Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- gritty
- tense
- paranoid
- action movie night
- 1990s movie marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dan Saxon must commit increasingly heinous crimes while infiltrating Blood’s biker gang.
The investigation unfolds within a biker gang involved in drug smuggling and weapons dealing.
Saxon’s trust-building mission forces him to endanger himself and blur the boundary between police work and criminality.
The R-rated police procedural uses drug smuggling, gang violence, and dangerous criminal acts as its central atmosphere.
Films like Beyond the Law, and why
Point Break
undercover law enforcement, criminal infiltration, drug trafficking, and escalating moral compromise
Donnie Brasco
undercover police work, violent criminal subculture, and compromised identity
The Departed
gritty police procedural, criminal corruption, and volatile gang dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Larry Ferguson
- Release Date
- 1993-04-22
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (176)
Cast
- Charlie Sheen
- Linda Fiorentino
- Michael Madsen
- Courtney B. Vance
- Leon Rippy
- Dennis Burkley
- Lyndsay Riddell
- Rino Thunder
- Rip Torn
- Brian Law
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Beyond the Law about?
- An undercover police officer risks becoming indistinguishable from the biker criminals he infiltrates.
- What is Beyond the Law like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beyond the Law as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Beyond the Law violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beyond the Law as graphic.
- Which films are like Beyond the Law?
- Films with a similar feel include Point Break, Donnie Brasco, and The Departed.
- How long is Beyond the Law?
- Beyond the Law runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beyond the Law?
- In United States, Beyond the Law streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
