Gang Related (1997)

Directed by

Jim Kouf

Genre

black comedy, drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, trial film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 180 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two corrupt cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake. They try to frame a homeless man for the murder. The story follows their desperate cover-up.

grittysuspensefultensedarkcynicalurbanbleakdeceitfulfrustrating

What happens

Gang Related, alternatively known as Criminal Intent, is a 1997 American action crime drama film written and directed by Jim Kouf, and starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer, and James Earl Jones. It follows two corrupt cops, attempting to frame a homeless man for the death of an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent that they killed. This was Shakur's final film appearance prior to his death the previous year. The film was dedicated to his memory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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