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Deep Cover

Deep Cover

Thriller Action Crime

1992, Movie, 1h 48min

Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, a police officer who goes undercover as “John Hull,” the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum), in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in LA. But the further Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes—and the harder it is to make out the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy, neon-soaked atmosphere and featuring Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, DEEP COVER is an unsung gem of the nineties’ Black cinema explosion that delivers a riveting character study and sleek action thrills alongside a furious moral indictment of America and the devastating failures of the war on drugs.

"Deep Cover" — thriller, action and crime movie produced in USA and released in 1992. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 48min. "Deep Cover" is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime, The Criterion Channel and Tubi; for rent and to buy on Apple TV Store and Amazon Store and for rent, to buy and to stream for free on Fandango at Home. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United States

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Laurence Fishburne,

Clifton Powell,

Bruce Paul Barbour

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Academy Award-nominee Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, Jr., a maverick Cleveland cop with a troubled past who's recruited by the DEA to infiltrate a powerful drug cartel in Los Angeles. As he rises through the ranks, Stevens becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse, forced to confront his own demons and the hypocrisy of the law. With the help of his lawyer/narcotics dealer David Jason, Stevens must choose between his duty as a police officer and his loyalty to the criminal underworld. Nominated for an Independent Spirit award, this gritty thriller explores the dark side of the war on drugs and the blurred lines between good and evil.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Deep Cover include Heat, The Crow, Another 48 Hrs., Hard Boiled, Dark Angel, From Dusk Till Dawn.

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Deep Cover was released in theaters on April 15, 1992.