Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- darkly comic
- tense
- cynical
- crime movie night
- 1990s film retrospective
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an uneven, mixed crime thriller whose premise and cast were more effective than its execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Divinci and Rodriguez murder an undercover DEA agent and manipulate the investigation to protect themselves.
The detectives coach witnesses, juggle evidence, and frame a homeless man as their scheme begins to unravel.
The framed homeless man’s identity and relationship to the crime drive the investigation’s mystery elements.
Police authority enables murder, evidence tampering, witness coaching, and the exploitation of a vulnerable suspect.
Films like Gang Related, and why
Training Day
corrupt law enforcement, darkly comic crime plotting, and escalating cover-up
L.A. Confidential
morally compromised detectives, urban crime, and tense buddy dynamics
Fargo
blackly comic criminal desperation, unreliable schemes, and violent consequences
Movie Details
- Director
- Jim Kouf
- Release Date
- 1997-10-08
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (184)
Cast
- Jim Belushi
- Tupac Shakur
- Lela Rochon
- Dennis Quaid
- James Earl Jones
- Gary Cole
- Terrence 'T.C.' Carson
- Wendy Crewson
- Kool Moe Dee
- Reggie Miller
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Gang Related about?
- Two corrupt detectives turn a mistaken murder into a frantic, darkly comic conspiracy of evidence tampering and false accusation.
- What is Gang Related like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Gang Related as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Gang Related violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Gang Related as brutal.
- What did critics think of Gang Related?
- Critics broadly found the film an uneven, mixed crime thriller whose premise and cast were more effective than its execution.
- Which films are like Gang Related?
- Films with a similar feel include Training Day, L.A. Confidential, and Fargo.
- How long is Gang Related?
- Gang Related runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Gang Related?
- In United States, Gang Related streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
