the meanest woman I've ever seen portrayed. Interesting side note, AIW which opened the same weekend didn't use the song "White Rabbit" (rightfully so), but this did, and to great effect.
Rated 11 Mar 2010
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 06 Mar 2010
87
69th
This film was exactly the type of film that really shows the ins and outs of humanity, these were Brooklyn cops struggling to keep up with everyday life and what did he see in this film? The lies the corruption that they are involved day in and day out. This film is dark, it is real. You could easily feel the life in these characters as they marched across the screen as Antione Fuqua splattered their emotional lives all over a canvas. A cop film about real emotions, doesnt get any better.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 06 Mar 2010
35
8th
Richard Gere took this project because his character gets blown a lot and has demons.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
pompousasspompousass
Rated 06 Mar 2010
20
44th
Treats what would be an historically bad week for the NYPD as simply the average run. Fuqua's return to the precinct of Training Day, opposite coast, holds the attention about as pleasurably as a thumbscrew (if you can imagine it). Hawke's purpose, his function, seems to be to make the other cast members look good in comparison, and from that angle he succeeds spectacularly.
Rated 06 Mar 2010
graveyardtangraveyardtan
Rated 24 Feb 2010
65
26th
It's like someone watched the entire five seasons of the Wire and thought, how can i do the exact same thing but worse?
Rated 24 Feb 2010
luordluord
Rated 13 Oct 2022
65
56th
Gritty to a fault, maybe to the point of implausibility, and longer than it needed to be, but the direction is pretty good and the performances are more than worth it.
Rated 13 Oct 2022
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 25 Mar 2022
71
38th
"Brooklyn's Finest" touches all of the hot button issues with crime and law enforcement, it also includes a wide array of different characters. Unfortunately, it spreads itself thin, the characters are all tropes and the resulting movie might be well made, but it's sterile and feels too familiar to strike up any real emotions.
Rated 25 Mar 2022
edwardedward
Rated 14 May 2020
34
37th
One of the hokiest films and story endings I've ever seen. For whatever reason, I thought the film would take a more unconventional and unexpected path, and for that reason, the suspense kept my attention. What a disappointment to arrive at the end to see that you've pretty much just watched the first ten minutes on a loop. I expected more considering the great cast, but this is just a shittier, more unnecessarily convoluted version of Training Day.
Rated 14 May 2020
capodelnullacapodelnulla
Rated 05 Apr 2020
55
29th
lüzumsuzca gömülen, klişe dolu olmasına rağmen neyi bekleyerek girdiğini bilince uyduruk numaraları çok da sıkmayan standart bir fuqua filmi. en iyi başardığı şey olan sıradan insanın hikayesini benzer türdeki filmlere oranla biraz daha derinlikli anlatmayı başarıyor, en azından ele aldığı meseleyi belli bir perspektife koyabiliyor. tabii bu, kıyasla söylenmeyince pek övgü gibi değil ama böyle seyirlikler çok kalmadığı için bazen özel yer edinebiliyor bunlar
Rated 05 Apr 2020
madmanMadMan
Rated 16 Jul 2019
60
11th
Good acting from the leads, cliche script. Drink everytime someone curses.
Rated 16 Jul 2019
adornmentadornment
Rated 15 Jan 2019
72
56th
Like any of Fuqua's films, it probably could have been at least a half hour shorter. Nonetheless, this is the best window film's given us to American police corruption, even if it's not the most cohesive. There are a couple solid performances in here that give this film even more weight, but what really digs in is the gritty atmosphere that truly starts to effect the viewer as the film goes on.
Rated 15 Jan 2019
metalhankmetalhank
Rated 04 Sep 2018
65
62nd
Almost a good movie. It's well made with some interesting use of camera and good natural locations. The biggest issue is the overly common characters in cop movies. I thought Hawke was the stand-out as far as the actors go.
Rated 04 Sep 2018
gabba2k7gabba2k7
Rated 22 Aug 2018
82
44th
solid cast. 2 of 3 hero archs are opaque...which affects drama component.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 23 Nov 2015
74
56th
You have to wonder if they could make the Jesus stuff around Ethan Hawke any less subtle. I actually dig this film's pacing, tone, and structure a lot and find myself going back to it frequently. It's just a solid tropey crime flick.
Rated 23 Nov 2015
fra_paolofra paolo
Rated 30 Oct 2014
47
48th
Well-paced film about how we gradually become aware of our destiny only when it is too late to reverse the unanticipated consequences of our choices. And at that moment, we become victims of the choices of others. It is bleak.
Rated 30 Oct 2014
alwayssummeralwayssummer
Rated 24 Dec 2012
20
7th
121224 I hate depressing movies where everyone dies for no good reason.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
purgatospurgatos
Rated 29 Oct 2012
50
16th
Boring characters go through a very depressed, moody plot. The message seems to be that people are generally bad but sometimes some people are good, I guess.
Rated 29 Oct 2012
glmglm
Rated 06 Feb 2012
50
15th
50.375
Rated 06 Feb 2012
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 13 Dec 2011
70
29th
Don Cheadle gives an excellent performance in this film and Ethan Hawke is also good. On the opposite side Richard Gere is miscast. The plot revolves around 3 different cops and it makes for an interesting movie. Overall this is a good cop drama with a few flaws.
Rated 13 Dec 2011
mennowomennowo
Rated 13 May 2011
75
44th
Decent film about people with various troubles living in each others vicinity. Found this film surprising for its nonstandard storyline.
Rated 13 May 2011
luthar15luthar15
Rated 28 Feb 2011
85
90th
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 30 Dec 2010
75
40th
Overlong and overwrought with drama and grittiness. I can see that the story tries to pay tribute to New York cops in that they are stressed, overworked, underpaid and disrespected, but the films protagonists as played by Ethan Hawke, Don Cheadle and Richard Gere are completely unsympathetic.
