Narc

2002 PG-13 1h 45m

6.8 / 10 583

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6.8/10

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Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Narcotics Sergeant Nick Tellis, on leave after a trauma, is called back to investigate the murder of fellow undercover operative Michael Calvess, joined by the victim's unpredictable and brutal ex-partner, Henry Oak. Working together in the back alleys of Detroit, Tellis and Oak delve into a dark investigation that leads them to uncover shocking secrets and question the corruption and morality within the department, encountering unorthodox methods and a brutal truth about Calvess's death.

Director Joe Carnahan

Writers

Joe Carnahan

Stars

Jason Patric Ray Liotta Chi McBride

Jason Patric

Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis

Ray Liotta

Det. Lt. Henry Oak

Chi McBride

Cpt. Mitchell Cheevers

Darnell 'Big D Love' Beery

Medical Examiner Art Harlan

Eugene "Deacon" Sheps

Stacey Farber

Young Kathryn

Paulino Nunes

Officer Ellis Breaves

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Dan Leis

Elvin Dowd

Mallory James Mahoney

Leonard 'Leo Lee' Leflore

Ruiz' Smoldering Squeeze

Street Punk (uncredited)

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Jason Patric

Det. Sgt. Nick Tellis

Ray Liotta

Det. Lt. Henry Oak

Chi McBride

Cpt. Mitchell Cheevers

Darnell 'Big D Love' Beery

Medical Examiner Art Harlan

Eugene "Deacon" Sheps

Stacey Farber

Young Kathryn

Paulino Nunes

Officer Ellis Breaves

👤

Dan Leis

Elvin Dowd

Mallory James Mahoney

Leonard 'Leo Lee' Leflore

Ruiz' Smoldering Squeeze

Street Punk (uncredited)

JPV852 17 Aug 2025

Really solid and dark gritty crime drama featuring great performances from both Ray Liotta and Jason Patric. Probably a bit overlooked film from Joe Carnahan but I really found it engrossing. This was only my second viewing, last time was the DVD from circa 2003 and finally re-watched thanks to the Arrow Films 4K release. **4.25/5**

tmdb27219454 2 Aug 2019

Probably the best movie of 2002 that nobody actually saw. A hard-hitting, realistic look at the undercover police world with a bitter taste of the cases that they work. Jason Patric and Ray Liotia play the parts of two Detroit police offers tasked with bringing the killers of a fellow undercover officer to justice. Dark, gritty and overwhelming, Narc doesn't sugarcoat law enforcement but someho...