Bad Lieutenant fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, emotionally cool.
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and cathartic
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography and editing
Tense and violent
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Bad Lieutenant is tense and violent. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving and cathartic
Emotionally, it's moving, cathartic, and melancholic.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Everyday modern life, crime, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, crime, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The direction, performances, and characters stand out. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
Standout cinematography and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography and editing stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Bad Lieutenant is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NC-17 in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 36 min
Bad Lieutenant runs 1 h 36 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 70 out of 100, so both groups see Bad Lieutenant much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $2 million worldwide, 2.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United States.
+5GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Bad Lieutenant in 19 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 24 storytelling tropes for Bad Lieutenant, including Anti-Villain, The Atoner, Author Appeal.
7.0
