Deep Cover (1992)

Directed by

Bill Duke

Genre

drama film, action film, mystery film, neo-noir, hood film, crime thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 265 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer goes undercover to infiltrate a Los Angeles drug cartel. He struggles to keep his identity secret while getting drawn deeper into the criminal world.

tensegrittydarksuspensefulatmosphericurbanmoral-thrillerslow-burn

What happens

Deep Cover is a 1992 American crime film starring Laurence Fishburne as a cop who goes undercover to bring down a Los Angeles drug cartel. It was directed by Bill Duke based on a screenplay by Henry Bean and Michael Tolkin. Jeff Goldblum and Charles Martin Smith also feature. Deep Cover was released in the United States on April 15, 1992, by New Line Cinema. The film received positive reviews, being likened by some critics to a modern film noir. It is also notable for its theme song of the same title, composed by Dr. Dre and released as his debut solo single, which also features then-newcomer Snoop Doggy Dogg making his studio debut. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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