Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- grim
- propulsive
- action movie night
- crime thriller marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sheriff and Nazri pursue Tony's methamphetamine organization, which is linked to numerous deaths.
DSP Sheriff and Inspector Nazri come from different police departments and team up against the same target.
Tony operates as a ruthless drug kingpin known as the Meth Killer, giving the pursuit a grim, violent register.
The story uses Malaysian police ranks, departments, and Malay-language production traditions as its procedural framework.
Films like Sheriff, and why
Pulang
Malaysian police action, narcotics crime, and tense institutional investigation
Infernal Affairs
Hard-edged police procedural centered on organized crime and morally pressured officers
Sicario
Stylized narcotics thriller with ruthless criminals, police operations, and escalating violence
The Raid 2
Action crime drama about law enforcement pursuing a powerful drug network
Movie Details
- Director
- Syafiq Yusof
- Release Date
- 2024-04-18
- Runtime
- 133 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (21)
Cast
- Zul Ariffin
- Syafiq Kyle
- Aaron Aziz
- Elizabeth Tan
- Azira Shafinaz
- Amir Nafis
- Kodi Rasheed
- Shaharuddin Thamby
- Esma Daniel
- Kamal Affandi Hashim
Common questions
- What is Sheriff about?
- Two Malaysian police officers from rival departments unite for a high-stakes hunt for a methamphetamine kingpin known as the Meth Killer.
- What is Sheriff like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sheriff as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sheriff violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Sheriff as graphic.
- Which films are like Sheriff?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulang, Infernal Affairs, Sicario, and The Raid 2.
- How long is Sheriff?
- Sheriff runs 133 minutes.
