# Bad Lieutenant (1992)

> A corrupt New York police lieutenant spirals through drugs, gambling, and abuse before a brutal case forces a reckoning with his conscience.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6940

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Abel Ferrara
- Cast: Harvey Keitel, Peggy Gormley, Stella Keitel, Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Leonard L. Thomas, Vincent Laresca, Frankie Thorn
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103759/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bleak, harrowing, transgressive, serious film night, adult cinephile viewing

## Synopsis

A corrupt cop spirals deeper into his vices as he investigates a brutal crime.

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