Rated 30 Dec 2010
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 28 Dec 2010
10
2nd
People talking over each other: The Movie
Rated 28 Dec 2010
gillsoloGillSolo
Rated 26 Dec 2010
65
31st
pretty cheesy, but still fun to watch just once.
Rated 26 Dec 2010
framesframes
Rated 18 Dec 2010
45
25th
Dark, sinister and weirdly disconnected without any real emotional tense - just a lot of void.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 14 Dec 2010
1
0th
By stepping up his game, Fuqua's gone from his usual bullcrap to horsehockey.
Rated 14 Dec 2010
steeldragonSteeldragon
Rated 09 Dec 2010
90
73rd
A very compelling movie
Rated 09 Dec 2010
bharathbharath
Rated 28 Nov 2010
60
29th
The movie has multiple protagonist whose who are all cops and they all converge. The film seems to be tense always but is messy. The story lacks substance and is predictable. It could have been really better if had a better story. Below average movie.
Rated 28 Nov 2010
citizenxCitizenX
Rated 15 Nov 2010
55
52nd
pretty generic cop/crime drama, too bad d'onofrios role was so short, he would have deserved a decent part
Rated 15 Nov 2010
tavingtonTavington
Rated 16 Sep 2010
2
37th
Too much effort made so that in one scene all main characters get together. There are a quite some good movies about cops and also there are movies with good connections between characters. This movie doesn't fit in either of those 2 groups. It's just mediocre hybrid.
Rated 16 Sep 2010
djrossdjross
Rated 31 Aug 2010
45
34th
This is a somewhat overblown police melodrama with a script that borrows a little too willingly from its generic precursors. Some of the plot elements are very contrived and then inexplicably forgotten altogether. Nevertheless, it mostly succeeds in maintaining a reasonably effective air of menace. The over-the-top conclusion is unconvincing and underwhelming.
Rated 31 Aug 2010
nevejasnevejas
Rated 30 Jul 2010
71
60th
Yet another cop story set up in a god forsaken land. There were quite sufficient amount of shooting, naked girls and dead bodies that occupied most of the two hours, leaving not that much time for plot twists, connections between characters or even a decent ending. The only thing that's really good is acting: Gere, Cheadle and Hawke seem to compensate the lack of screenplay with their acting skills. It makes one wonder what would that movie be, if story had helped them along the way.
Rated 30 Jul 2010
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 12 Jul 2010
60
31st
Antonie Fuqua will likely never have another success like "Training Day," and his latest film provides further evidence. A crooked cops and robbers story involving three different men with badges converging ala 'Crash,' 'Brooklyn's Finest' is an overlong melodrama running on the fumes of fine performances from Gere, Cheadle, and Hawke. Everything else is as predictable and 'imminent' as can be. If Fuqua would have turned down the heat, he might have had something real and honest.
Rated 12 Jul 2010
lukey86lukey86
Rated 09 Jul 2010
65
23rd
Not a bad film, just kinda messy. The story should be more interesting than this. The main problem though is the characters I didn't really feel for any of them. The climax just felt off, I didn't think that two of the characters should have died. That said, there are some good performances here. Its worth a viewing but nearly as tense or interesting as Fuqua's other cop film Training Day.
Rated 09 Jul 2010
lebarLebar
Rated 04 Jul 2010
77
66th
Hawke is the best in this one ...nice work
Rated 04 Jul 2010
marianecmariane.c
Rated 01 Jul 2010
80
54th
This movie would be perfect if someone else were at Gere's role. He is just too clean and good looking for the character.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 26 Jun 2010
80
79th
I was surprised how much I enjoyed this flick, the movie is full of bad cops but its not all gloom.
Rated 26 Jun 2010
newkidNewkid
Rated 08 Jun 2010
44
32nd
Crime drama about three New York City policemen whose lives converge over the course of a week through their involvement in a massive drug operation in Brooklyn. Good actors and a talented director doing what they can to bring the truth to a script that's mostly bogus... Martin has made those stories so tonally similar, and grimly determinist, the three-sides-of-the-same-soul strategy dies on its feet.
Rated 08 Jun 2010
rt2010andonRT2010andon
Rated 14 May 2010
40
46th
It's appropriately gritty, and soaked in the kind of palpable tension Antoine Fuqua delivers so well, but Brooklyn's Finest suffers from the comparisons its cliched script provokes.
Rated 14 May 2010
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 30 Apr 2010
35
19th
Crash 2
Rated 30 Apr 2010
teftef
Rated 06 Apr 2010
65
15th
Boring and aimless.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
jebJeb
Rated 12 Mar 2010
59
40th
Incredibly cliched.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
sliderccslidercc
Rated 10 Mar 2010
25
23rd
Why did i pay $9 to see this? I saw this movie 100 times before, except without the hyperbole.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
dst7175dst7175
Rated 10 Mar 2010
30
19th
This movie was so cheezy with all the stupid stereotypes. But i did found some to be so over done it was funny. This movie is just trying to make all cops look bad. The alcoholic, Catholic cop that steals and kills, and finally the undercover cop whos beginning to wonder whats right and wrong. Nothing new here but couple of laughs.
Rated 10 Mar 2010
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 09 Mar 2010
85
86th
Decent cop film, even if it's treading on familiar territory. Oh, and good for Wesley Snipes for making a comeback.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 09 Mar 2010
60
62nd
Good film.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
05caniffa05caniffa
Rated 06 Mar 2010
81
46th
I was kept fairly entertained without being moved. Never really grew attached to any of the characters or their circumstances. Wasn't a bad way to spend two hours and $10, but nothing much more than that.
Rated 06 Mar 2010

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