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Rampart (2011)

Crime Drama
Rated R
103 min.
Release Date
November 23, 2011 (LA/NY)
February 10, 2012 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
May 15, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Oren Moverman
Writer
James Ellroy
Cast
Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Robin Wright, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Ned Beatty
Running Time
103 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and some violence

Officer Dave Brown (Harrelson) is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing "the people's dirty work" and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Corrupt cops should know better than to beat a suspect to a pulp in the YouTube age. From the director of the excellent drama The Messenger, Woody Harrelson stars as an LA police officer who gets caught red handed - you guessed it - beating a suspect to a pulp in Rampart, a movie with a lot going for it. Not so much to show for it. Full movie review »
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